Apartment Rental Application

The apartment rental application is a web-based platform built using the Laravel framework. It facilitates the process of renting apartments to users and managing rental agreements, payments, and utility bills.

Features

1. User Management:

• Users can register, log in, and manage their accounts.
• User authentication ensures secure access to the application.

2. Apartment Listings:

• Users can browse through available apartments listed on the platform.
• Each apartment listing includes details such as title, description, number of bedrooms, bathrooms, amenities, and price.

3. Rental Agreements:

• Users can create rental agreements to rent apartments.
• Rental agreements specify the start date, end date (if applicable), rent amount, and whether the apartment has a gas connection.

4. Payments:

• Users can make payments for rental fees and utility bills.
• Payments are recorded and associated with specific rental agreements.

5. Utility Bill Management:

• Gas and electricity bills are managed separately.
• Gas bill records include the amount and type of gas usage (e.g., double stove).
• Electricity bill records include the per-unit cost of electricity.

6. Admin Panel:

• Administrators have access to an admin panel to manage apartments, users, rental agreements, payments, and utility bills.
• Admins can view, create, update, and delete records as needed.

How to Use:

1. Installation

• Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/phi-rakib/laravel-apartment-rent-app.git

• Change directory to laravel-apartment-rent-app

cd laravel-apartment-rent-app

• Install the dependencies

composer install

• Create database
• Copy the environment file

cp .env.example .env

• Change database configuration values in the environment file

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your-database-name
DB_USERNAME=your-db-user-name
DB_PASSWORD=your-db-password

• Run migration

php artisan migrate

• Seed database

php artisan db:seed

• Start local development server

php artisan serve

2. Usage:

• Register as a user or log in if you already have an account.
• Browse available apartments and select one to rent.
• Create a rental agreement specifying the start date, rent amount, and other details.
• Make payments for rental fees and utility bills.
• View your rental agreements and payment history in your user dashboard.

3. Admin Panel:

• Access the admin panel by logging in as an administrator.
• Manage apartments, users, rental agreements, payments, and utility bills from the admin dashboard.
• Perform CRUD operations on records as needed.

Technologies Used:

• Laravel Framework: Backend development
• PHP: Server-side scripting language
• MySQL: Relational database management system
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript: Frontend development