RENT Magazine Q3'25

THE WINNING FORMULA: CYBORG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Stop thinking either/or. Start thinking both/and.

Notices, documentation, compliance checks, pattern recognition. That’s 80% of eviction work right there. Save your lawyer for the messy 20%: negotiations, court appearances, and those moments when everything goes sideways. AI is your detail-obsessed assistant who never forgets a deadline. Your lawyer is your strategic advisor who knows exactly which judge hates which arguments.

Use AI for the grunt work:

Think of it this way:

THE BOTTOM LINE Will AI replace your eviction lawyer? Not unless it learns to sweet-talk Judge Martinez or spot a tenant’s bluff in settlement talks. But it will absolutely replace most of the expensive, time-consuming work that used to require a lawyer. For small property managers juggling a day job with 20 units, that’s the difference between profitable and painful.

The robots aren’t here to steal your lawyer’s job. They’re here to save you from losing an eviction because you served notice on a holiday and make sure you get it right the first time - no waiting, no guesswork, no $300/hour bill. Now if AI could just collect the judgment and clean out the fridge in Unit 5C, we’d all retire early.

TAHER HASSONJEE CEO DocDraft

Taher Hassonjee is the CEO of DocDraft, a software company built to empower individuals with exceptional legal support without the $500/hr bill.

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