Switching Managers
How Do I Switch Property Managers?
Switching is usually a documentation and calendar-transfer exercise, not a legal fight. Confirm your contract's notice period and any early-termination terms, request your guest calendar, reservation history, and access codes in writing, and time the handoff for a gap between bookings. A licensed brokerage must return your trust-account funds and property records without unreasonable delay.
1. Review your contract first
Find the notice period required to terminate and any early-termination fee. Check who controls the listing history and reviews on each platform, and how bookings already confirmed past your planned switch date are handled.
2. Request your data in writing
Ask for your full reservation calendar and history, door codes and access details, and a final accounting of funds owed to you. Put the request in writing and give a specific date you need it by.
3. Time the handoff for a calendar gap
Switching between bookings avoids handing off an active guest stay mid-transition. If your calendar doesn't allow a clean gap, get explicit written agreement from both managers on who handles any reservation spanning the switch date.
4. Confirm the funds handoff
If your outgoing manager is a licensed Wyoming brokerage, trust funds held on your behalf sit in a designated trust account under Wyo. Stat. § 33-28-122 and must be returned to you without unreasonable delay — that's separate from any dispute over fees or contract terms.
5. Update guest-facing platforms
Update contact and payout details on every booking channel the property is listed on, and confirm with your new manager which platforms they'll take over directly versus which need action from you.
Frequently asked questions
This page is informational and describes a general process; it is not legal advice. Your specific contract terms govern your situation.