Residential areas have ''managers'', which answer to the [[mayor]]. Their purpose is to collect rent, assign residents to units, manage problems and disputes, provide information and security at the lobby, and many more incidental duties. In a way, managers are community leaders of a sort, with more or less discretion and authority depending on the town and local customs. Managers receive payment in the form of free residency (units A01 or A11 are typically reserved for the manager) and financial compensation, scaled with the rent collected every month, incentivizing them to populate as many residential units as possible.
Residential units take up one of four common configurations:
* Bunk-bed dorms (bunk-dorms): Four to six bunk beds, allowing for 8-12 people to reside in the same unit. Minimal privacy, but cheap.
* Dorms: Four to six single beds, allowing for 4-6 people to reside in the same unit. Still very little privacy, but the beds are more comfortable. Cheap but less so than bunk-dorms.
* Family unit: Contains 2 to 4 beds, allowing for 2-4 people to reside in the same unit. The rest of the space is usually filled with comfort furniture, making it significantly more upscale than dorms. Fairly expensive.
* Single bed unit: Contains just one large bed, allowing for 1-2 people to reside in the same unit. The most expensive configuration, as it allocates the unit's space to the fewest number of people. Often filled with plenty of furniture and amenities.
In youkai towns, single beds may be replaced with futons.