diff --git a/src/routes/settings.import.tsx b/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
index c658aad..f3e14c7 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
@@ -191,14 +191,18 @@ const IMPORTERS: ImporterConfig[] = [
     conflict: "external_id",
     required: ["client_id", "first_name"],
     aliases: {
-      id: "external_id", locationid: "external_id", externalid: "external_id",
-      companyid: "_clientext", clientid: "_clientext", company: "_clientname",
-      address: "address", street: "address", addressline1: "address",
-      unit: "unit_number", unitnumber: "unit_number",
-      ownername: "_ownername", owner: "_ownername",
-      firstname: "first_name", lastname: "last_name",
-      email: "email", phone: "phone",
-      notes: "notes",
+      id: "external_id", locationid: "external_id", externalid: "external_id", propertyid: "external_id", unitid: "external_id",
+      // Client (HOA) reference — accept many common header variants
+      companyid: "_clientext", clientid: "_clientext", hoaid: "_clientext", associationid: "_clientext", propertycompanyid: "_clientext",
+      company: "_clientname", companyname: "_clientname", client: "_clientname", clientname: "_clientname",
+      hoa: "_clientname", hoaname: "_clientname", association: "_clientname", associationname: "_clientname",
+      property: "_clientname", propertyname: "_clientname", community: "_clientname", communityname: "_clientname",
+      address: "address", street: "address", addressline1: "address", propertyaddress: "address", streetaddress: "address",
+      unit: "unit_number", unitnumber: "unit_number", unitno: "unit_number", suite: "unit_number", apt: "unit_number", apartment: "unit_number",
+      ownername: "_ownername", owner: "_ownername", homeowner: "_ownername", homeownername: "_ownername", residentname: "_ownername", resident: "_ownername", contactname: "_ownername",
+      firstname: "first_name", givenname: "first_name", lastname: "last_name", surname: "last_name", familyname: "last_name",
+      email: "email", emailaddress: "email", phone: "phone", phonenumber: "phone", mobile: "phone",
+      notes: "notes", note: "notes", comments: "notes",
       archived: "_archived", isarchived: "_archived",
     },
     transform: (r, ctx) => {
@@ -604,10 +608,6 @@ function ImportPage() {
         unknownHeaders.push(h);
       }
     }
-    if (unknownHeaders.length > 0) {
-      console.info(`[import:${cfg.key}] skipped unknown columns:`, unknownHeaders);
-    }
-
     const mapped: Row[] = [];
     let skipped = 0;
     const errors: string[] = [];
@@ -616,6 +616,10 @@ function ImportPage() {
       skipped++;
       skipReasons[reason] = (skipReasons[reason] ?? 0) + 1;
     };
+    if (unknownHeaders.length > 0) {
+      console.info(`[import:${cfg.key}] skipped unknown columns:`, unknownHeaders);
+      errors.push(`Unrecognized columns ignored: ${unknownHeaders.join(", ")}`);
+    }
 
     for (const raw of rawRows) {
       const row: Row = {};