class DashboardController < ApplicationController
  before_filter :authorize

  def index
    @user = current_user
  end
end

dashboard.js.erb


(function(jQuery){

  /*****************************
  *                            *
  *       Model Section        *
  *                            *
  *****************************/

  window.Navigation = Backbone.Model.extend({});

  window.navigation = new window.Navigation({
    activebutton: 'Reports',
    // This is the offending line
    properties: <%= @user.properties.map {|p| {name: p.name, id: p.id}}.to_json %>
  });


The Error

NoMethodError in Dashboard#index

Showing /Users/jkay/Sites/owner_portal/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb where line #6 raised:

undefined method `properties' for nil:NilClass
  (in /Users/jkay/Sites/owner_portal/app/assets/javascripts/dashboard.js.erb)