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Why Your Multifamily Community Should Add EV Charging Stations

As electric vehicles (EVs) become more common, residents are actively seeking communities that support sustainable living. For multifamily properties and HOAs, installing EV charging stations is no longer a luxury—it’s quickly becoming a necessity.

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February 20, 2025

Parking Boss and Pando Electric Announce Game-Changing Partnership for Multifamily Communities and HOAs

Parking Boss and Pando Electric deliver an innovative and cost-effective electric vehicle (EV) charging solution tailored to multifamily communities and homeowners' associations (HOAs).

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February 20, 2025

Community Boss Integrates with Flock Safety® to Enhance Community Parking Enforcement and Security

Advanced Parking Enforcement & Security Solutions Now Available for HOA, Condo, and Apartment Communities

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September 11, 2024

Need Better HOA Parking Enforcement? 3 Cost-Effective Ways to Solve Parking Problems

Managing parking in a condo community can be tricky. It’s no secret that HOA communities across the board want to keep things orderly, make sure everyone follows the parking rules, and accommodate both residents and guests.

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August 22, 2024

How to Fix Apartment Guest Parking & Increase NOI in 2025 (Multifamily managers & operators - this one’s for you!)

Parking can be a real pain in the butt! A good parking management program can make a huge difference for everyone—residents, guests, patrol, and onsite teams! As you plan your budget for 2025, consider upgrading your parking solution to both reduce stress and create opportunities for ancillary income.

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February 7, 2024

Unlock Extra Revenue & Fair Guest Parking With Parking Software

Paid guest parking permits can not only boost your property’s Net Operating Income (NOI), but also promote fairness and parking equity among residents. We’ll dive into some practical examples of how to leverage your guest parking and explore the additional benefits of using parking software.

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What Parking Rules Can Your HOA Effectively Set and Enforce?

HOA parking rules can be confusing! We’re spelling out the answers to your most popular HOA parking questions in black and white.

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The Best Visitor Parking Registration System For Your Apartment Community

Welcome visitors to your apartments with simple guest parking registration. Try Parking Boss, the #1 choice for visitor parking apartment registration!

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January 24, 2023

5 Common Parking Problems at Apartments & How to Fix Them

Here are the top five apartment parking problems and ten solutions for parking problems at apartments.

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November 22, 2022

How to Easily Set Up Guest Parking Passes For Your HOA Community

Simplify guest parking, enforce parking rules, and generate ancillary income with an HOA guest parking software solution like Parking Boss!

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Multifamily Insiders Talks With Melanie Verret of Greystar About Parking Solutions

Learn how she used Parking Boss to solve parking problems at some Greystar communities.

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Customer Success Story: Lewis Apartments

Lewis Apartment Communities was Seeking an Apartment Parking Solution

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Best Practices for Updating Your HOA’s CC&Rs and Parking Rules

If you’re in the process of updating your HOA’s parking rules, a solution like Parking Boss can help.

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What Is Residential Parking Management?

Are you a residential manager, property owner, or HOA board member who needs some help with residential parking?

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7 Common Condo Parking Issues with Simple Solutions

Here are innovative parking solutions to resolve the six most common parking issues in your community.

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New Parking Enforcement Updates: Gain Real-Time Data and More Metrics

This update provides more detailed enforcement insights and parking patterns in your community.

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Gain Real-Time Data and More Metrics with New Parking Enforcement Update

This expanded platform provides more detailed enforcement insights and parking patterns in your community.

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January 14, 2022

The 8 Best Practices for Parking Self-Enforcement

Here are eight things to consider before starting to enforce your own parking program.

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November 24, 2021

How Paid HOA Parking Can Boost Reserve Funds and Pay for Other Expenses

Paid parking options generate revenue for your community funds while keeping guest parking fair.

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September 7, 2021

How Mapping Will Help Your Apartment Community

Paper maps are a thing of the past and the multifamily industry needs to catch up!

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How an Atlanta Community Turned Guest Parking into Extra Income

The community makes an average of $2,000 per month in ancillary income from paid parking.

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February 12, 2021

Grow Your NOI with Paid Guest Parking

Have you considered paid guest parking as a way to boost NOI?

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January 29, 2021

How Software Can Help Enforce Your HOA Parking Rules

If you’re in the process of updating your CC&Rs, look at what software can do to help you simplify your parking.

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October 9, 2020

Unauthorized Occupants Increase in Multifamily During COVID-19

The data WMFHA gathered shows the amount of unauthorized guests and occupants has gone up considerably since COVID.

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August 17, 2020

Smart Tech & Parking: It's What Renters Want

Technology can increase resident satisfaction, solve parking problems, and add value to your community.

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How Parking Boss Makes Guest Parking Fair

With so much for you to keep up with during this time, you don't want to worry about managing parking too.

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‍How Parking Has Changed During COVID-19 (And How to Manage It) ‍

How do you respond to keep parking running smoothly in your community as more renters stay home?

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Can Parking Technology Improve Your Resident Experience?

With the future of service increasingly tech-based, it will serve you well to implement parking technology.

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Struggling with Parking Right Now? We're Here to Help

Here are some ways you can use Parking Boss to help manage the uptick in daily parking at your community.

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February 26, 2020

The Future of Parking (And What to Do Now)

We look at why it’s important to start managing guest and resident parking now.

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February 21, 2020

Florida Apartment Association Features Parking Boss in New Multifamily Tech Trends

Parking Boss was featured in the cover story along with three other tech companies.

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February 13, 2020

3 Ways to Solve Common HOA Parking Issues

HOA parking is so often all over the place with complicated rules and outdated technology.

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February 4, 2020

Customer Success Story: Radford Court Apartments

How Smart Map transformed parking at a Blanton Turner community

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December 13, 2019

Parking Boss Presents at TRENDS Trade Show 2019

Read the recap of our educational parking session at TRENDS 2019.

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November 22, 2019

Smart Map™: The Best New Solution for Parking Space Management

Smart Map™ is an interactive map that provides an overhead view of the parking spaces in your community.

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November 13, 2019

How Parking Can Help Create a Better Resident Experience

Incorporating a smart parking solution can make a difference in resident retention and satisfaction.

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October 28, 2019

In the Age of Smart Amenities, Don’t Forget Parking

While many trends focus on in-home technology, parking is also a smart amenity that benefits you and your residents

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October 15, 2019

Get More Flexibility with Our Parking Attendant Update

We’ve updated the self-service Parking Attendant with your needs in mind.

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February 26, 2019

How to Hire a Reputable Tow Company

Here are a few tips to follow when looking for a tow partner.

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January 28, 2019

6 Steps for Improving Parking in Your HOA

Here are six steps to setting up a successful parking program.

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September 27, 2018

Customer Success Story: Club Palisades

How one FPI property manager increased parking revenue and caught unauthorized occupants.

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Success Stories

Introducing: Smart Meter

Learn about our latest feature update.

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How One Property Management Company Created Fair Parking for 20 Communities

HNN Associates is a privately held property management company in Washington state.

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The 4 Keys to Successful Guest Parking

Every welcoming community should have spaces set aside for guests, if possible.

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December 17, 2017

A Pinnacle Senior Property Manager Recommends Parking Solution ‍

How Rachel Phinney found a parking solution for her 504 unit apartment community.

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November 7, 2017

New NMHC/Kingsley Renter Preferences Report Shows Parking is a Key Amenity

The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and Kingsley have released a new 2017 renter report.

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October 11, 2017

How a Greystar Community Simplified Parking and Improved Online Reviews

Tivalli was getting unfavorable ratings. The number-one complaint on online reviews? Parking.

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5 Tips & Practices for Managing Your Parking

We've listed five of our top tips to help you regain control of your parking.

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Why Parking Should Be Treated as an Amenity: Part 2

In this post, we'll look at the impact of parking on your reviews and how they affect prospective renters.

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Why Parking Should be Treated as an Amenity: Part 1

Parking is one of the most important community amenities renters look for.

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How We Helped a Florida HOA Fix Their Parking and Catch Illegal Renters

Cypress Bend V, a Florida HOA, needed a better way to track who was parking and staying at their community.

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Have Special Cases? Special Permits are Here to Help

Parking Boss makes it easy to accommodate guest parking exceptions with Special Permits.

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February 11, 2016

The birth of Parking Boss—From Concept to a Working Solution

The problem was simple: we had designated guest spaces, but no way to enforce the rules. Then we had an idea.

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7 Ways to Get HOA Resident and Guest Parking Under Control

Whether you’re at a condo community or a single-family home HOA, parking doesn’t have to be a headache.

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