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March 9, 2023
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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Multifamily
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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Multifamily
January 5, 2023
How to Create a Great Move-in Experience for Apartment Residents
Here are five ways to make the move-in process more like a well-organized tower of boxes instead of a haphazardly-packed moving van.
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Multifamily
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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HOA & Condo
October 28, 2022
3 Ways to Combat HOA and Condo Budget Increases with Ancillary Income
What if there was a way to generate additional income to offset rising costs, budget increases, or boost your reserves? Fortunately, there is more than one way to make this happen!
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HOA & Condo
October 26, 2022
Community Boss and RemoteLock Announce Software Integration
The use of permit-based access control allows for better self-service and security community-wide.
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Multifamily
October 24, 2022
8 Benefits of Interactive Maps, and Why Your Apartment Community Needs One
Let’s dive into why interactive maps are beneficial, how they can be used to improve your community, and how you can have your own custom interactive community map with Community Boss!
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Multifamily
October 4, 2022
8 Practical Ways to Create Ancillary Income for Your Multifamily Community
We all want to gain five-star reviews and earn more money—especially when planning your budget. Ancillary revenue streams can be your ticket to both!
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Multifamily
August 23, 2022
5 Essential Features To Add To Your Multifamily Property Management Software Stack
Wish your property management software did more? Here are the top five software feature add-ons that will make your job easier.
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Multifamily
July 28, 2022
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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Multifamily
July 19, 2022
Customer Success Story: Lewis Apartments
Lewis Apartment Communities was Seeking an Apartment Parking Solution
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Success Stories
July 1, 2022
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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HOA & Condo
June 13, 2022
Parking Boss, Amenity Boss, and Luminous Residential are now under one new name: Community Boss™
Community Boss delivers parking, amenity, and mapping Proptech solutions to the apartment, HOA, and condo industries.
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Multifamily
May 18, 2022
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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HOA & Condo
May 9, 2022
The 10 Best Homeowners’ Association Software
We’ve compiled a list of the top homeowners’ association software so you can find what’s right for your community.
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HOA & Condo
April 5, 2022
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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HOA & Condo
March 4, 2022
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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Enforcement
March 3, 2022
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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HOA & Condo
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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HOA & Condo
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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HOA & Condo
November 15, 2021
Which Type Of Parking Enforcement Is Best For Your Community: Free, Self, or Paid?
Compare 3 types of parking enforcement services to determine which one best suits your community’s needs.
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HOA & Condo
September 24, 2021
Marques Oliver and Evan Happel Talk Parking in J Turner Research’s Multifamily Leaders Podcast
Marques Oliver and Evan Happel share insights about solutions to parking complaints.
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Enforcement
September 23, 2021
3 Ways an Amenity Management System Can be Good for Your HOA
Online amenity management creates an atmosphere of fairness through online reservations, payments, and signage.
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HOA & Condo
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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Community Mapping
August 31, 2021
Why Amenity Reservations are Good for Your Community
With an amenity reservation system, your residents can easily obtain passes for desirable single-use amenities.
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Amenity Management
August 13, 2021
5 Reasons Why You Should Include Parking in Your Multifamily Budget
Take a few minutes to think about why parking may need a place in your budget.
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Parking Solutions
May 25, 2021
3 Reasons Why Most Vehicles Should Receive a Warning Before They Are Towed
Residents and guests deserve a fair chance to follow the rules, especially as you roll out a new parking program.
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Enforcement
May 7, 2021
5 Ways to Engage Residents with Events
We asked our friends at Apartment Life what kind of events they saw residents enjoy at the communities they serve.
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Multifamily
April 21, 2021
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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Parking Solutions
April 5, 2021
How Multifamily Amenities Have Changed and What Renters Want
In this post, we’ll take a look at our data & industry trends over the last year to see where amenities are headed.
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Amenity Management
March 29, 2021
What Does Post-COVID Amenity Management Look Like in 2021?
One of the shifts in the industry was the merging of technology and amenities.
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Amenity Management
March 9, 2021
Why Self-Guided Tours are Here to Stay in Multifamily
COVID-19 forced self-guided tours to take center stage over this past year. Here's why they have staying power.
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Community Mapping
March 5, 2021
7 Types of Amenities to Attract Gen Z, the Next Wave of Renters
Generation Z are making their way into the rental market, bringing with them a desire for tech-focused amenities.
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Amenity Management
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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Parking Solutions
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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HOA & Condo
January 27, 2021
Introducing Luminous: Brilliant Solutions for Multifamily Living™
After a year full of challenges and growth, we’re excited to reintroduce the Luminous name.
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Multifamily
January 20, 2021
How We Grew in 2020
The unexpectedness of last year pushed us to grow beyond just Parking Boss to serve you in new and better ways.
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Multifamily
January 14, 2021
Community Boss by Luminous Featured in Mann Report
Community Boss was highlighted in Mann Report as a valuable new product for residential communities.
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Community Mapping
December 7, 2020
8 Key Takeaways From the OPTECH Multifamily Conference
In November, NMHC virtually hosted OPTECH 2020 Conference & Exposition. Here are our takeaways.
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Multifamily
October 23, 2020
Amenity Boss Users: Here’s the Best Way to Manage Guest Parking
If you're using Amenity Boss to manage parking, we have a foolproof option for you that can offer so much more.
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Amenity Management
October 16, 2020
The Luminous Team is Growing!
We're excited to see the ways our team is growing and to welcome our new team members who have recently joined us.
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Multifamily
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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Enforcement
September 25, 2020
Gen Z: How to Attract the Next Renters
Gen Z will be a larger generation than millennials in the housing industry and it’s best to be prepared.
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Multifamily
August 27, 2020
5 Ways to Give Residents the Tech Amenities They Want
Technology has become an essential part of life and the tech upgrades residents want.
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Amenity Management
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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Parking Solutions
August 10, 2020
The Top 10 Apartment Amenities Renters Look For
We looked at all the popular amenity lists from surveys and rental websites and condensed them for you.
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Amenity Management
July 29, 2020
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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Parking Solutions
July 10, 2020
Florida Apartment Association Features Amenity Boss in Multifamily Supplier Solutions
The FAA's recent E-Newsletter highlights select suppliers offering innovative solutions to manage reopening.
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Amenity Management
June 26, 2020
Best Practices for Cleaning and Social Distancing in Amenities
In this post, we’ll provide helpful tips and best practices for reopening.
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Amenity Management
June 15, 2020
How to Determine Capacity When Reopening Amenities
We’ve done some of the math for you so you can find the right occupancy limits for social distancing.
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Amenity Management
June 4, 2020
Ridesharing is Out...So What Happens to Community Parking?
We take a look at how the drop in ridesharing affects community parking.
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Parking Solutions
May 14, 2020
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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Parking Solutions
May 1, 2020
6 Best Practices for Reopening Your Community Amenities
If you don’t know where to start, here are six best practices for opening your amenities back up.
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Amenity Management
April 23, 2020
How Amenity Boss™ Can Help Reopen Apartment Amenities
How and when do you plan to re-open your amenities? If you’ve been hoping for a solution, we have one.
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Amenity Management
April 14, 2020
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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Parking Solutions
March 30, 2020
Tips for Parking Enforcement During Quarantine
We’ve compiled a few tips for enforcing parking in your community during a time of crisis.
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Enforcement
March 25, 2020
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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Parking Solutions
March 17, 2020
3 Reasons Why You Should Have a Parking Solution at Lease-Up
There are several benefits to making sure you have an effective parking solution from the start.
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Parking Solutions
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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Parking Solutions
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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Parking Solutions
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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HOA & Condo
February 4, 2020
Customer Success Story: Radford Court Apartments
How Smart Map transformed parking at a Blanton Turner community
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Success Stories
January 27, 2020
5 Things to Do Before Rolling Out a New Parking Solution
There are a few steps to review before you roll out a new parking program.
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Parking Solutions
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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Parking Solutions
December 6, 2019
3 Reasons Why Patrol Shouldn’t Own Your Parking Data
We’ll look at three reasons why you don’t want to give parking control to your enforcement company.
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Parking Solutions
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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Parking Solutions
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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Parking Solutions
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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Parking Solutions
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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Parking Solutions
September 24, 2019
Parking Boss Welcomes Keith Spencer as Production Designer
Keith is joining the Parking Boss team as Production Designer.
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Multifamily
September 17, 2019
Why You Should Include Parking in Your Multifamily Budget
How utilizing parking management software can benefit your community.
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Parking Solutions
August 29, 2019
Martanna Broom Joins the Parking Boss Team
In early August, we welcomed Martanna Broom to the Parking Boss team.
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Multifamily
May 31, 2019
How Bad Parking Is Killing Your Reviews (And What To Do About It)
It’s no secret that reviews play an important part when renters are choosing a community.
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Parking Solutions
April 30, 2019
Zach Hammond Joins Parking Boss as Regional Account Executive
We are pleased to announce that Zach Hammond has joined the Parking Boss team as a Regional Account Executive.
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Parking Solutions
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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Enforcement
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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HOA & Condo
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
August 24, 2018
Introducing Marques Oliver, Director of Enforcement
Marques joined the Parking Boss team in August 2018 as the Director of Enforcement.
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Multifamily
July 30, 2018
Meet Our New Customer Success Manager
We are pleased to introduce our new customer success manager, Kimmy Donato.
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Multifamily
June 29, 2018
Introducing: Smart Meter
Learn about our latest feature update.
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Parking Solutions
May 29, 2018
Meet Our New Account Executive
Nathan joins our team focusing on HOA and condo accounts.
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Multifamily
April 19, 2018
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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Success Stories
April 16, 2018
The 4 Keys to Successful Guest Parking
Every welcoming community should have spaces set aside for guests, if possible.
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Parking Solutions
January 29, 2018
Parking Boss Welcomes New Director of Accounts
Parking Boss today announced that Jennifer Staplin has been named the new Director of Accounts.
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Multifamily
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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Success Stories
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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Parking Solutions
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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Success Stories
July 31, 2017
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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Parking Solutions
June 26, 2017
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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Parking Solutions
June 6, 2017
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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Parking Solutions
May 15, 2017
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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HOA & Condo
July 19, 2016
3 Ways Parking Boss can Help You Avoid Towing
Read on for 3 ways to help reduce your need to tow, or even avoid it altogether.
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Enforcement
June 21, 2016
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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Enforcement
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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Parking Solutions
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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HOA & Condo