News, Updates, & Stories

November 13, 2023

Introducing Boss Tags: Elevating Amenity Access in Modern Communities

In the ever-evolving landscape of community management solutions, we’re taking a leap forward with our latest groundbreaking innovation – Boss Tags.

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Amenity Management

Need a Complete Building Access Control Solution? Try Community Boss+OpenVia

Community Boss has partnered with OpenVia to offer a complete multifamily building and shared space access control solution. Combining Community Boss software with OpenVia technology can improve security and fair access to amenities without buying new hardware.

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Amenity Management

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Success Stories

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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

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

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

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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

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

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

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

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

‍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

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

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

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

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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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

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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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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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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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

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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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

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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Meet Our New Customer Success Manager

We are pleased to introduce our new customer success manager, Kimmy Donato.

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Introducing: Smart Meter

Learn about our latest feature update.

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Parking Solutions

Meet Our New Account Executive

Nathan joins our team focusing on HOA and condo accounts.

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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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Success Stories

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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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

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

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

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

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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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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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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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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