Key Takeaways:
- Digital permits tied to license plates help eliminate unauthorized parking and spot-stealing complaints.
- ParkM’s tools manage guest access, permit limits, and enforcement to reduce overcrowding and confusion.
- Fully digital systems replace lost hangtags, cut down on resident issues, and make lot oversight easier for managers.
If you’re a community manager, you’ve probably heard every version of “someone took my spot” or “my guests can never find parking.” These everyday apartment parking complaints are frustrating for residents—and exhausting for your team. Fortunately, the right tech can solve most of them before they even reach your inbox.
Here are five of the most common apartment parking problems, and how multifamily parking management software like ParkM helps fix them:
- “Someone keeps parking in my spot.”
Unauthorized vehicles are the number one parking headache. With ParkM, every permit is digital and tied to a license plate, so it’s easy to verify who belongs. No stickers to check. No confusion. Just clear, trackable data your team (or enforcement) can access from any device.
- “There’s never enough guest parking.”
Guest spots are often first-come, first-abused. ParkM makes guest parking more manageable by letting you set clear rules—how many passes a unit can use, how long they’re valid, and how often they’re issued. It keeps things fair while still giving residents flexibility.
- “The lot is always overcrowded.”
When too many permits go out, even residents with assigned spots can struggle to park. ParkM helps prevent over-permitting with automatic limits based on unit count or community rules, so your lot stays balanced and easier to navigate.
- “I lost my permit again.”
Hangtags and stickers? They get lost, damaged, or forgotten. Since ParkM is 100% digital, there’s nothing to lose. Residents manage their permits online, swap vehicles easily, and skip the trip to your office entirely.
- “Nobody ever checks the lot.”
Without enforcement, even the best rules fall apart. ParkM integrates with LPR (license plate recognition) technology and real-time monitoring tools, so you can spot issues before they become complaints—and keep your lot running smoothly.
These are the kinds of headaches ParkM was built to solve. Our multifamily parking management software gives you the tools to take control of your lot and give residents a better parking experience, every day.
Book a demo to see how ParkM helps resolve common challenges.
