Security companies charge HOAs and property managers thousands for parking enforcement: a single nightly drive-through where you don't even know if they showed up. The lots are still full, zero enforcement actions taken, and the invoices keep coming. Park Entra lets your community delegate volunteers or staff to enforce parking around the clock, saving tens of thousands of dollars every year.
$18K–$36K
Avg. annual security patrol cost
1x/night
Typical patrol frequency
90%+
Potential cost reduction
24/7
Enforcement with Park Entra
Most HOAs and apartment communities hire third-party security companies to patrol their parking lots. The reality? You're paying premium prices for minimal coverage.
Security companies charge $1,500–$3,000/month for parking enforcement. That's $18,000–$36,000 per year, and you have no idea if they even showed up. The parking lot looks the same every morning.
They say they'll patrol between 10 PM and 6 AM. But the lots are still packed with unauthorized vehicles every morning and there are zero enforcement actions on record. You're paying for a patrol that drives through and does nothing.
Did they actually come by last night? You'll never know. There's no digital trail, no photos, no log of vehicles checked. You're paying thousands a month and can't even verify the service was performed.
Despite paying thousands per month, boards still get flooded with complaints about unauthorized vehicles, blocked spots, and overnight guests who never leave. The patrol isn't solving the problem.
Park Entra replaces the patrol van with a smartphone app. Board members, property managers, community hires, or designated volunteers can look up any plate in seconds, verify guest passes, and issue warnings or citations, all with timestamped photo evidence. No more inaccurate spreadsheets to juggle. Everything is tracked digitally with a full audit trail.
Look up any plate to instantly check registration and active guest passes. Residents create virtual guest passes tied to a plate number. Enforcers verify everything by looking up the plate. No paper hang tags to forge or lose.
Every warning, citation, or tow request includes timestamped photos. No more he-said-she-said disputes.
Add as many enforcers as you need: board members, managers, community hires, or trusted residents. No per-user fees.
Morning, afternoon, evening, weekends. Your community sets the schedule, not a security company's contract.
See enforcement trends, top offenders, violation types, and scan history. Present real data at board meetings instead of anecdotes.
Digital workflows ensure every vehicle is treated the same. Rules are applied uniformly. No favorites, no oversights.
Add your units, residents, and registered vehicles. Residents can self-register through their own portal.
Invite board members, property managers, or volunteers. They get the Enforcer Portal on their phone. No training required.
Walk the lot anytime. Look up plates, check guest passes, and take action on violations, all from one screen.
With 24/7 community-powered enforcement, the overnight patrol van becomes redundant. Redirect that budget where it matters.
A typical 200-unit community paying $1,500/month for security patrol spends $18,000/year for a service you can't even verify showed up. Park Entra's 200-unit plan costs $89/month. That's $1,068/year with a full digital audit trail.
$16,932/year saved
That's money back in your reserves. Use it to fund landscaping, repairs, or reduce dues.
Yes. Whether it's a board volunteer, a community hire, or a property manager's on-site staff, Park Entra gives them the same tools a professional patrol company uses: plate lookup, violation logging, photo evidence, and digital citations. The difference is they actually know the community, can enforce during the day (not just overnight), and cost a fraction of what a security company charges.
Every enforcement action in Park Entra includes timestamped photos, the enforcer's name, and a full audit trail. This gives your board more evidence than any security company clipboard note ever would.
Enforcers get a dedicated portal with only the tools they need: plate lookup, scan logging, and violation recording. They cannot access admin settings, financial data, or resident personal information.
Park Entra supports tow requests with full documentation. Your community sets the rules for when towing is authorized, and the app ensures the process is followed consistently with a complete evidence trail.
HOAs and property managers have the legal authority to enforce parking rules on private property. Park Entra is a record-keeping and communication tool. It doesn't change your legal authority, it just makes exercising it far more efficient and well-documented.
Most communities are fully up and running on Park Entra within a week. Import your vehicle registry, invite your enforcers, and start looking up plates. You can run both systems in parallel during your security contract's notice period.