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  Picture this: A group of people are partying at the community pool. They’re loud and breaking all the rules…Drinking from glass containers, leaving trash around. No one seems to know who they are, or who they’re visiting. How did they get in? Turns out they know the gate code…Turns out pretty much everyone knows […]

  You’ve probably seen the newer telephone entry systems on the market. They have touchscreens, video intercoms, and apps that connect to your cell phone. These upgrades sound great on paper. But here’s what the brochures don’t tell you: no matter how fancy the callbox gets, your guests are still waiting in line. Think about

You drive up to a gated community to visit a friend after a long day. You pull up to the call box and wait. And wait some more. A third-party virtual guard somewhere in a remote location answers, verifies your information, and maybe calls the resident you’re visiting. Finally, the barrier gates open. The virtual

It’s 5 PM on a Friday, and your daughter is stuck in a 20-minute line at the gate while the guard manually flips through a paper directory, makes phone calls, and scribbles in a logbook. She’s been visiting every week for months, but she still has to wait behind ten other cars for the same

Picture this: You’re running late for dinner at a friend’s house in a gated community. You pull up to the gate, and you are the 8th car in line, so you wait… and wait… as each person fumbles with the call box to get through. When it’s finally your turn, you have to roll down

A recent exposé broadcasted by CBS 12 (West Palm Beach affiliate) revealed that there are communities implementing access control systems that allow for some questionable procedures. The investigative piece raised concerns about the practice of scanning and swiping visitors’ driver’s licenses. Legal experts recommend that HOAs should not rely on these practices as most states