The Best Security for Multi-family Pools and Spas: AI Surveillance and Remote Guarding

As property managers, ensuring the safety of residents around pools and spas is always  a top priority. It’s also a bit of a challenge when your own residents don’t always adhere to the rules. Midnight swimmers can lead to increased maintenance costs, potential liability issues, and disruptions in resident enjoyment. Youthful non-residents using the pool after hours pose even greater risks of accidents or injuries. 

It’s really an imperative to keep people out of the pool after hours. The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) strongly supports pool and spa safety, and with advancements in technology, we now have powerful tools at our disposal to enhance security measures.

Let's explore how AI surveillance and remote guarding can revolutionize pool and spa safety in multi-family settings.

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The Rise of AI Security in Multifamily 

Traditional security methods are no longer sufficient to address the increasing safety concerns in multifamily properties. Car break-ins in the garage, mailroom and package theft, squatters and vandalism have provided ample reasons for property managers to adopt AI Surveillance technology, so management can get alerts from surveillance as they are happening and intervene. 

But AI Surveillance is also becoming the cornerstone of advanced pool safety systems. Computer vision can detect and analyze suspicious activities, such as unauthorized entry to the pool yard - and send an alert to the property manager. 

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Remote Guarding: 24/7 Vigilance in Your Community

You might be thinking “If I have a system that alerts me every time someone breaks into the pool after hours, I won’t sleep between Memorial Day and Labor Day.” 

That’s where remote guarding comes in. During your sleeping hours, they receive and review the alerts, check live views and if necessary, voice down your late night partiers, gently telling them that the pool is closed and it’s time to go. And in 97% of cases, they do. This constant surveillance ensures: no one will dive into the shallow end late at night, or break a wine glass in the pool, or accidentally spill something into the water. ‍

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Benefits for Multifamily Pool Areas

The benefits of such a system are many, including:

• Proactive Threat Prevention: Unlike traditional security cameras that merely record incidents, AI Surveillance can identify and respond to potential dangers before they escalate to damage and losses.
• Cost-Effective Security: Remote guarding offers a more economical alternative to maintaining on-site security staff, reducing onsite guards costs by as much as 40% annually. 
• Enhanced Resident Safety:  Residents love it. In a recent NAA study, while only 13% of residents live in a complex with monitored cameras, of those, 70% said they felt these security measures prevented crime, which is a full 25% higher than those who did not have monitored cameras. They also were 17% more likely to recommend their complex if monitoring cameras were in use.
• Compliance with Safety Standards: AI surveillance helps ensure adherence to PHTA standards and local regulations, reducing liability risks for property managers

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Choosing the Right AI Security System

When selecting an AI surveillance system for your multifamily property, consider solutions that offer:

• Systems that are camera agnostic to avoid pricey retrofits
• Advanced AI technology focused on your industry
• Real-time alerts and notifications
• Seamless remote guarding software
• Offer live monitoring services for end-to-end security
• Cloud video recording for redundant storage

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The Future of Multifamily Pool and Spa Safety

This pool season, don't wait for incidents to occur. Get proactive and consider upgrading your multifamily property's pool and spa safety with AI surveillance and remote guarding, ensuring compliance with PHTA recommendations.

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Want to get prepped for pool season?

Join our LIVE WEBINAR: Multi-Family Must-Knows About Pool Safety on April 3rd at 12 ET! We’re hosting expert Zach Skinner who has trained over 1,000 Certified Pool Operators for PHTA! 

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