Pet waste is stifling your property staff's efficiency

As more pet owners move into multifamily communities, the amount of pet waste begins to pile up.

Unscooped poo: it's not your staff’s responsibility, it’s the pet owner’s. 

So, why are multifamily communities still relying on maintenance staff to tackle this problem? 

Maintenance teams are the very core of every apartment community, keeping operations running smoothly and residents happy. They’re responsible for a multitude of day-to-day tasks like fulfilling resident work orders and tending to onsite amenities. 

But one thing they didn’t sign up to do: pick up pet waste. 

As more and more pet owners move into multifamily communities, the amount of pet waste begins to pile up. 

This new task of removing pet waste strains the capabilities of maintenance teams and undermines overall operational efficiency. 

Relying on maintenance teams to remedy the problem isn’t a feasible option. In fact, utilizing maintenance teams to pick up waste is costing operators valuable time, equating to a substantial loss in revenue. 

Maintenance professionals, already stretched thin, allocate a substantial portion of their workweek to pet waste cleanup – in many cases upwards of 20 hours per month – hindering their ability to respond promptly to existing tasks and resident requests. This not only creates delays that residents notice but also impacts the overall satisfaction of the community. 

Taking away time from the maintenance or management teams has a direct impact the bottom line. If units aren’t turned quickly enough or a work order isn’t completed in a timely manner, resident satisfaction drops, causing a domino effect touching everyone and everything, including NOI. 

The reliance on maintenance teams to tackle pet waste is not just impractical; it’s costly. 

It’s time to hold irresponsible pet owners accountable. The easiest, most efficient, and most cost-effective way for properties to do that is through DNA testing. 

These proactive solutions that rely on biotechnology can help multifamily community investors significantly alleviate the burden on maintenance teams, allowing them to focus on core responsibilities and open a new source of revenue through fines. 

More than 7,000 communities across the world have tapped into the holistic approach provided by PooPrints. An overwhelming number of those communities have seen an immediate 95% reduction in unscooped pet waste in their respective communities. 

By: J Retinger, CEO at BioPet Laboratories