Dear Adda Treasurers,

We have released a few updates which are bound to make you happy!

1. Open Invoices with Line items in Reminder Emails

In the reminder Emails for Dues, only the total Due Amount was displayed. Henceforth, all the Open Invoice/Demand Note line items will be displayed in the email. Also, if any part payment was done, it will be displayed.

2. Bulk printing of Invoices & Receipts

We have released two new Admin Reports for printing all the Open Invoices/Demand Notes and Receipts by Flat. For Receipts, you can choose the Receipt range.

3. Auto Send Invoices & Receipts by Email

Now you have an option so that, whenever an Invoice gets posted ( automatically or manually) an email goes to the Primary Contact of the flat about the new Due. Also, whenever a Receipt is generated for a flat, an email is sent automatically to the Primary Contact. This can be configured individually for Invoices and Receipts in Admin’s Dashboard > Income Tracker > Setup > Other.

4. Filter Defaulters list

Now you can shortlist the defaulters list by the “Age” of the Due,  the Amount and the Category. E.g., if you only want to send reminders to Defaulters who have not paid the last term’s due, or those who have an outstanding Due above a certain amount, , or only the 3BHK apartments etc. you can do that easily now. With a single click you can send Emails and SMS reminders to the list that you have shortlisted.

Enjoy the extra time that just got added back to your Weekends! ApartmentAdda will stay on the lookout to save you more!

Yours sincerely,
ApartmentAdda Team

Dear ApartmentAdda Users,

Wish you a very happy Onam!

We are happy to announce a major enhancement to your favorite Instant Poll Application.

Here is the gist :

1. You can now create a poll that will be open to everyone, or only to Owners or only to Association Committee members. So Committee members can now have a quick poll among themselves to gather feedback (eg. Select a date for an AGM or the next meeting time ).

2. You can restrict votes to One vote per flat. The second user from the flat, will be able to view the vote that is cast, but will not be able to add or change the vote.

3. You can also make a poll as “Anonymous” – to gather feedback on sensitive issues.

4. Also we have built a workflow while setting up the poll – so you can create the poll, view it, edit it and only when you are satisfied publish it to your Adda.

You can check these out, when you go to create a poll. The following “Poll Settings” section will now appear.

Poll Settings Section

Enjoy!

Yours sincerely,
ApartmentAdda Team

Are you sitting in US, wanting to plan up the Birthday Party for your kid next month? And you wish you could check the availability of your Community Party Hall and book it right away? Now you can!

Announcing the release of a much requested feature – Events & Facility Booking. With this all the hassle of booking your facility like community hall, tennis/badminton court etc. – becomes very easy. These bookings are also integrated with the ApartmentAdda Online Payment Gateway –  now when you book a facility, you can immediately make a payment online, and get the booking confirmed right then and there.

Screenshot of Resident's View

As an Admin, you can set up all your facilities, tie the facility booking to the relevant Income Account ( you will have to create one in Income Tracker Setup, if you have not created already ), set the auto-cancellation term for each facility, set the flat rate or rate per hour for each facility and provide instructions on Facility usage.

We have also provided 2 useful reports : Facility Uitlitzation History and Future Utilization – to see how well your facilities are being utilized and the revenue they are generating for the Association.

Go ahead! Throw a party!

Yours sincerely,
ApartmentAdda Team

Note 1: For all our existing Premium PRO Customers, we are making Events & Facility Booking immediately available – Free of Cost.
Note 2 : As an introductory offer, Events & Facility Booking Add-on will be bundled free of cost with ApartmentAdda Online Payment Gateway.

Below is a list of FAQs on ApartmentAdda Payment Gateway Integration.

Q1. Which Credit Cards, Debit Cards and Online Banking are supported

A. Below are the list of Instruments supported by the third-party Payment Gateway integrated with Apartment Adda. The Payment Gateway constantly keeps adding to this bouqet. While making the payment, the Resident will be aware of the additional Instruments that he can use.

Credit Cards: Master Card / Visa

Debit Cards: Visa Electron of Axis Bank, Barclays Bank, Canara Bank, Citi Bank, Corporation Bank, Cosmos Bank, Duetsche Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, ING Vysya, Karur Vysya Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Punjab National Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, State Bank Of India, Union Bank Of India & Yes Bank

NetBanking: Axis Bank / Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait / Bank of Baroda (Retail & Corporate Banking) / Bank Of India / Bank of Maharashtra / Canara Bank / Corporation Bank / Citibank / City Union Bank / Deutsche Bank / Federal Bank Fed Net Banking / HDFC Bank / ICICI Bank / IDBI i Net Banking / IndusInd Bank / ING Vysya Bank Ltd. / Jammu & Kashmir Bank / Karnataka Bank / Karur Vysya Bank Limited / Kotak Mahindra Bank / Lakshmi Vilas Bank / Oriental Bank Of Commerce / Punjab National Bank / Punjab National Bank (Corporate Banking) / The Bank Of Rajasthan / Royal Bank of Scotland / South Indian Bank / State Bank Of India / State Bank of Indore / State Bank of Hyderabad / State Bank of Travancore / Syndicate Bank / Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank Ltd. / Union Bank Of India / Vijaya Bank / Yes Bank

Q2. Does ApartmentAdda have access to or store the Bank/Credit Card details of the Payer

A. No. Once the Payer enters the Payment Gateway, ApartmentAdda does not have any access to the data being provided by him. ApartmentAdda only receives a Success/Failure input from the Payment Gateway, based on which it generates the Receipt.

Q3. Will the money be transferred from the Resident directly to the Association’s bank by the Gateway?

A. No. The gateway transfers money from multiple sources (Residents) to one target (the central bank of ApartmentAdda). ApartmentAdda will then transfer respective Amounts to the Association Banks. The frequency of transfer will be 3 days from the day of ApartmentAdda receiving the Amount.

Q4. What is the charge for utilizing the Payment Gateway

A. The Association pays a one-time fee for the Payment Gateway, along with a yearly maintenance cost. The latter amount is not applicable to our existing Premium customers. There is no transaction cost for the Association.

The resident while utilizing the Payment Gateway pays a nominal convenience charge per transaction.

Q5. Residents need to pay with confidence that the Association has authorized ApartmentAdda to collect on behalf. How do you ensure that.

A. ApartmentAdda will execute an Agreement with the Association, wherein the Association authorizes ApartmentAdda to collect on behalf. This Agreement along with the insignia of the Association will be made available for reference of the Residents on the Online Payment screen.

Q6. After making the payment when will the Resident get the confirmation/Receipt

A. Once the Resident’s online transaction successfully completes, an instant e-receipt will be generated by ApartmentAdda. This will be viewable by the Resident on the last screen, as well as will be sent to him via email. A confirmation will be sent via SMS. The Receipt will be available on his Account Statement on your ApartmentAdda.

Q7. Can this Receipt be reversed?

A. No. The Receipt cannot be reversed.

Q8. Will Treasurer/appropriate Authority get email alert for online payments made?

A. Yes. Admins can choose to receive alerts by email/sms for each online payment made. A complete Transaction report will be sent for every Transfer made from ApartmentAdda’s central bank to the Association’s bank.

Q9. How will the online payment reflect on the Resident’s Bank/Credit Card statement?

A. It will show as CCAVENUE.COM/CHARGE

Q10. How will Disputes be resolved?

A. ApartmentAdda will be responsible for all completed Transactions for which Receipt is created. Disputes if any can be addressed to ApartmentAdda, supported by the Bank Statement of the Payer.

Dear ApartmentAdda Users,

We have released a much requested upgrade to both the Resident and Admin Document Repositories. Now you can create new folders, move files between folders and keep your Adda documents organized, neat and tidy. Your existing files have all been moved to the respective folders based on their current category.

Here is a screenshot of the new Document Repository.

Online Document Repository

Our thanks to the IT sub-committee of Mantri Paradise for raising the tempo on the need for this upgrade!

Yours sincerely,
ApartmentAdda Team