All resident parking permits in the South End are set to expire on April 30 as part of the city’s standardized renewal process.

According to the Office of the Parking Clerk (OPC), if you have no change of address and no unpaid parking tickets, your existing permit will be renewed automatically at no charge and with no need to replace the existing sticker on your vehicle.

Residents should receive notification of their permit’s renewal in the mail by April 30 or call the OPC to ensure their permit is renewed.

Resident parking permits in Boston are renewed automatically on a staggered 2-year rotation through each neighborhood. South End residents whose permits are renewed this year, won’t need to renew their permits again until 2027.

Permits for Seaport/South Boston and North End residents will expire at the end November, and permits for Beacon Hill residents will expire at the end of September. Parking permits for Back Bay and Fenway residents will expire in 2026.

A spokesperson for the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) said that “this eliminates the need for enforcement to keep track of individual permit expiration dates for a large number of residents,” in a statement provided over email.

For residents who have moved, changed vehicle registration status or have unpaid parking tickets, resident parking permits must be actively renewed or re-applied for.

Notices alerting residents of their eligibility for renewal will be distributed around six weeks prior to their neighborhood’s expiration date, so around mid-March for South End residents. You can also visit the parking clerk’s city website or call to check a permit’s eligibility for renewal. If your permit expires, you will be unable to renew it online.

“If the resident's permit expires and they do not complete the renewal requirements by the deadline, they have three months to file a renewal request from the neighborhood expiration date, without submitting any more documentation,” the BTD said.

Renewals and expirations provide valuable data to city officials, who may use the information to adjust resident parking regulations, “potentially including changes to designated resident parking zones or permit allocation.” While any such changes are typical of the 2-year expiration and renewal assessment, recently, “BTD has suspended the extension of the Resident Parking Program, meaning the city is not adding streets to the resident parking program,” and that acquiring a permit does not guarantee a parking space is available to a resident.

Currently, there are an estimated number of 10,949 resident parking permits in the South End. The permitting system is designed to mitigate the two biggest parking challenges for Boston residents, competition for on-street parking from outside commuters and visitors, and the steadily growing auto-ownership levels among residents.

As the expiration date approaches, South End residents are encouraged to review their permit status, resolve outstanding parking violations and, if necessary, initiate the renewal process four to six weeks before the April 30 deadline. Residents can visit boston.gov/rpp for more details or contact the OPC at 617-635-4410 during business hours for further assistance.