IN recent years, many residents associations (RA) have been formed as more people realise the need for a unified body to represent the community and decide on issues pertaining to the neighbourhood.
However, some of these RAs are still only pro tem committees as they have either not realised the importance of getting registered or simply do not know the right procedures. There are even cases of two or more RAs situated just a few streets apart in the same neighbourhood.
With the increasing number of RAs hiring security guards, it is also important for RAs to have their accounts audited so that they can provide proof that the money collected from residents is spent in the right manner.
In 1994, it took USJ RA founder Joseph Xavier four months of paper work and travelling to and from the office of the Registrar of Societies (ROS) to have the RA registered.
Seeds of an idea: Many RAs begin with informal meetings among the residents.
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