A Residents' Association is a group of people who live within the same local area and work together to represent the views of the households and improve the neighbourhood. The association can represent tenants (sometimes called a tenants' association) or leaseholders within an individual building or development, or residents in a street or neighbourhood: any group of people who have a shared interest in their housing, immediate environment, and local community.
There are many reasons why you might want to set up a local Residents’ Association, such as the following:
- Trying to solve problems that affect residents in your area
- Campaigning on issues that affect your building or development, such as service charges imposed by a shared landlord, or maintenance of shared spaces
- Helping to make your neighbourhood a better place to live, through campaigning for environmental improvements, organising community events or other ways of creating a sense of community spirit
- Helping to promote local activities which safeguard your community, such as Neighbourhood Watch