RAs can make non-paying residents operate boom gates themselves, Court of Appeal rules

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has ruled that a residents’ association within the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) jurisdiction can impose a condition requiring non-paying members living in the residential area to operate the boom gates themselves without the assistance of security guards.

A three-member panel of judges – Justices Datuk Has Zanah Mehat, Datuk See Mee Chun and Datuk Che Mohd Ruzima – allowed an appeal brought by Chow Hau Mun, the chairman of the Parkville residents association, to overturn the High Court’s decision.