Residential Community Association
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Residential Community Associations (RCAs) are private, nonprofit organisations
set up by developers and paid for by contributions from residents of housing communities to provide them with public services
, which are traditionally provided by local authorities.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
set up by developers and paid for by contributions from residents of housing communities to provide them with public services
Public services
Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly or by financing private provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income...
, which are traditionally provided by local authorities.