Please do not implement or consent to informal "GnG" housing scheme in your own neighbourhood. If it is not a legal gated community, don't go and start an illegal one. Fyi, not everyone wants to live in a gated or guarded community. Please do not impose your values on others. Don't try to form an RA to coerce residents into signing up illegal gated or guarded scheme please!

If you want to live in a gated community, there are many legal and proper "GnG" developments in Selangor. If your concerns are privacy and security, then by all means move to a proper "GnG" residence. There are many renowned award-winning developers such as Sime Darby Property that are offering top-notch security features that come with perimeter power fencing, CCTV surveillance, visitors management system, 24-hour guard patrolling system, emergency panic-button, call-assist, etc...

There are plenty of legal GnG residences in Selangor. Please go find a legal Gated Community or under private property okay!

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Now more and more residents have found out that only Private or Strata Properties can implement Gated Communities legally. And other types of informal GnG schemes are actually selfish schemes created to reap in huge profits for a few (that's called bullying the community or does it sound more like a scam?)

If they can get you to commit and pay "security /maintenance fee" every month for the rests of your life (even after you are gone and your children have inherited the house) ...why not? This is guaranteed good easy money- excellent business model!

To the RA here - this is not a gated community. Please follow the MBSA guidelines given and obey the Rule-of-Law... please inform your security guards accordingly!

RA Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands Flouting Laws and Guidelines

It's time we all reset the system. Let's do away with corruption, abuse of power and respect the Rule-of-Law. 'Little Napoleons' have no place in our society.

We all (RAs, Municipal Councils and residents) should standardize and follow the guidelines set by the Town and Country Planning Dept (PlanMalaysia, JPBD KPKT, Malaysia).

At the same time, the respective Municipal Council must enforce the guidelines proactively and take action on RAs that don't comply. Not wait until reports or complaints being lodged. ("Authorities will turn a blind eye as long as no official complaints received" - is not acceptable anymore) !!

Currently, corrupt RAs are taking advantage of the massive confusion in the Gated and Guarded Community schemes to operate whatever schemes they want whichever way they want without any regards for the laws and the rights of others.

Due to the lack of enforcement by the authorities, it's no longer just guarded neighbourhoods but have become illegal gated communities.

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Dear Residents of Informal GnG,

How do you know whether your RA chairman is an ethical law-abiding-citizen chairman or a corrupt conman?

Your chairman is a conman when he breaks multiple laws to implement his own GnG scheme so that he can collect monthly fees (some call it toll, others would call it protection money) from the community.

Your chairman is a conman when he blocks public roads and then start collecting monthly security fees 'toll' from the community, in the name of neighborhood security.

Even though the property developer have clearly stated that the residence is not a gated community, your chairman still want to operate an illegal scheme taking advantage of the grey area and the residents' lack of knowledge in this subject.

Your chairman is a conman when he failed to inform the community the type of scheme that they are only allowed to operate is a guarded neighborhood scheme, not a gated community scheme.

Your chairman is a conman when he failed to inform the residents on the differences between a guarded neighborhood scheme vs. a gated community scheme.

Your chairman is a conman when he failed to inform the residents on the differences between a formal gated community scheme (under private/ strata residences) vs. an informal gated community scheme.

Your chairman is a conman when he operates a guarded neighborhood scheme as if it is a proper gated community scheme. Both schemes are very different, one is legal but the other is actually illegal. (Comparing an illegal scheme to a formal GC scheme is like comparing an apple to a pineapple).

Your chairman is a conman when he failed to inform the community of the limitations of an informal scheme.

Your chairman is a conman when he never inform the community what they "can and cannot do" under the local council guidelines while operating an informal scheme.

Your chairman is a conman when he instructs his security guards to stop and ask people for ID (such as MyKad or Driver's License), even though it is against the laws.

Your chairman is a conman when he instructs his security guards to block the community or anyone that did not join his illegal "GnG" scheme. (Not having a residents' sticker or access card does not give RA the right to stop and check anyone - it is illegal, unlawful and an offence to do so).

Your chairman is a conman when he implements the prohibited card access system in non-private residences without sufficient consent and approval. Your chairman is a conman when he put up prohibited obstructions such as razor wire or barb wire on the ground haphazardly.

Your chairman is a conman when he breaks the laws to stop the community from moving in and out freely. (It is illegal and unlawful requiring residents to register at the guardhouse every time; it is also unlawful to stop the surrounding communities from access).

Your chairman is a conman when he has no regards for the laws, the rights of others and he thinks the entire residence belongs to him. 

Your chairman is a conman when he does not uphold "the rule of law", has selfish agendas, and he imposes his beliefs, values and preferences on others. 

Your chairman is a conman when he hires security guards without the proper license and requirements by KDN.

Your chairman is a conman when he indirectly forced the community to subscribe to his illegal scheme. Your chairman is a conman when he implements the scheme without sufficient consent and without any objections.

Your chairman is a conman when he doesn't organize the yearly AGM for the residents and does no other community work for the community except for his GnG scam. 

Your chairman is a conman when he never considers Rukun Tetangga scheme as another option for the community. (He is not interested in KRT because it is FOC for the community - he can't make money from it.)

Above all, your RA chairman should have been more transparent first on the laws, guidelines, rules and regulations of what an informal scheme can and cannot do - and then let the community decide whether they want to sign up or not; not coerce them into joining without any knowledge whatsoever. 

If your chairman didn't do this before implementing his "GnG" scheme, then he is more likely a conman.

Why the people don't see it even though this is so obvious... is mind boggling. Those who still condone to this sort of selfish GnG scam still need a bit of enlightenment. Perhaps they need more time...

For the many, not the few!! 

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Some key points to note... (pls see below):

Town and Country Planning Dept (Plan Malaysia - JPBD, KPKT) GnG guidelines:*(Terima kasih & Penghargaan kpd Plan Malaysia - Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa, KPKT Malaysia)

*Below fonts enlarged for your easy references (Source: Plan Malaysia, JPBD KPKT - 2019 GP009 Garis Panduan Perancangan dan Penubuhan Skim Komuniti Berpengawal Perumahan Bukan Strata):

*(Terima kasih & Penghargaan kpd Plan Malaysia - Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa, KPKT Malaysia)

Why is the RA using auto access card system in a guarded neighbourhood scheme?

Since when are the RAs allowed to implement auto access card system despite not having the required 100% consent from the residents? Why did the RAs implemented it despite illegal to do so? This is not a gated community!

Even though this has been spelled out clearly in the guidelines, unscrupulous RAs still blatantly disregarded it. Is there an element of corruption, abuse of power, or the RA simply think that they can do whatever they want?

Where is the rule-of-law here? What happened to "Kedaulatan Undang-Undang" under Rukun Negara?

Why are these Guarded Neighbourhood schemes (illegal gated communities) using auto access card system even though they do not have all the residents' agreement? Even strata or private properties are required to have 100% agreement from their residents!

The majority of residents now want the relevant authorities to investigate and put a stop to these illegal practices asap. Residents are urged not to support these schemes anymore!

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Drug traffickers are using houses within GnG and security personnel to store their "merchandise"

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Cops are calling for more voluntary patrol schemes (Kawasan Rukun Tetangga - Skim Rondaan Sukarela SRS)... not illegal gated communities!

Please note that only SRS members under KRT (Skim Rondaan Sukarela under the Rukun Tetangga Act 2012) were empowered to stop and check individuals and vehicles entering their areas. 

Fyi, your RA's security guards were not empowered to do so.

Anyone having problem with the RA can report to MBSA

Beware of illegal GnG schemes by corrupt RAs that are flouting guidelines and making residents pay

Why do we categorized the schemes here as illegal? Because the RAs here have broken all the laws and went against the guidelines given by the local council. 

The approved schemes were only meant for Guarded Neighborhood schemes and not for Gated Community schemes. (Even though they were originally legal Guarded Neighborhood schemes, but because the RAs have flouted the laws and guidelines, they have become illegal Gated Community schemes.)

So, hopefully now you understand the actual problem here.

Looks like none of the RAs follow any of the guidelines at all.. (Blatant disregard for MBSA guidelines):

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If you are being stopped by the guards and asked to produce your MyKad or Driver's License, you can lodge a complaint with MBSA and/or PDRM.

To lodge a complaint please click here below:

If you are someone who are denied access to a (non-private /non-strata) residence whether to visit your family, friend or simply just going home... without producing your ID, you can lodge a complaint with MBSA and/or PDRM.

If you are a resident or someone who encounters problems with the security guards (or have been harassed from moving in and out freely) just because you don't subscribe to their scheme, you can lodge a complaint with the authorities.

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GnG scheme or scam? Let us keep formal GnG residences private and exclusive. And put a stop to informal "GnG" schemes in public property residences. Informal "GnG" schemes are actually a nuisance and a hindrance in today's society. It is worrying as these illegal schemes are sprouting all over the country.

Landed property developers should review their policies, ethics and marketing strategies with regard to this matter. Property developers must be clear on their business definition and target market. 

They must not help facilitate the proliferation of informal gated communities as this is not in line with the national unity blueprint for the country. Are they sure this is a healthy trend or just a trend started by certain quarters? 

It is time property developers work with the Ministry of Unity and the Local Housing Ministry to safeguard the harmony and well-being of the community in general. Illegal gated communities are a hindrance in today's society. If we allow such divisive schemes to continue and flourish, we can forget about achieving a united society. 

RAs operating informal schemes have been flouting the laws and causing the communities a lot of disharmony and disunity. Certain group of people with personal agendas are taking the opportunity to enrich themselves in the name of providing "neighborhood security", which in fact is nothing more than an illegal "toll collection" from the community.

No private facilities to offer and no amenities to maintain, but the RA still want to operate a GnG scheme by hiring private security guards and installing access card system which the majority of the community do not want.

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Seperti terkandung dalam Garis Panduan PLANMalaysia 2019 yang diterbitkan oleh JPBD, "Dalam mewujudkan masyarakat yang inklusif, 'cohesive' dan saksama, sepertimana yang dinyatakan dalam Dasar Perbandaran Negara Kedua - Prinsip 4: skim komuniti berpengawal adalah tidak digalakkan dalam jangka masa panjang."

"Skim GnG yang tidak formal" (skim berpagar yg tidak sah)  adalah perosak kepada kesejahteraan komuniti dan perpaduan masyarakat.

Semua Persatuan Penduduk digesa tubuhkan Kawasan Rukun Tetangga KRT dan Skim Rondaan Sukarela SRS untuk menggantikan skim berpagar yang tidak formal. Skim berpagar hanya dibenarkan di kediaman atau taman perumahan persendirian /strata sahaja.

"Skim Komuniti Berpagar Informal yang semakin berleluasa di negara ini merupakan industri gelap yang dapat menjana banyak keuntungan kepada syndicate gelap yang juga menggunakan perkhidmatan pengawal keselamatan daripada kongsi gelap."

Please follow the Rule Of Law when operating an informal GnG

This website is created for those who wish to understand a bit more on the subject of Gated and Guarded (GnG) schemes in Malaysia. This website compiles all the related information, guidelines and articles on:

1. Gated Community (GC) scheme - for strata title residences or exclusive (private) properties. (Usually comes with private facilities such as swimming pool, clubhouse, gym and etc. that are managed by management corporation or JMB).
2. Guarded Neighbourhood (GN) scheme - for individual title (non-private) housing estates. Usually the RA will apply from the local council for approval if they have sufficient consent from the residents.

However, there are many so-called "Gated Communities" which in fact are not legal gated communities at all. These are identified as "informal gated communities". Many of these schemes which are operated by RAs are actually flouting laws /guidelines, and have been causing a lot of problems for the communities such as:

1. Illegally blocking roads that do not belong to them
2. Security guards stopping the communities and vehicles from moving in/out
3. Security guards asking for people's identification such as MyKad or Driver's License
4. Illegally implementing auto gate with access card system for the neighborhood.

Although clear guidelines have been given by the local council, corrupt RAs still flout the laws and guidelines. As a result, this has become a nuisance and a hindrance to many. It is also divisive and has caused the communities a lot of grievances and disharmony.

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"Even though there is no law that says you cannot hire security guards for your residence... you cannot block the community or others from moving in/out. You must also respect the rights of others.

You will be breaking the laws when you block public roads, or stop cars and ask for identification such as MyKad or Driver's License from the public. [Fyi, using access card system is also illegal in all non strata residences.]

You can only instruct your private security guards to take down the details of vehicles moving in/out, such as the date & time, car model, colour and registration number only.

Do not intimidate or bully other law-abiding residents/citizens. Do not act like gangsters and please do not act as though you own the housing estate. Do not operate informal GnG scheme if you do not know the laws/guidelines. Please be informed accordingly."

The Silent Majority

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Anda boleh membuat aduan kepada MBSA sekiranya:

• anda dihalang pengawal keselamatan / tidak dibenar untuk memasuki taman perumahan berkenaan
• anda diminta dokumen pengenalan seperti MyKad atau Lesen Memandu
• sistem kad akses automatik yang dilarang digunakan

Anda juga boleh membuat aduan kepada Kementerian Dalam Negeri sekiranya:

• Pengawal keselamatan yang bertugas meminta dokumen pengenalan pihak awam
• Pengawal keselamatan diambil tanpa memenuhi syarat-syarat Akta Agensi Persendirian (Lesen di bawah Seksyen 3 Akta No. 27/71)