The proposed Shared Communities Act 2026, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, will drastically alter the way gated communities function in Jamaica. Robinson argued that the far-reaching implications of the proposed legislation meant stakeholders should be given the opportunity to appear before the JSC. “I had a very cursory look at the Bill; it has very far-reaching implications for how those gated communities operate legally and otherwise,” said Robinson as he pointed out that he represents a constituency with perhaps the largest number of gated communities in the country. The far-reaching proposals in the Bill could have implication from a monetary and legal standpoint for owners of properties and residents of these gated communities. The legislation also empowers the community corporations to make by-laws to regulate the control, management, administration, use, and enjoyment of the common property contained in every registered shared community plan.