§ 9-2-24.Action by unincorporated association

Not every organization bothers to incorporate. Neighborhood associations, informal clubs, and volunteer groups often operate for years without filing incorporation papers, which used to raise an awkward question: could a group like that sue in its own name, or did every member have to be named individually?

This section answers that question with a short, direct rule: an action may be maintained by and in the name of any unincorporated organization or association. The group sues as itself, the way a corporation would, without forcing each member onto the caption as a separate plaintiff.

That saves real trouble in practice. A homeowners’ group or a civic club with dozens or hundreds of members doesn’t have to round up every one of them to sign onto a complaint; the association can pursue the claim in its own name instead.