The real estate sector was unregulated for a long time. If customers experienced delays, they had little redress. Because court disputes may take a long time, most customers were at the discretion of the builders. A proper complaint process has emerged as a result of the implementation of RERA.
Real Estate Regulatory Authority Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as “RERA Act”) basically aims to bring efficiency and transparency to the real estate industry, and one of the main priority to protect the interest of the buyers in the real estate sector.
RERA was implemented to acknowledge and solve discrepancies and issues of home buyers. By establishing rules for the sale of real estate and requiring developers to adhere to certain criteria, it protects the interests of homebuyers.
RERA was established to do away with project delays, malpractice, and irregularities in norms and increase transparency and accountability from builders and homebuyers both.
A respondent has violated the provisions of section 18 of the RERA and hence the complainant is entitled to seek interest for the delayed possession under section 18 of the RERA.
The Authority has the power to hear the grievances of the allottees regarding execution of the orders and the Authority also has the powers to pass orders:
The RERA Authority has the power to decide and dispose of the complaints as RERA is the best and most expeditious remedy for homebuyers to get justice from the builder when they violate the subvention scheme and delays the possession.
The RERA Act has provided a very speedy and summary procedure to resolve the issues. This has provided relief to a lot of allottees and has also regularized the real estate market.
Kind of strong initiative by the authority gave a ray of hope to homebuyers as their rights are more protected now than ever. The authority is taking every possible step to avoid the violation of the provisions of the RERA Act and to protect the interest of the homebuyers.
Different forums provide for different reliefs and one must be cautious enough before choosing an appropriate forum. Before choosing the appropriate forum, points to be analyzed are type of violation by the builder, what relief is prayed for, urgency, repetitive nature, financial condition of the builder, status of other projects, etc.
According to the provisions of the agreement, if possession is not handed over on time, the Promoter is obligated to pay or compensate the Complainant/allottee for loss of rent.
According to RERA, grievances filed with the authority must be resolved within 60 days of filing. Complaints have been settled more quickly via the conciliation forum than through the authority. It also cuts down on the expense and time of litigation.
The main purpose of RERA was to enhance builder buyer transparency along with creating a strong adjudicating mechanism to resolve all the disputes in concern with the real estate sector.
The main purpose of the Act lies in enhancing the Transparency between buyer and builder and creating a strong adjudicating system for the disputes arising in real estate sector. An aggrieved homebuyer seeks right legal remedy after getting exploited by the builder.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs published a progress report of RERA cases on May, 1 2021 which accounts to 75% of the total disposed cases in the region of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Haryana.
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