Cost of advertisements are not a part of the cost of construction

MahaRERA makes it abundantly clear that cost of construction of the project shall not include marketing and brokerage expenses towards sale of apartments.

RERA: When builder does not deposit the 30% amount for filing an appeal

The developer was directed by the RERA Authority to return the money of the few-flat buyers. However, the order was challenged but the builder was unable to deposit the amount required.

Can home-buyers remove the builder from the project?

There have been few instances where the project is stalled and the association of the allottees have been handed over the project to complete the remaining construction of the project.

What happens once Insolvency application is admitted

What happens once the application by a financial creditor or operational creditor or by corporate applicant is admitted before the NCLT which under the code is termed as adjudicating Authority.

Can homebuyer approach NCLT before RERA?

RERA has been specifically setup to regulate the real estate sector therefore one must approach RERA before approaching NCLT.

Penalty of Rs 1.5 Lakh slabbed on builder for failure to register sale agreement

MAHARERA keeping up with the spirit of the Act recently has passed an order asking the builder to pay a sum of Rs.1.5 Lakh as penalty to the RERA authority for not registering the sale agreement.

Bombay High Court: Deposit 50% of the refund amount to hear the case

The high court upheld the decision of the Appellate tribunal by directing the builder to deposit the 50% of the refund amount as ordered by the authority in order to hear the plea.

Penalty on builder as the terms of settlement was breached by the Builder

MahaRERA had setup a Conciliation Forum for aggrieved homebuyers who can approach the forum to get their grievances solved, before lodging complaints with the MahaRERA.

Mumbai Grahak Panchayat launches portal to track non-RERA registered projects

Mumbai Grahak Panchayat has come with a solution wherein it has launched a portal that will enable buyers to upload information of ongoing residential projects

Housing Society also under the purview of RERA in case of redevelopment

The Housing Societies are also brought under the authority of RERA, immediate relief can be sure shot guaranteed, since the Complaints herein are dealt in an expeditious manner with instant relief to the innocent buyers.

RERA: No possession date in builder buyer agreement

The buyer enters into an agreement where the builder deliberately mentions vague clauses in the Builder Buyer Agreement in order to evade liability.