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41 articles tagged with “buyer-rights”

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Ready-to-move vs under-construction

If the Builder Stalls: Options for a Stuck UC Project

When work stops on an under-construction flat, buyers have a real escalation ladder — RERA, IBC, association takeover and stress funds — but knowing which lever to pull, and when, matters as much as knowing it exists.

4 Sept 202611 min
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#under-construction#stalled-project#buyer-rights
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA on Common Areas and Promised Amenities

The clubhouse in your brochure and the clubhouse actually registered with RERA can be two different promises — here's how to tell them apart and what you can enforce.

23 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-common-areas#promised-amenities#builder-obligation
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA and Society Formation: Handover Obligations

Your building is full but the builder still runs it — here is exactly when RERA says that has to end, and what to demand at handover.

23 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-society-formation#rwa-handover#maintenance-handover
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RERA & buyer rights

Are Brochure Promises Legally Binding Under RERA?

The render showed a lake view and a metro station; the site has a drain and a proposal — here's when that gap becomes a legal claim, not just disappointment.

23 Aug 202613 min
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#rera-brochure-promises#advertising-liability#misleading-ads
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RERA & buyer rights

Cancelling a Booking Under RERA: Your Refund Position

Your loan fell through and you want out — here's exactly how much a builder can legally keep, and when RERA lets you walk away with a full refund instead.

23 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-cancel-booking#refund-rights#booking-forfeiture
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA Checklist Before Booking an Under-Construction Flat

Before you write that booking cheque on an under-construction flat, run these RERA-record checks so the project's paperwork backs up what the sales team told you.

23 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-checklist#under-construction-due-diligence#pre-booking-checks
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA Checklist for NRI Buyers Verifying Remotely

Twelve time zones away and can't visit the site? Here is the RERA-based routine NRI buyers can run entirely online before trusting anyone with their money.

23 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-nri-checklist#remote-due-diligence#nri-buyer-verification
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RERA & buyer rights

Does RERA Apply When Buying a Resale Flat?

Buying a flat from an existing owner instead of a builder does not automatically switch off RERA — here is exactly when it still applies and when it does not.

23 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-resale#secondary-sale#resale-flat-protection
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA for Plotted Developments and Plots: What Land Buyers Must Know

Plots are not exempt from RERA — here is how to tell if a layout is registered, which approvals actually matter, and how khata and land-conversion status can make or break your purchase.

23 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-plotted-development#plot-buyer-rights#land-project-rera
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RERA & buyer rights

The Project's RERA Registration Has Lapsed: What It Means and What to Do

A lapsed RERA registration is not always a sign your project is dying — but reading a state portal status correctly, and knowing when a builder crossed a legal line, changes what you should do next.

23 Aug 202611 min
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#rera-lapsed-registration#expired-rera#rera-validity
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RERA & buyer rights

Stalled Project Under RERA: What Real Options Buyers Actually Have

When construction stops for months and calls go unanswered, RERA, insolvency law, and government revival funds all offer routes forward — but knowing which one fits your situation, and what recovery realistically looks like, matters more than knowing the routes exist.

23 Aug 202611 min
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#rera-stalled-project#stuck-project-rights#insolvent-builder
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA vs IBC: Remedies When Your Builder Is Insolvent

When a builder heads toward NCLT, your RERA refund order and your IBC financial-creditor status are two different roads to the same goal — knowing which one to take, and when, changes your outcome.

23 Aug 202613 min
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#rera-vs-ibc#homebuyer-financial-creditor#builder-insolvency
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA Builder Obligations: What Developers Must Deliver

RERA doesn't just regulate marketing brochures — it converts a builder's sales-office promises into enforceable legal duties, and knowing which is which changes how you negotiate.

23 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-builder-obligations#developer-duties#promoter-obligations
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA Penalties for Builder Non-Compliance, Explained

RERA isn't just a registration formality for builders — the Act carries real financial and legal consequences for non-compliance, and knowing them tells you how much leverage you actually have.

23 Aug 202611 min
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#rera-penalties#developer-fines#non-registration-penalty
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA Complaint Fee, Format and Documents Needed

Before you file, know exactly what a RERA complaint costs, which form it goes on, and which documents make it stick the first time.

22 Aug 202613 min
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#rera-complaint-fee#complaint-format#complaint-documents
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RERA & buyer rights

How to File a MahaRERA Complaint Online: A Mumbai/Pune Buyer's Guide

A step-by-step walkthrough of the MahaRERA online complaint process for Mumbai, Pune, Thane and Nagpur buyers dealing with a delayed or non-compliant project.

22 Aug 202611 min
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#maharera-complaint#mumbai#pune
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RERA & buyer rights

How to File a UP-RERA Complaint Online (Noida)

For Noida and Greater Noida buyers stuck on a stalled project, here is the exact UP-RERA online filing route, not a generic national explainer.

22 Aug 202611 min
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#up-rera-complaint#noida#greater-noida
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RERA & buyer rights

How to File a Karnataka RERA Complaint Online

A Whitefield buyer's K-RERA project has slipped past its committed date by 14 months — here is the exact online filing route Karnataka RERA gives you to escalate it.

22 Aug 202612 min
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#karnataka-rera-complaint#k-rera#bengaluru
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RERA & buyer rights

How to File a Telangana RERA Complaint Online

A Kokapet buyer's possession date has come and gone twice — here is the exact TG-RERA online route Telangana gives you to hold the promoter accountable.

22 Aug 202611 min
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#telangana-rera-complaint#tgrera#hyderabad
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RERA & buyer rights

How to File a Haryana RERA Complaint Online

A Dwarka Expressway buyer is 18 months past possession with no firm date — here is exactly how HRERA's online complaint route works, and which of Haryana's two benches actually covers your project.

22 Aug 202611 min
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#haryana-rera-complaint#hrera#gurugram
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RERA & buyer rights

What to Expect at a RERA Hearing

A first-time buyer's calm, step-by-step walkthrough of what actually happens between filing a RERA complaint and receiving an order.

22 Aug 202611 min
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#rera-hearing#rera-adjudication#buyer-rights
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RERA & buyer rights

When a Builder Ignores a RERA Order: Execution & Recovery

Winning at RERA is only half the fight — here's the execution and recovery-certificate route buyers use when a builder simply doesn't pay up.

22 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-order-execution#recovery-certificate#enforce-rera-order
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RERA & buyer rights

Appealing a RERA Decision: The Appellate Tribunal

When a RERA order doesn't go your way, the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal is the next stop — and a 60-day clock starts ticking the day the order is passed.

22 Aug 202611 min
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#rera-appellate-tribunal#appeal-rera-order#rera-appeal-timeline
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA vs Consumer Court: Where Should Buyers Complain?

A first-time buyer's decision framework for choosing between RERA, a consumer forum, and NCLT when a builder delays possession or delivers less than promised.

22 Aug 202613 min
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#rera-vs-consumer-court#builder-complaint-forum#consumer-forum
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA Agreement for Sale: Clauses Buyers Must Read

A clause-by-clause walkthrough of what RERA makes mandatory in the builder-buyer Agreement for Sale, and which one-sided wording to question before you sign.

22 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-agreement-for-sale#model-agreement#sale-agreement-clauses
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RERA & buyer rights

The RERA 10% Rule: Advance Before an Agreement for Sale

What the RERA 10% advance cap actually means, why it exists, and how a first-time buyer can push back confidently when a builder demands more before a registered agreement.

22 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-10-percent-rule#booking-amount-rera#advance-before-agreement
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA's 70% Escrow Rule and How It Protects Your Money

RERA forces builders to lock 70% of buyer payments into a project-specific escrow account, which is why your money is far less likely to end up funding someone else's tower.

22 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-70-percent-escrow#rera-separate-account#fund-diversion
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RERA & buyer rights

Which Projects Must Register Under RERA (Size Thresholds)

Whether a project must register under RERA usually comes down to a land-size or apartment-count test, but the exact trigger can shift depending on which state you're buying in.

22 Aug 202611 min
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#rera-registration-threshold#500-sqm-rule#8-apartments-rera
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA-Exempt Projects: What Buyers Should Watch For

A project without a RERA number isn't automatically unsafe, but it does mean the usual escrow, disclosure, and complaint protections simply don't apply, and the diligence burden shifts entirely to you.

22 Aug 202611 min
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#rera-exempt-projects#small-project-exemption#ongoing-project-rera
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RERA & buyer rights

How to Check if a Property Agent Is RERA-Registered

Before you hand over a token amount to a broker, spend five minutes on the State RERA agent registry — here's exactly how to look up their number and read what it tells you.

22 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-agent-registration#check-broker-rera#agent-verification
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RERA & buyer rights

Tracking Construction Progress via RERA Quarterly Updates

The builder's sales team says construction is on track — the RERA portal's quarterly filings are where you can actually check for yourself.

22 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-quarterly-updates#qpr-rera#track-construction
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA's 5-Year Defect Liability: Fixing Post-Possession Issues

That damp patch spreading across your bedroom wall in your first monsoon isn't just bad luck — RERA gives you five years from possession to have the builder fix it for free.

22 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-defect-liability#5-year-warranty#post-possession-defects
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA Carpet Area: The Only Number That Counts When Buying

Two brochures, two very different sq-ft numbers — here is the one legal definition that tells you what floor space you are actually paying for.

21 Aug 202613 min
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#rera-carpet-area#carpet-vs-built-up#usable-area
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RERA & buyer rights

Why RERA Banned Selling on Super Built-Up Area

A flat marketed at 1,250 sq ft that lives like 900 — here's the loading-factor trick RERA outlawed, and how to spot it before you sign.

21 Aug 202611 min
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#super-built-up-area#loading-factor#rera-area-rules
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RERA & buyer rights

Your Rights Under RERA When Possession Is Delayed

Paying rent and an EMI for a flat that still isn't ready — here is exactly what Section 18 of RERA lets you claim, and how to decide between waiting and walking away.

21 Aug 202612 min
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#possession-delay#rera-rights#delay-compensation
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RERA & buyer rights

How RERA Delay Interest Is Calculated for Buyers

A worked, rupee-by-rupee walkthrough of how RERA possession-delay interest is actually computed, so you can sanity-check whatever number your builder quotes.

21 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-delay-interest#possession-delay#mclr
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA Refund with Interest When You Exit a Delayed Project

A clear-eyed framework for deciding whether to withdraw from a stalled project and claim a full RERA refund with interest, or keep waiting for possession.

21 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-refund#project-delay#withdraw-project
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RERA & buyer rights

How to File a RERA Complaint: Step-by-Step for Buyers

A plain-language, screen-by-screen walkthrough of filing an online RERA complaint against a builder — from creating your portal account to tracking the case number.

21 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-complaint#file-complaint#builder-complaint
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RERA & buyer rights

What Is RERA? The 2016 Act Explained for Home Buyers

You've been told to check if a project is 'RERA-registered' a dozen times — here's what RERA actually is, why it exists, and what it does and doesn't protect you from.

20 Aug 202612 min
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#rera-act#buyer-rights#first-time-buyer
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RERA & buyer rights

How to Check a Project's RERA Registration Number

A step-by-step walkthrough for looking up any project's RERA registration number yourself on the correct state portal, instead of trusting a brochure or a broker's word.

20 Aug 202614 min
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#rera-registration#verify-rera#project-search
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RERA & buyer rights

RERA Registered vs Approved: What the Status Really Means

RERA registration is a legal disclosure requirement, not a government seal of approval — here's how to stop conflating the two words and read a project's real status for yourself.

20 Aug 202611 min
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#rera-status#rera-registered#buyer-rights