Right of homebuyer seeking refund and compensation for a delayed project
Section 18 (1) gives two kinds of rights to the homebuyers i.e. right to get a Refund along with Interest and the Right to get Compensation.
Section 18 (1) gives two kinds of rights to the homebuyers i.e. right to get a Refund along with Interest and the Right to get Compensation.
The Consumer Protection Act is a wide-ranging provision and it is not a specific resolution like the Insolvency ad Bankruptcy Code and the remedies are simultaneously and mutually exclusive.
Section 18(1) of the RERA Act provides for ‘Return of amount and compensation’ which is the base for complaint under section 31 seeking refund, interest and compensation.
Hon’ble SC clarified the position of the homebuyers similar to that of a “financial creditor” under the IBC, after this the homebuyers were at a par with banks and financial institutions.
In a landmark order, the MAHARERA has gone a step ahead in safe guarding the rights of the Homebuyer’s and allowed refund when the developer could not get the Completion Certificate. This will help the buyers protect their money in cases where project is sold and developer fails to get the basic certificates for construction.
A milestone judgement by the MahaRERA Authority to ensure the development of the real estate industry by protecting the homebuyer’s interest by balancing the rights of homebuyers as well as project developers.
The homebuyers who have got RERA refund orders and if builder has defaulted in making the payment, you can file case before NCLT under IBC laws
Builders requested that Refund and penal orders to be set aside or be reviewed due to the COVID-19 outbreak financial markets are seeing an all-time low.
The Hon’ble Adjudicating Officer took no time and in the short period of a span, gave relief to several homebuyers by granting not only refund but also compensation.
MREAT directed the developers to refund the forfeited amount of Rs. 8.14 lakhs to Jagdish Patel and Pravin Patel within two months.
MahaRERA directs the respondent to refund the amount paid by the complainants to the respondent along with interest under Section-18 of the RERA.
Chandigarh consumer commission coming to the rescue of the homebuyers has been able to restore its faith among homebuyers.
The hope of Ramkrishna Shard Parsodkar and his wife was shattered in to pieces when the builder failed to give possession after years of booking. That after being tormented at the hands of the builder, the couple was forced to approach the highest Consumer court of the county.
The Haryana government amends the Haryana Rera rules in order to bring the power of refund within the purview of Rera authority established at Panchkula and Gurgaon
Homebuyer filed appeal before P & H High court against order Haryana RERA Tribunal which held that RERA authority does’t power to grant refund under RERA.