The Promoter/Developer has to make available to the home buyers the layout/sanctioned plans of the project along with its specification and the approval by the authority.

The NCLT ordered appointment of IRP even though only 50% voting was in favor of the appointment however the requirement is 66% as per the IBC laws.

IBC and RERA Act, enacted in 2016, appear to be pitted against each other as far as protecting the interests of bankers and home buyers are concerned.

The authority has received close to 1,150 complaints from the district of Gurugram against builders for delay in various projects. In lieu of the same in September alone the authority has issued notices to almost 52 builders.

Without occupancy certificate possession of flat is not a lawful possession and it is equivalent to a rented home which can be evacuated anytime by the discretion of State Authority.

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

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.

Remedies for the home-buyers who are aggrieved because of the defective title of the land can file a complaint before RERA Authority or Adjudicating officer of the State.

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

Filing of complaint is the first step in getting justice but as they say well begun is half done thus if filling is done efficiently justice cannot be left far behind.

There has been huge confusion with respect to filing of complaint as association. An association of persons with respect to a particular project may file a case against the builder.

Western UP Bench of RERA- After looking at the bulk cases in the state a bench was made operational in the city of Noida on 4th September, 2018.

RERA Authorities are functional in almost all states. The authorities though being on nascent stage are trying their best to deliver justice to all the aggrieved homebuyers.

case of any structural defect incurred in next five years from the date of giving the possession; the builder/promoter is liable to rectify the defect at his own cost.

The builders started offering alternate flats or apartments instead of the original one promised as this trick is now becoming the norm for many builders.