If you thought the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) will hold developers responsible for irregularities in a construction project on its own, you are wrong. Without your complaint, errant developers can even get away scot-free, as the authority lacks a mechanism to identify the number of ongoing projects in the state, whether registered or not. So developers will be held accountable only if there are complaints about them for RERA to check the issues.

A complaint from the buyer or a citizen is required for RERA officials to act on a builder's alleged wrongdoing. Vasant Prabhu, Secretary of RERA, said, "We will act on complaints from buyers and citizens. Affected parties will be given a hearing and addressing their problems will be our aim, whereas anonymity of citizens complaining about a sale without registrations will also be completely taken care of. We want citizens to come forward and tell us their issues related to construction."