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Bombay HC upholds MahaRERA order, directs developer to refund couple
The Bombay High Court also levied a cost of Rs 1 lakh (to be paid to the respondent) on the errant developer in driving the respondents (flat buyers) to unnecessary litigation before the appellate tribunal and now before the high court
19 March,2025 10:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Bombay HC rejects housing society’s bid to restrict membership transfers
Bombay High Court rules that society bylaws cannot override Maharashtra Co-op Societies Act, reinforcing rights of homebuyers
03 March,2025 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
MahaRERA portal sees surge in project registrations
Currently, there are 18,012 active projects in Maharashtra; of these, 11,080 projects are updating the QPR; this translates to 62 per cent of the housing projects ensuring project information is kept updated on MahaRERA’s website
17 February,2025 01:09 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
MahaRERA issues guidelines for buying a home in a safe and secure manner
There always has been a need to come out with a guideline, as the majority of the people purchase a home by pooling in their entire life’s savings. To prevent any kind of losses, MahaRERA has taken several decisions that legally empower homebuyers, said MahaRERA official
23 January,2025 10:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
MahaRERA to organise open houses in Nagpur and Pune for project registration
MahaRERA will organise monthly open houses in Nagpur and Pune to help developers register housing projects seamlessly. The first session will take place on January 22 in Nagpur, providing on-ground assistance with financial, legal, and technical queries.
18 January,2025 11:14 AM IST | Mumbai
Court-backed online housing redressal initiative fails to take off
Despite a government resolution, officials continue to rely on in-person hearings due to an abject lack of infrastructure and manpower. The order, passed in a public interest litigation by RTI activist Shailesh Gandhi, mandated online mechanisms for quasi-judicial bodies
17 January,2025 08:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
MAHARera directs SROs to replace representatives with 2 years' tenure
MahaRERA has also emphasised that representatives assisting in housing project registrations must possess domain expertise in at least one of three critical areas: legal, financial, or technical. This requirement is essential to ensure seamless and efficient project registration
14 January,2025 12:20 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra: Over 1000 real estate ads in state found to be misleading
Developers exploit weak penalties, misleading flat buyers with false claims
11 January,2025 10:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
MahaRERA notice to lapsed projects, yield results
Builders of 5,324 housing projects have replied to the show cause notices, which is welcoming; Of these, 3,517 projects have submitted their Occupancy Certificates and 524 have applied for the project’s deadline to be extended
09 January,2025 01:30 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
MahaRERA reduces criteria for SRO recognition outside MMR
MahaRERA has revised the criteria for forming Self-Regulatory Organisations (SROs) in areas outside Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), lowering the threshold from 500 to 200 projects to provide developers with better regulatory support.
02 January,2025 12:45 PM IST | Mumbai