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homebuyer rights

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MahaRERA has allowed deregistration of Prithvi Sneh project but made it clear that the builder remains liable for all previous orders and cannot escape past liabilities.

Builder Sells Flat 701, Renumbers it 702, RERA Orders Buyer to Take 702 + Delay Interest

In a peculiar case, a Nagpur promoter renumbered the buyer’s Flat 701 to 702 without consent and sold the original flat to another person. MahaRERA has now directed the promoter to correct the documents and hand over Flat 702 along with substantial delay interest.
MahaRERA Appellate Tribunal rules that settlement on possession & payment does not waive homebuyer’s right to RERA delay interest unless explicitly recorded.

MahaRERA Tribunal Bound to Hear Prayer to Change Developer in Stalled Projects: Bombay HC

Bombay HC allows homebuyers to seek Tribunal-appointed developer for completing Kandivali project at builder’s cost. Tribunal cannot refuse to hear such prayers citing absence of other allottees or Sec 7 RERA route.
Bombay HC rules flat agreements don’t give land ownership to societies, sets aside decades-old Thane dispute.

Homebuyers Score Big in Deemed Conveyance: Court Rejects Builder’s TDR Excuse

Homebuyers score big win in deemed conveyance case: Bombay High Court rules builders cannot use TDR as excuse to deny societies their full proportionate land share.
Appellate court awards ₹2 lakh to senior citizen after society failed to resolve years of terrace leakage complaints.

Mumbai Court Backs Flat Owner’s Challenge to Cluster Redevelopment Election

In a major relief for homebuyers, the Maharashtra State Co-operative Appellate Court rejected the federation’s plea to dismiss a dispute filed by Goregaon flat owner Kajal Rajani challenging the cluster redevelopment election process.
In a strong pro-homebuyer ruling, the Bombay High Court has held that allottees who continue with a delayed project do not lose their statutory right to claim interest under Section 18 of RERA. The Court dismissed the promoter’s appeal and upheld interest from the original due date of possession.

Homebuyers Can Claim Interest for Delayed Possession Even If They Stay in the Project

In a strong pro-homebuyer ruling, the Bombay High Court has held that allottees who continue with a delayed project do not lose their statutory right to claim interest under Section 18 of RERA. The Court dismissed the promoter’s appeal and upheld interest from the original due date of possession.