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India’s housing market is shifting toward bigger homes, with average apartment sizes rising 17% in two years as luxury demand surges and buyers prioritize space, lifestyle, and premium living.

Deceptive “Automatic Extension” Clause Fails: MahaRERA Tribunal Rescues Homebuyer from Builder’s Delay

In a significant win for property buyers, the Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has ruled that builders cannot use “automatic extension” clauses to bypass RERA deadlines. The Tribunal ordered Theme Infraprojects to refund ₹62 lakh with interest to a buyer after rejecting the builder’s claim that one-sided agreement clauses justified a six-year delay.
An 80-year-old private deed from 1943 has halted a Mumbai society's high-rise dreams. Bombay HC says the 30-ft 'ghost' still haunts redevelopment—until trial proves otherwise.

Homebuyers Beware: Waiting for Builder’s Review Can Kill Your RERA Appeal

Waiting for the builder’s review petition does NOT pause your 60-day RERA appeal deadline — Maharashtra Appellate Tribunal rejects massive delay, dismisses homebuyers’ challenge as time-barred, and warns: act fast or lose your right to contest unfavourable orders.
MahaRERA orders new developer to hand over flat and pay interest despite claiming it never received payment, holding both builders jointly liable in Mumbai Evergreen Woods case.

Booked a Flat but Didn’t Sign Agreement? MahaRERA Says Builder Can’t Keep Your Money

MahaRERA has ruled that builders cannot forfeit the entire booking amount if a homebuyer cancels before signing an agreement for sale. Allowing only a 2% deduction, the Authority reinforced consumer protection principles under RERA.
In a key February 2026 decision, MahaREAT ruled that homebuyers withdrawing from delayed projects under RERA are entitled to interest from the promoter's receipt of payments—not from later default dates—overturning a MahaRERA order in the Mullaji vs. Onyx Builders case involving stalled projects in Kurla West, Mumbai.

Don’t Book Before the Developer-Society Deal is Sealed: Khar Homebuyers Paid the Price with No Interest on Refund

In a January 2026 ruling, MahaRERA directed Parthesh Developers to refund full amounts paid by buyers Rajiv Dayal and Ashok/Jyoti Narang in the lapsed Ganga Jamna Sangam project — but without interest. The Authority cited the absence of a registered Agreement for Sale and the fact that 2010 allotment letters were issued before the 2011 redevelopment agreement, rendering transactions preliminary and ineligible for statutory interest.
India’s housing market is shifting toward bigger homes, with average apartment sizes rising 17% in two years as luxury demand surges and buyers prioritize space, lifestyle, and premium living.

Even Without Agreement for Sale, MahaRERA Can Order Refund to Prevent Injustice

MahaRERA held that even without an Agreement for Sale, it can order refund with interest, as seen in the Ajmeri Heights Andheri case involving Ajmeri Realty.