MahaRERA Rejects Joint Complaints by Homebuyers Seeking Individual Reliefs

MahaRERA has partly allowed a complaint by 11 flat buyers in the Gaurav Samruddhi project but rejected most individual reliefs, citing the procedural bar on joint complaints for personal grievances and directing buyers to file separate complaints or approach through their registered society for collective issues. The Authority ordered the developer to obtain the Occupation Certificate within 30 days.

MahaRERA Orders Kolte-Patil Developers to Pay Interest for Delayed Possession in Vile Parle Redevelopment Project

MahaRERA has partly allowed a complaint by Manohar Shetty and Lalita M. Shetty against Kolte-Patil Developers, ordering payment of interest at SBI’s highest MCLR + 2% for the delay in handing over possession of a flat in the Jai Vijay redevelopment project from October 2019 to March 2020. The ruling underscores that contractual possession dates bind promoters despite project extensions or external delays.

Soft possession without OC is not lawful possession: MahaREAT rules in favour of homebuyer

In a major win for homebuyers, MahaREAT has ruled that “soft possession” without an Occupation Certificate does not count as lawful possession under RERA.

Developer Asked to Get OC or Pay Rs 129 Crore in Damages to Housing Society

Bombay High Court has upheld the arbitral award directing developer Lotus Logistics to obtain Occupation Certificate for Evertop Apartments rehab wing within extended 9 months — or pay ₹128.98 crore damages for shifting rehab FSI through fictitious “open-to-sky ducts” in revised plans, calling it an act of “deceit and misrepresentation”.

BJP Constitutes Special Study Group to Tackle OC Certificate Delays in Mumbai Housing Societies

The BJP’s Mumbai unit has formed a four-member study group to tackle the city’s long-standing Occupation Certificate (OC) delays that have left thousands of housing societies in limbo. Guided by former MP Gopal Shetty, the committee will investigate the issue and propose measures to bring relief to affected homebuyers.