Approvals & Clearances Builder’s Duty, Home Buyers Can’t Suffer Delays

“Getting approvals, sanctions, environmental clearance, etc., is the builder’s responsibility. Buyers cannot be made to suffer for these delays,” ruled MahaRERA while directing full refund with interest to homebuyers in the Vardhaman Park project.

Builder Pockets 90% of Your Money,Then Cancels Your Flat — Tribunal Says: Not on Our Watch

A Mira Road builder collected over ₹28 lakh from a homebuyer across four years, never once executed an Agreement for Sale, then cancelled his flat for “non-payment.” The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal wasn’t buying it — and delivered one of the most comprehensive homebuyer-friendly rulings in recent memory.

Builder vs 40 Homebuyers: Mumbai Tribunal Delivers Epic Smackdown to Promoter in 40-vs-1 RERA War!

In a stunning 40-vs-1 rout, the Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has dismissed every appeal filed by CCI Projects against 40 homebuyers, ordering the promoter to pay delayed possession interest plus costs in the Wintergreen project at Rivali Park, Borivali.

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.

Homebuyers Lose Right to Compensation & Rent Refund Once They Accept Delayed Possession

“Once you take possession, you can get interest for the delay — but not compensation for mental harassment or rent paid elsewhere. That’s the clear message from the Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal in a landmark Thane homebuyer case.”