January 18, 2018

Mumbai: Housing society members who have a dispute with their builder over redevelopment cannot seek relief under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (Rera).

The state Rera last month dismissed a complaint filed by members of a Vikhroli housing society against their builder for failing to hand over their new flats for 11 years. They also accused the society’s managing committee of granting permission to the builder to add five floors without their approval.

In a December 2017 order, MahaRera chairperson Gautam Chatterjee said the authority is not the proper forum to resolve the society’s issue with the builder.

The order has wide implications because over 85% of all constructions in Mumbai involves redevelopments. Housing experts warned that thousands of families stranded for years because their redevelopment projects are stuck cannot take recourse under Rera.

“The complainants have not been able to point out any contravention or violation of the provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 or the rules or regulations,’’ said the order.

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Source: timesgroup.com