We Can’t Force Errant Developers To Compensate Buyers, Says MahaRERA Chairman
Developers in Maharashtra failed to honour nearly 170 orders of the RERA that favoured buyers, according to Gautam Chatterjee.
Developers in Maharashtra have failed to honour nearly 170 orders of the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority that favoured homebuyers, the chief of the state’s real estate regulator said.
That’s because we don’t have the powers to force the developers to compensate buyers, Gautam Chatterjee, chairman of MahaRERA, told BloombergQuint in an interview. “Enforcement (of orders) requires to be done though the collector, who has the right to attach assets of erring developers,” he said, adding: “Intervention (in seeking refunds) is not in the realm of the act (RERA).”
Maharashtra was the first state to implement the Real Estate Regulation Act nearly two years ago. At least half of realty projects in India that are registered under the legislation are from the state.
He said that was why RERA authorities have focused on completion of projects. “No one has been prevented from going to the consumer fora available in the country,” Chatterjee said.
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