HeyJaredShirish Deshpande
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- Sep 14, 2026
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Consumer Connect: Rehab Members Can Seek Removal Of Defaulting Builder (opens the original)
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We are a group of 12 members of a Borivali society with 40 members. The society executed a development agreement with a developer in May 2018, who promised possession of flats within 36 months of the IOD. Accordingly, possession was due by April 2022. However, the builder has completed about 75% of the work and stopped further construction for want of funds. He has obtained two extensions from MahaRERA and stopped paying rent to members for more than a year. The managing committee and some membe
Consumer Connect: West Asia War Triggers 4-Month RERA Extension; Builders Get Relief, But Homebuyers’ Interest Rights Remain Protected (opens the original)
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Q. Has the Centre declared the West Asia war situation a “force majeure” event allowing extension of timelines for real estate projects? If so, what is the extension period? How will it affect homebuyers? Will buyers be denied interest for this “force majeure” period in projects already delayed? Shirish Mulekar, Pune A. The Centre has officially treated the West Asia conflict as a “war” for invoking the force majeure provisions under RERA. Through a circular dated July 31, the Ministry of Housin
Consumer Connect: Maharashtra's New Redevelopment Rules Allow Online SGBMs, Registrar NOC No Longer Required (opens the original)
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Q. Do the recently amended housing society rules permit online attendance of members for such redevelopment Special General Body Meetings (SGBMs)? Whether presence of the registrar’s representative for such general body meetings and the NOC from the registrar’s office for re-development is still necessary? What is the quorum now required for such SGBMs to commence proceedings and what is the quorum for passing the resolution for selecting the developer for re-development? What if the requisite q
Consumer Connect: Can Rehab Members Challenge Unfair 3% Carpet Area Shortfall Clauses? (opens the original)
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Q. Your Consumer Connect column of June 29, discussed homebuyers’ rights regarding the 3% plus/minus carpet area variation contained in the model agreement for sale prescribed by MahaRERA. You explained the 3% variation cap and clarified that even if there is a 1% shortage in carpet area, the builder must reimburse the homebuyer proportionately, with interest. Does this rule also apply to rehab members of societies undergoing redevelopment? Some redevelopment projects contain a clause in the dev
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