Overview
Under RERA the brochure stopped being marketing fluff: Section 12 makes the promoter liable for loss caused by false or misleading advertisement, and Section 14 locks the promoter to the sanctioned plans and specifications — no changes to your unit without your consent, no changes to common areas without two-thirds of allottees. Missing clubhouses and pools, shrunken gardens, extra towers on 'open space', downgraded fittings, and carpet-area shortfalls are all actionable — with compensation, price adjustment, or (for Section 12 misstatements that induced the booking) a refund with interest.
Key Provisions — RERA, 2016
- Section 12 — loss from false/misleading advertisement is compensable; if you relied on it to book, you may withdraw with interest.
- Section 14 — construction must follow sanctioned plans; unit changes need your consent, common-area changes need 2/3 of allottees.
- Carpet-area shortfall against the agreement is a price-adjustment claim at the agreement rate.
- The registered project's RERA page (plans, amenities, timelines) is evidence the promoter authored against himself.
What You Can Get
How We Handle It
Promise vs Delivery Audit
Brochure, RERA filings, and sanctioned plans against what stands on the ground.
Measurement & Valuation
Carpet-area verification and the money value of what's missing.
RERA Complaint
Sections 12/14 complaint with the documentary gap laid out.
Relief
Compensation, adjustment, completion directions — or exit with interest.
Frequently Asked Questions
The builder added two floors and sold them — our towers were sold as G+10. Can he?
Not without consent: extra floors change sanctioned plans and load common amenities. Allottees can seek demolition-level directions, though compensation is the commoner outcome — collectively filed, it's a strong case.
My carpet area is 6% less than the agreement — what am I owed?
A proportionate refund at the agreement's per-sq.ft rate, with interest — measured by a joint survey the authority can order.
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