RERA made it the law to sell flats on carpet area — the actual usable space inside your walls — not inflated 'super area'. If you were sold on super area or delivered less than promised, you have a remedy.
In plain words: RERA made it the law to sell flats on carpet area — the actual usable floor space inside your walls — not the inflated 'super area' builders used to quote. If you were sold on super area, or handed less carpet area than promised, you have a remedy.
The problem
You paid for, say, 1,800 'super' square feet, but the usable space inside the flat is far less. Or the final measured area at handover is smaller than what the agreement promised.
What RERA says
- Carpet area is defined. Section 2(k): carpet area is the net usable floor area of an apartment (excluding external walls, balconies and common areas, with specified inclusions).
- Sale is on carpet area. RERA requires the price and the area in the agreement for sale to be stated on a carpet-area basis, so you know exactly what usable space you are buying.
- Shortfall means a refund. If the carpet area delivered is less than what the agreement promised, you are entitled to a proportionate refund of the price (with interest); if it is more, any extra demand is capped as the rules provide.
What you can do, step by step
- Check whether your agreement states the carpet area clearly.
- On possession, get the carpet area measured.
- If it is short of what was promised, claim a proportionate refund with interest before HRERA Gurugram.
How Vakil Help Desk helps
We check your agreement against what was delivered and claim a refund for any carpet-area shortfall. If your usable space is less than promised, contact Vakil Help Desk.
General information on RERA, not legal advice.