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Your builder has an Occupation Certificate and sends a possession letter — but the fire staircase is incomplete, common areas are unfinished, and the flat isn't ready. Can you be forced to take possession? Not necessarily.
Cracks, leakage, seepage, failing waterproofing in a new flat — and the builder says 'the maintenance period is over, fix it yourself'? Section 14(3) of RERA gives eligible buyers five years of defect protection. Here's how it works.
You paid 80-90% and your home never came. Under Section 18 of RERA you have two choices — keep the flat and claim interest for the delay, or exit and demand a refund with interest. Here's how, through real Haryana RERA cases.
Booked a flat years ago and still waiting — and now the builder blames COVID-19? A practical guide, through real Haryana RERA and Appellate Tribunal cases, on when a COVID force-majeure defence works and when it doesn't.
You paid Interest-Free Maintenance Security (IFMS) at possession. When maintenance is handed to the RWA, where does that money go? A practical guide for Gurugram apartment owners and RWAs, with real Haryana RERA cases.
If your Gurugram builder has missed the possession date, RERA gives you a clear choice — a full refund with interest, or interest for every month of delay. And yes, projects launched before RERA are covered too, if they were still ongoing.
Section 18 of RERA puts you in the driver's seat on a delayed project — exit with a full refund plus interest, or keep the flat and be paid interest for the delay. The builder cannot make you wait endlessly for nothing.
The interest for delayed possession in Haryana isn't arbitrary — it's the State Bank of India's highest MCLR plus 2%. Recent HRERA orders work out to roughly 10-11%, and the same rate applies both ways.
A builder cannot swallow your entire booking amount if you cancel, or if it defaults. One-sided forfeiture clauses don't hold up — HRERA generally allows only a reasonable forfeiture and orders the rest refunded with interest.