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Why checking RERA approval before the site visit matters<\/h2>\n

Most buyers check RERA after they have fallen in love with the apartment. They have done the site visit, imagined the furniture, and are emotionally committed. At that point, discovering a RERA problem feels like a transaction risk, not an opportunity to avoid a bad investment. It should feel like the second thing.<\/p>\n

The first thing is the price. The second thing is the RERA status. In that order.<\/p>\n

Under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016, a builder cannot collect any money from buyers until the project is registered with the state RERA authority. RERA 2.0 (effective March 2026) tightened this further: a pre-launch compliance certificate is now mandatory before any project advertising, and 70 percent of all buyer funds must be deposited in a separate escrow account that the builder cannot touch without project-specific authorisation.<\/p>\n

If a project does not appear on the RERA portal, the builder is operating illegally. Your booking amount has no regulatory protection. The possession date is not legally binding. And your complaints have no statutory recourse.<\/p>\n

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The check takes under five minutes.<\/strong> State portal. Search by project name or builder name. Read the registration status and completion date. That is the entire verification before any money changes hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

How to check RERA approved projects: the step-by-step process<\/h2>\n

The process is identical across all state portals, even though the interfaces vary.<\/p>\n

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  1. Identify the state RERA portal.<\/strong> Every state has its own RERA authority. The project must be registered with the portal of the state where the property is physically located, not where the builder is headquartered.<\/li>\n
  2. Navigate to ‘Registered Projects’ or ‘Search Projects’.<\/strong> Most portals have a prominent search bar on the homepage. You can search by project name, RERA registration number, or promoter (builder) name.<\/li>\n
  3. Locate the project and click through to its detail page.<\/strong> Verify: registration number, registration validity date, project type, district and locality, and the declared completion date.<\/li>\n
  4. Verify the escrow status and project documents.<\/strong> The portal should show escrow account details, percentage of funds deposited, and uploaded project documents (approved plan, commencement certificate, layout approval).<\/li>\n
  5. Check the complaint history.<\/strong> Most state portals have a complaints or cases tab for each project. A project with multiple pending complaints is a yellow flag for builder accountability.<\/li>\n
  6. Cross-check the RERA number on the builder’s brochure.<\/strong> The number on the brochure and the number on the portal must match exactly. A forged or misquoted RERA number is an immediate disqualification.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How to check RERA approved projects on MahaRERA (Maharashtra)<\/h2>\n

    MahaRERA is the most active state RERA in India by volume, handling Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and all Maharashtra projects. The portal is maharerait.maharashtra.gov.in<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    On MahaRERA, the registration number format is P51700000001 (for Maharashtra) or L51700000001 (for layouts). On the project detail page, check:<\/p>\n

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    • Registration validity:<\/strong> The RERA registration should be currently valid, not expired. Projects whose registration lapsed but whose construction continues are technically operating illegally.<\/li>\n
    • Proposed completion date:<\/strong> The date the builder declared to RERA. Any delay beyond this date triggers the buyer’s right to refund plus interest under Section 18 of RERA.<\/li>\n
    • Escrow status:<\/strong> MahaRERA shows the escrow account bank and branch. If the escrow account details are blank, it is a red flag.<\/li>\n
    • QR code verification:<\/strong> MahaRERA 2.0 (from April 2026) requires a QR code on all project advertisements and hoardings. Scanning it should open the project detail page on the portal. If the QR code does not work or leads elsewhere, report it to MahaRERA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      State RERA portals: how to check if a project is RERA approved across India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      State<\/th>\nRERA authority name<\/th>\nPortal URL<\/th>\nRegistration number format<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
      Maharashtra<\/td>\nMahaRERA<\/td>\nmaharerait.maharashtra.gov.in<\/td>\nP517XXXXXXXX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Karnataka<\/td>\nK-RERA<\/td>\nrera.karnataka.gov.in<\/td>\nPRM\/KA\/RERA\/XXXX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Haryana<\/td>\nHARERA<\/td>\nharyanarera.gov.in<\/td>\nRC\/REP\/HARERA\/GGM\/XXXX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Uttar Pradesh<\/td>\nUPRERA<\/td>\nup-rera.in<\/td>\nUPRERAPRJ\/XXXX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Telangana<\/td>\nTSRERA<\/td>\nrera.telangana.gov.in<\/td>\nP02400XXXX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Tamil Nadu<\/td>\nTNRERA<\/td>\ntnrera.in<\/td>\nTN\/01\/XXXX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Delhi<\/td>\nDRERA<\/td>\nrera.delhi.gov.in<\/td>\nDLRERA\/XXXX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Gujarat<\/td>\nGujRERA<\/td>\ngujrera.gujarat.gov.in<\/td>\nPR\/GJ\/XXXX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

      The RERA 2.0 national portal (rera.gov.in, launched February 2026) now aggregates project data across states. You can search the national portal for a project name and see which state portal carries the registration. For full project details including escrow and complaint history, go directly to the state portal.<\/p>\n

      RERA 2.0 additions you should know before verifying a project<\/h2>\n

      The March 2026 RERA 2.0 amendments added protections that did not exist under the 2016 act. If a builder references RERA compliance, the 2026 standards apply from March 2026 for all new registrations and most ongoing projects.<\/p>\n

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      • Pre-launch compliance certificate.<\/strong> Builders must now obtain a compliance certificate from the state RERA authority before any pre-launch advertising or sales. If a project is being marketed without this certificate, it is a violation reportable to the state RERA.<\/li>\n
      • 70 percent escrow with third-party audit.<\/strong> The escrow requirement was already in place under the 2016 act. RERA 2.0 added mandatory third-party quarterly audits of the escrow account and construction progress, which must be uploaded to the state portal.<\/li>\n
      • Five-year defect liability.<\/strong> The structural defect liability period was 5 years under the 2016 act. RERA 2.0 clarified that the 5-year clock starts from the date of possession, not from the date of OC, closing a common builder loophole.<\/li>\n
      • National complaint registry.<\/strong> RERA 2.0 added a national complaint registry. If a builder has complaints across multiple states, the full picture is now visible in one place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Six red flags on the RERA portal that should make you pause<\/h2>\n
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        • 1. Project not found on the state portal.<\/strong> Not in search results by any variant of the name or builder name. The builder may have given you a number from another state’s RERA by mistake, or the project may be genuinely unregistered. Stop all financial commitment until this is resolved.<\/li>\n
        • 2. Registration validity expired.<\/strong> The project’s RERA registration has lapsed. The builder must renew; a lapsed registration means the project lacks current regulatory oversight.<\/li>\n
        • 3. Completion date already passed.<\/strong> The declared completion date is in the past and the project is not yet complete. This triggers your right to refund plus interest under Section 18. It also means delays have already occurred once.<\/li>\n
        • 4. Escrow account details blank or unverifiable.<\/strong> On most portals, the escrow bank and account are disclosed. If they are blank, the 70 percent requirement is not being met. Do not invest.<\/li>\n
        • 5. Multiple active complaints from other buyers.<\/strong> Two or three complaints may be routine dispute. Ten or more active complaints from unrelated buyers about similar issues (delay, amenities not delivered, possession quality) is a serious builder-accountability signal.<\/li>\n
        • 6. Plan deviations not updated.<\/strong> RERA 2.0 requires builders to upload all plan changes within 7 days of approval. If the project detail page shows an approved plan from 3 years ago but the building you visited looks different, the deviation may not have been reported to RERA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          How a Hyderabad buyer avoided a project with 23 complaints<\/h2>\n

          This is the RERA check conversation that matters most, precisely because it happens when the buyer does not want to find a problem.<\/p>\n

          She was 33, a senior analytics manager at a pharma firm in Hitech City, looking at a gated 2 BHK in Kokapet that was priced at Rs 95 lakh. The showflat was the most beautiful she had seen in three months of searching. The possession date was March 2027. The booking was Rs 2 lakh.<\/p>\n

          The Square Yards advisor she was working with ran the RERA check on TSRERA before the second site visit, not after. The project was registered. But there were 23 active complaints on the portal, 19 of which were about the same builder’s previous project in Gachibowli: stalled construction, funds allegedly diverted, two cases in the TSRERA appellate tribunal. The Kokapet project was the same builder’s fourth project. The TSRERA page showed a completion date extension request (from December 2025 to March 2027) that had been filed six months after the original registration.<\/p>\n

          She declined the booking. The advisor helped her shortlist three alternative projects in the same Kokapet micro-market, all from builders with zero complaints on TSRERA. She closed on one at Rs 92 lakh six weeks later.<\/p>\n

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          “The showflat was perfect. I was ready to pay the booking. The Square Yards advisor asked me to wait twenty minutes while they pulled the TSRERA portal. Twenty minutes later I saw twenty-three complaints and a possession extension that had already slipped once. We walked away from the perfect showflat and found an equally good project three streets over with zero complaints. The RERA check is not a formality. It is the twenty minutes that changes what you buy.”<\/p>\n