How to check a project on MahaRERA before you buy

MahaRERA is the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority. Under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, most residential projects in Maharashtra must be registered with it before they are advertised or sold.

Checking a project’s registration takes a few minutes and tells you a lot. Here is how to do it.

Step 1: get the registration number

Ask the builder or broker for the project’s MahaRERA registration number. Registered projects must show it in their advertisements, together with a QR code that links to the project’s MahaRERA page.

If a project that should be registered cannot give you a number, treat that as a warning sign.

Step 2: search on the MahaRERA website

Go to the official MahaRERA website (maharera.maharashtra.gov.in) and open the search for registered projects. You can usually search by:

• registration number
• project name
• promoter (builder) name
• district, such as Amravati

Websites change over time, so the menu names may differ slightly, but the project search is always on the official site.

Step 3: check the registration details

On the project’s page, check that:

• the project name, promoter and address match what you were told
• the registration is valid, and note its validity date
• the proposed completion date fits your plans
• the land or building described is the one you are looking at

Step 4: look at the uploaded documents

Registered projects upload key documents, such as the approved plans and the commencement certificate. Open them and check that:

• the number of floors and units matches the brochure
• your flat or plot appears in the approved plan
• amenities you are promised are shown in the approved layout

Step 5: check progress and complaints

Promoters must file progress updates on MahaRERA. Look at the latest one to see how far construction has gone compared with the plan.

Also look for any complaints or orders listed against the project or the promoter. One complaint is not always a problem, but many complaints are worth asking about.

If something does not match

If the details on MahaRERA do not match what you were told, do not pay yet. Ask the promoter to explain in writing, and take advice from a property lawyer.

Use it together with other checks

A MahaRERA registration is an important check, but not the only one. Before paying a token, also go through our seven checks before you pay a token amount, and if you are buying land, the documents to check before buying a plot.