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TSMT UPDATE
I The Real Estate ( Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 I
Along with Karnataka Rules, 2017.
Introduction:
The real estate sector has rapidly grown in the recent years, but has largely been unregulated
from the perspective of consumer protection. Though, consumer protection laws are available,
the recourse available therein are only curative, but not preventive. In order to maintain
transparency between the real estate developers and the consumers, RERA Act came into
existence.
With the implementation of this Act, consumers will get the timely and satisfactory completion of
projects.
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (“RERA”) is an Act of the Parliament of
India which seeks to protect home-buyers as well as help boost investments in the real estate
industry. The bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 10 March 2016 and by the Lok Sabha on 15
March 2016.
RERA has come into force from May 1, 2017. The Act overrides all existing applicable laws for the
time being in force with real-estate.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. What are the objects and reasons for which the Act has been framed?
The Act is intended to achieve the following objectives:
Ensure accountability towards allottees and protect their interest;
Infuse transparency, ensure fair-play and reduce frauds & delays;
Introduce professionalism and pan India standardization;
Establish symmetry of information between the promoter and allottee;
Imposing certain responsibilities on both promoter and allottees;
Establish regulatory oversight mechanism to enforce contracts.
2. Does the Act cover on-going / incomplete projects?
Yes, both on-going/incomplete project and a future project are covered under the Act. Further
with respect to on-going projects this Act shall be applicable only if Completion certificate has
not been obtained from competent authority.
3. What is the time frame for registration of on-going/ in-complete projects?
The promoters of all on-going and in-complete projects which have not received completion
certificate will need to register their project with the Regulator Authority, within 3 months of
commencement of this Act.
4. What is the time limit for grant of registration by RERA?
The registration shall be granted within the 30 days from the day of application. Post the
registration, RERA would also provide the registration number, Login ID and password. With the
help of these details, you can access the website of Authority and to create his/her webpage and
fill in the details of the proposed project.
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5. What if the RERA Authorities do not respond to the application within the stipulated
time?
In case the Authority fails to take decision within 30 days of its receipt, the project shall be
deemed registered.
6. What if the registration is not obtained by the promoter?
RERA, expressly prohibits promoters from advertising or marketing or booking or selling or
offering to sell a plot, apartment or building in any real estate project without getting it registered
with the authority. A promoter is held liable to a penalty which may extend up to 10 percent of
the estimated cost of the project as determined by the authority.
7. At what stage can a promoter start to advertise his project for sale ?
The promoter can advertise his project for sale after the project has been registered with the
Regulatory Authority .
8. Does the Act cover both Residential and Commercial Real Estate?
Yes, RERA covers both Residential and Commercial Real Estate.
9. Which projects are exempt from the ambit of the Act?
The following projects do not require to obtain registration under this Act:
✓ Land proposed to be developed does not exceed than 500 sq mts;
✓ Number of Apartments proposed to be developed does not exceed 8 in number;
✓ Received Completion certificate prior to commencement of the Act;
✓ Repairs, renovation or re-development of Apartment, plot or building which does not involve
marketing, advertisement, selling, or, new allotment.
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10. What is difference between the term ‘Completion certificate’ and ‘Occupancy
Certificate’?
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE
(“CC”) (“OC”)
Obtained on the completion of building Obtained after receiving the completion certificate
construction
The builder or developer of the project has to The builder or the buyer have to obtain the OC
apply for the CC with the local authorities (like the from the civic bodies.( like BBMP)
BDA, BBMP in Bangalore or PMC in Pune).
CC is issued only if the building standards like OC certifies that the building has complied with all
distance from road, height of the building, rain the required building standards, local laws and it is
water harvesting system implementation, etc. safe to occupy. It is issued once it is certain that
there is no objection to occupy the building under
reference for its specified use.
CC shows that the building construction is Once CC is issued, the OC will be given to all
constructed as per the plan which was approved by buyers so that they can take possession of their
the concerned authorities. flats/ properties.
11. Is promoter required to maintain separate account for every project and what are the
purpose for which funds can be withdrawn ?
The promoter shall maintain a separate account for every project undertaken by him wherein
seventy percent of the money received from the allottees shall be deposited for the purposes of
construction and land cost. Further the funds can only be used for construction and land cost.
12. When can the promoter withdraw the money from a separate account?
The promoter is required to withdraw the amounts from the separate account, to cover the cost of
the project, in proportion to the percentage of completion of the project. In addition, the
promoter is permitted to withdraw from the separate account after it is certified by an engineer,
an architect and a chartered accountant in practice that the withdrawal is in proportion to the
percentage of completion of the project.
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13. Is the promoter required to get his accounts audited?
The promoter is required to get his accounts audited within six months after the end of every
financial year by a CA in practice, and shall produce a statement of accounts duly certified and
signed by such CA and it shall be verified during the audit that the amounts collected for a
particular project have been utilized for the project and the withdrawal has been in compliance
with the proportion to the percentage of completion of the project.
14. Can promoter collect any amount of money towards booking the Apartment/plot?
The promoter cannot accept a sum more than 10 percent of the apartment / plot cost as an
advance payment / application fees. For any further collection towards the apartment / plot cost,
the promoter is required to enter into an ‘Agreement for Sale’ with the Allottee.
15. How is the area of property calculated and are there any changes under RERA Act, 2016
with this regard?
The area of property is often calculated in 3 different ways - Carpet area, built-up area and super
built-up area. Hence, when it comes to buying a property, this can leads to a lot of disconnection
between what the buyer pays and what he actually receives.
RERA has put an end to this, builders will have to quote prices based on carpet area only. Carpet
area has been clearly defined in the act to mean net usable floor area of an apartment and
includes area covered by the internal walls and excludes area covered by the external walls, area
under service shafts, exclusive balcony, verandah or open terrace area.
16. What if the promoters fail to give possession of the property on time?
The liability of the promoter will be as under:
Allottee
demands for
repayment of
amount
Yes No
Interest is payable by the developer for
Developer will be required to refund
every month of delay, till the handing over
or pay compensation to the allottees
of the possession of property, at the rate
with an interest at the rate prescribed
prescribed
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| Karnataka RERA Rules, 2017 |
The RERA Act, 2016 contemplates that within six months of its enforcement, State Government
shall make rules for carrying out the provisions of the Act. Various state governments have
notified their rules. Here we have highlighted the Karnataka RERA Rules,2017.
The Department of Housing, Government of Karnataka is the nodal department for the
implementation of RERA Act in the state of Karnataka.
All sections of the RERA Act came into force with effect from May 1, 2017. Under the RERA Act,
the Karnataka Real Estate Regulation and Development Rules, 2017 was approved by
Government of Karnataka and notified on July 10, 2017.
1. What are the documents required by promoter for registration of project?
Self attested copy of PAN Card of the promoter;
Annual report including audited profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flow statement,
directors report and the auditors report of the promoter for the immediately preceding 3
financial years;
Legal title deed reflecting the title of promoter to the land on which development of project
is proposed along with legally valid documents;
Consent of the land owner along with self attested copy of collaboration agreement, where
the promoter is not the owner of the land on which development is proposed;
Application to the Authority for registration of the real estate project shall be made in writing
in Form ‘A’, in triplicate
2. What is “Ongoing Projects”?
Ongoing Project means a project where development is going on and for which completion
certificate has not been issued but excludes such projects which fulfill certain criteria prescribed.
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Exclusion:
• Layouts, where the streets and civic amenities sites have been handed over to Local
Authority and Planning Authority for maintenance.
Apartments, where common areas and facilities have been handed over to the registered
association consisting of majority of allottees.
Development Works have been completed as per Act and certified by competent agency
and application has been filed with the competent authority for issue of completion
certificate/ occupation certificate.
Partial Occupancy Certificate has been obtained(Partial OC is granted to large projects that
are being developed in different phases or blocks. Once a specific phase is completed, the
concerned authorities (BBMP / BDA-in case of Bangalore) after inspecting the building
grants it a Partial OC. Simultaneously, as the next Phase finishes, partial OC is given to that
as well and so on. Once the entire project is complete, Partial OC is replaced with one
common OC for the entire project).
3. What are the additional documents required under Karnataka RERA for on-going
projects?
As per the Karnataka Rules it is mandatory for the promoter to provide the following additional
documents apart from the documents mentioned above for registration of Ongoing projects:
The original sanctioned plan, plan layout, subsequent modifications carried out;
The total amount collected from the allottees and the total amount of money used for
development of the project including the total amount of balance money lying with the
promoter;
Status of the project including original time period disclosed to the allottee for completion of the
project;
Size of Apartment should be disclosed as per carpet area.
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4 Whether building plan which is yet to be approved by the authority is eligible for
registrations?
Projects can be registered only after the project plan has been approved by the Plan Approving
Authority and issue of Commencement Certificate.
5. Is there a project registration fee under RERA?
The project registration fees depends on the type of development project, the details have been
given below:
Area of land proposed Area of land proposed
to be developed does to be developed
Particulars Limited to
not exceed 100 square exceeds 100 square
meters meters
Group Housing Project Rs. 5 per square meter Rs. 10 per square meter 5 lakh rupees
Mixed Development Rs. 10 per square meter Rs. 20 per square meter 7 lakh rupees
Project ( Residential
and Commercial)
Commercial Projects Rs. 20 per square meter Rs. 25 per square meter 10 lakh rupees
Plotted Development Rs. 5 per square meter Rs. 5 per square meter 2 lakh rupees
Projects
6. What is the last date for registration of Project? Is there any extension?
The last date of registration of project was 31st July, 2017. However, the Government of
Karnataka had extended the due date for registration of the same till 31st August, 2017, upon
payment of 100% penalty of the applicable registration amount.
7. Can the project be still registered post 31st August, 2017?
Yes, the promoters can still register the project. As per the RERA Act, 2016, a penalty of
10 percent of the estimated cost of the real estate project as determined by the Authority.
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| RERA IN GENERAL |
1. What are the benefits of RERA?
Industry Developer Buyer
Governance and transparency Number of un-occupied It helps to determine Fair market
in project implementation. properties reduces value of property.
Higher Project efficiency and Every allottee shall have to make Safety on money and
more Robust Project delivery. necessary payments time. transparency on utilization
Improves Standardization and Enhances the credibility of the Quality products and timely
Quality. builder who adhere to the rules delivery
E n h a n c e s c o n fi d e n c e o f Promoter can claim interest from Home buyers will have to pay
investors allottees on delay in payment. only for carpet area.
ROLE OF Assist in registration of projects of RERA
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Pre- withdrawal certificate based on % of
completion.
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