Before buying an apartment, homebuyers must check if the property has legal issues pending against it

MahaRERA, in a recent order, has directed a realtor constructing a project near Mumbai, to disclose details about pending litigation in the public domain

To protect the interests of homebuyers, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has directed a real estate developer of a project in Thane near Mumbai to disclose all details regarding litigation pending against its under-construction project.

The Thane case

The owner of the land in Thane where the project is coming up had filed a complaint with MahaRERA in September 2024 on various issues, including ownership rights and the fact that the developer had not disclosed details about the pending litigation in the project on the MahaRERA website.

“Thereby, he has hid the said fact, and continues to sell off to innocent homebuyers, without disclosing the legal litigation endangering the investment of the homebuyers,” the owner of the land had said in his complaint and prayed that the issue be settled for a clear title.

During the hearing, MahaRERA informed the landlord that the ownership of the project land falls beyond RERA's purview; hence, MahaRERA cannot decide on it.