RERA Registration

What is RERA Registration?

Under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, every residential project with a plot area exceeding 500 square metres or more than 8 apartments must be registered with the state Real Estate Regulatory Authority before the developer advertises, markets, books, sells, or offers for sale any unit. RERA registration is the foundational legal prerequisite for any new project.

Registration requires the developer to disclose: project layout, approved plans, land title documents, builder financials, list of approvals obtained, expected completion date, and a declaration that 70% of collections will be kept in a dedicated escrow account.

State RERA Portals

Each state operates its own portal. Primary portals for major markets:

• Karnataka: rera.karnataka.gov.in — search by project name or number (format: PRM/KA/RERA/...)
• Maharashtra: maharera.mahaonline.gov.in — registration numbers begin with P51 (Pune), P52 (Mumbai)
• Uttar Pradesh: up-rera.in — covers Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Lucknow
• Haryana: hrera.org.in — covers Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panchkula
• Telangana: rera.telangana.gov.in — covers Hyderabad
• Tamil Nadu: tnrera.in — Chennai and all Tamil Nadu districts

What Happens When RERA Lapses?

RERA registration has a validity tied to the declared project completion date. If a builder fails to complete and obtain the Occupancy Certificate by that date, the registration must be renewed. Non-renewal makes the project technically in violation — the builder cannot legally collect further instalments, and buyers may file complaints. In practice, builders apply for extensions citing force majeure and most states grant them.

However, projects with lapsed RERA and no renewal application filed are a serious red flag. Buyers who have paid instalments on a lapsed-RERA project have weaker enforcement standing than those in active-RERA projects.

How Brickplot Uses RERA Registration

RERA registration status is a hard cap factor in Brickplot scoring. Projects with active, valid RERA registration receive full marks on the Governance axis. Projects with lapsed registration and no renewal receive a hard cap — their Brickplot Score cannot exceed 45/100 regardless of other metrics. Projects that are legally required to register but have not done so are marked Do Not Buy in our database.

Related Terms

• RERA Number — the unique ID assigned at registration
• RERA Escrow Account — the 70% collection safeguard
• RERA Quarterly Update (QPR) — ongoing compliance filings