How to Check RERA Registration of Any Property Project in India

Why RERA Registration Is the Single Most Important Check Before You Book

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 made it mandatory for all real estate projects above a threshold size to register with the state RERA authority before launching sales, collecting any advance, or advertising in any medium. RERA registration gives buyers several legally enforceable protections: a minimum 70 percent escrow requirement on advance payments, mandatory quarterly construction progress disclosures visible to all buyers, legal remedy for delays, and a public record of the project's approvals, approved plans, and completion status.

An unregistered project means zero RERA protection. The builder can take your advance, delay indefinitely, divert funds, and leave you with only slow and expensive civil court remedies. There is no RERA authority forum, no escrow, and no quarterly accountability without registration. Before you pay even a booking token for any under-construction residential project in India, verify the RERA registration number on the official state portal. This takes five minutes and can save you years of legal battles.

Who Must Register Under RERA?

RERA registration is mandatory for:

• Any residential or commercial project with a land area exceeding 500 sq m, or with more than 8 apartments or units in any phase — whichever threshold is breached first
• All ongoing projects that had not received a Completion Certificate as of the date RERA came into force in the respective state (typically 2017 or 2018 depending on the state)
• Each phase of a phased project must be separately registered — a registration for Phase 1 does not cover Phase 2

Exemptions from RERA registration apply to: small plotted developments where the total plot area does not exceed 500 sq m and the number of units does not exceed 8; pure renovation, repair, or redecoration projects that do not involve marketing or advertising; and resale of completed apartments that have already received an Occupancy Certificate.

State-by-State RERA Portal Links and Tips

• Karnataka: rera.karnataka.gov.in — Search under Project Registration or Project Search. Karnataka's portal is reasonably functional and shows quarterly progress reports and complaint history for most registered projects.
• Maharashtra: maharera.mahaonline.gov.in — One of India's best RERA portals. Includes project-level quarterly reports, complaint history, promoter details, unit-level booking status, and agent registrations. MahaRERA has been the gold standard for RERA portals since 2017.
• Telangana: rera.telangana.gov.in — Search by project name or RERA registration number. Telangana's portal is functional but less feature-rich than MahaRERA.
• Uttar Pradesh: up-rera.in — Covers all UP districts including Noida (GNIDA area), Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Agra, Lucknow, and Kanpur. Large volume of registered projects given UP's property market size.
• Haryana: hrera.org.in — Covers Gurugram, Faridabad, Karnal, Panchkula, and all Haryana districts. Gurugram projects are among the most searched on this portal given the high UC activity there.
• Tamil Nadu: tnrera.in — Tamil Nadu's portal. Chennai projects are listed here along with tier-2 city projects in Coimbatore, Madurai, and Salem.
• Delhi: rera.delhi.gov.in — Delhi's own RERA portal, separate from Haryana's (even for NCR projects that physically sit in Delhi).
• Andhra Pradesh: rera.ap.gov.in — Covers Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, and the new capital region around Amaravati.
• Rajasthan: rera.rajasthan.gov.in — Covers Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, and other Rajasthan cities.
• Gujarat: gujrera.gujarat.gov.in — Covers Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, and Rajkot among other Gujarat cities.

What to Check on the RERA Portal After Finding the Project

1. Registration Status and Validity Date

Every RERA registration has an expiry date which corresponds to the committed possession date of the project (plus any extension granted by the RERA authority). Check that the registration is currently active. If the registration has lapsed and has not been formally renewed or extended by order of the RERA authority, the builder is barred from selling any further units and the project may be in serious trouble. A lapsed registration is one of the strongest red flags available in public data.

2. Quarterly Progress Reports

Builders must file quarterly updates on construction progress, total funds received from buyers, total funds utilised in construction, number of units booked, and number of units sold. Look at the date of the most recent quarterly report — if the last filing is more than two quarters old (six or more months past), the builder is non-compliant with RERA disclosure requirements. This is itself a reportable violation and a warning that the project may be facing financial or construction difficulties.

3. Sanctioned Plans, Approvals, and Floor Count

The RERA registration should list all key approvals — building plan sanction, environmental clearance, fire NOC, airport NOC where applicable, and the sanctioned number of floors and units. Compare the sanctioned floor count with what the builder is actually constructing or marketing. Builders who construct additional floors beyond the sanctioned plan are liable to significant penalties and the additional floors may be demolished or cannot receive OC.

4. Complaint History Against the Project and Promoter

Most RERA portals allow public search of complaints filed against a specific project or promoter. A high volume of complaints — particularly those relating to possession delays, quality defects, or refund requests — is a serious red flag. MahaRERA's complaint database is the most searchable and transparent in India. Karnataka and UP portals also have complaint search functionality, though with varying levels of detail.

5. Agent Registration Number

Real estate agents and brokers who sell units in RERA-registered projects are required to be separately registered with the same state RERA authority. Ask your agent for their RERA registration number and verify it on the portal. An unregistered agent selling you a flat has no regulatory accountability under RERA — their conduct cannot be reported to the RERA authority if something goes wrong.

Red Flags That Should Stop the Transaction

• Project being marketed or sold without any RERA number displayed (mandatory on all ads under RERA)
• RERA registration expired more than 6 months ago with no renewal order visible on the portal
• Zero quarterly progress reports filed despite the project being registered for over 12 months
• Multiple complaints from existing buyers specifically about possession delays or refund disputes
• Approved building plan shows fewer floors than the builder is advertising or constructing
• The same builder's other projects in the city have lapsed registrations or outstanding RERA orders against them

What to Do If a Project Is Unregistered

If you have already paid money for an unregistered project, you have legal remedies even though RERA's primary mechanisms apply to registered projects. You can file a complaint with the state RERA authority — RERA has suo motu powers to investigate unregistered promoters and impose penalties up to 10 percent of the project cost. You can also file a consumer court complaint for deficiency of service and misleading representation. If the advance amount is large and criminal fraud is evident, a police complaint under Section 420 IPC may be appropriate. Recover what you can before the project stalls further.

Brickplot's Take

Every project review on Brickplot links directly to the project's RERA registration page on the relevant state portal. Our Legal Compliance axis score factors in whether the RERA registration is current, whether quarterly filings are up to date, and whether there is a pattern of complaints from buyers. We also examine the builder's entire portfolio on the RERA portal — not just the project you are looking at — because a builder who is non-compliant on any project in their portfolio is demonstrating a management culture that will likely surface in other projects too. Use Brickplot as your starting filter, then spend five minutes on the official state RERA portal yourself to verify the live status before any financial commitment.