RERA Registration & Builder Background Check

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act requires registration of projects that fall within it. Not every building is a registered project: older completions, and some small developments, sit outside it. A RERA number printed on a brochure still has to be checked against the state portal.

We look up the registration, the promoter, the approved plan details published there, and the complaints or orders that are public. This is a background check from public records, not a credit rating of the builder.

Laws and records vary by state. Khata, mutation, jamabandi, patta, and municipal extracts are not interchangeable, and the office that holds them changes with the city. The points below describe the work in general. The papers we ask for follow the property’s location, and the report names the source that was actually consulted.

What this covers

• Whether the project is registered, and whether the registration is current
• The promoter and project names, matched to your agreement
• Public orders, complaints, or extensions visible on the state portal
• Whether the flat’s carpet area and plan references broadly match what was sold to you
• Related project entities, where the comprehensive scope includes them

Documents we typically need

• The builder-buyer agreement, allotment letter, and payment schedule
• Any RERA number or QR code the builder has given you
• The sanctioned plan and the brochure page that describes the unit
• Receipts of amounts already paid

What you receive

• The registration status as published, with the date we checked it
• Material mismatches between the agreement and the public project entry
• Public complaints or orders that a buyer would want to read before paying further
• Items the portal does not answer, including the quality of construction

Common red flags

• A number that does not resolve on the state portal
• A project registered in a different name from the company in your agreement
• A lapsed or revoked registration offered as if it were live
• Advertised amenities or areas that the registered record does not support
• A demand that you pay the balance before the agreement is registered, where registration is required for that booking

Questions on this check