What is RERA registration?
RERA registration is the registration of a real estate project with the state’s Real Estate Regulatory Authority. A builder needs it before advertising, booking or selling any unit in the project.
Also called RERA project registration, RERA registration number.
Section 3(1) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 says no promoter shall advertise, market, book, sell or offer for sale any plot, apartment or building in a real estate project in a planning area without first registering the project with the state’s authority. Each phase counts as a separate project and is registered separately.
Which projects are exempt (section 3(2)).
- the land is no more than 500 sq m, or the project has no more than eight apartments across all phases (a state may lower these limits);
- the project received its completion certificate before the Act commenced;
- renovation, repair or redevelopment that involves no marketing, advertising, selling or new allotment.
What the application contains (section 4). The form and fee are set by each state authority’s regulations. The promoter encloses, among other things, the approvals and commencement certificate, the sanctioned plans, the proforma allotment letter, agreement for sale and conveyance deed, the number and carpet area of the apartments, and the agents and contractors. An affidavit declares the title to the land, any encumbrances, the completion date, and that 70% of buyers’ money will go into a separate account.
How it is granted (sections 5 and 6). The authority must grant or reject the application within 30 days; the Act defines a day as a working day in the state. If it does neither, the project is deemed registered, and the registration number and login follow within seven days. Registration is valid for the completion period the promoter declared. It can be extended for force majeure, or, in reasonable circumstances without default by the promoter, by up to one year in total.
After registration. The promoter keeps the project’s page on the authority’s website up to date each quarter, and every advertisement must show the registration number and the authority’s website (section 11).
| Penalty | Up to |
|---|---|
| Selling without registration (s.59(1)) | 10% of the estimated project cost |
| Ignoring those orders or continuing (s.59(2)) | 3 years’ imprisonment, a further 10%, or both |
| False information or breaching s.4 (s.60) | 5% of the estimated project cost |
Sample: a 120-flat phase on 6,000 sq m must register; a six-flat building on 400 sq m need not, unless the state has lowered the limits.
LoftRay’s RERA compliance module handles a registered project’s designated-account withdrawals, certificates and quarterly packs.
Source, read on 9 Nov 2026: the RERA Act (Gazette copy hosted by MahaRERA).