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Research case

RERA Act, 2016: the statutory framework, not a compliance verdict

An overview of what the central Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act actually requires -- registration, disclosure, and timeline obligations -- and where state-level RERA rules diverge from the central text.

Evidence record

Primary source
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016India Code, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice
Jurisdiction
India (central act; implementing rules and RERA authority procedures vary by state)
Publication / currency note
India Code hosts the authoritative statutory text. This page summarizes structure and intent only -- state RERA authority notifications and amendments are not tracked here and must be checked at the relevant state RERA authority.
Analysis boundary
This is a statutory-framework overview, not legal advice and not a compliance certification for any specific project, developer, or transaction. Ferrum OS is a facilitator, not a legal practitioner.
Evidence status
Primary source: India Code statutory text. Independent summary; no clause-by-clause reproduction.

Explainer

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 is a central statute. It sets the framework -- project registration with a state Real Estate Regulatory Authority, mandatory disclosures, escrow requirements for buyer funds, and defined delivery timelines -- but each state then implements that framework through its own rules and its own RERA authority. Reading the central Act alone tells you the shape of the obligation, not whether a specific project in a specific state has actually met it.

This matters for diligence: a project can be technically within the letter of the central Act while a state-specific rule (on carpet-area disclosure formats, or on escrow release conditions, for example) still applies on top of it. Anyone using this page as a starting point for diligence needs to pull the current rules from the relevant state RERA authority, not stop at the central text.

Ferrum OS does not use this page, or any RERA-related product feature, to assert legal compliance for any project. It is a facilitator, not a legal practitioner -- compliance status is a legal determination, not a product output.

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