MahaRERA Orders Builder to Complete Conveyance Deed Within 60 Days

MahaRERA Member Mahesh Pathak, acting on a complaint by Nirmaan Milestone Co-operative Housing Society in Kiwale (Pimpri-Chinchwad), passed an order on July 15, 2026 directing developer Nirmaan Venture to finalise the draft conveyance deed within 30 days and complete registration in the society's name within a further 30 days. The society had objected that the draft deed covered less area than what was sanctioned in the approved project plans.

What MahaRERA held

Under Section 17 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, executing a conveyance deed in favour of the housing society is a builder's statutory duty, not a discretionary courtesy. MahaRERA clarified that merely circulating a draft conveyance deed does not amount to compliance — the deed must actually be finalised and registered. It also held that a dispute between the builder and the landowner cannot be used as an excuse to delay handing over ownership rights to flat purchasers. The builder was directed to transfer all common areas, access roads, and undivided rights strictly as per the sanctioned plans and RERA project registration, and to hand over all documents needed to complete the conveyance.

What this means for housing societies

• A builder cannot treat sending a draft deed as the end of its legal obligation — the deed must be executed and registered.
• Societies can compare the area and common assets listed in a draft conveyance deed against the RERA-registered sanctioned plans, and object if they fall short.
• Ongoing disputes between the builder and the original landowner are not valid grounds for a society to be kept waiting on conveyance.
• Non-compliance with a MahaRERA conveyance order can invite penal action against the builder under Section 63 of the RERA Act.

Societies still awaiting conveyance despite a completed or fully-occupied project may cite this order when pressing a builder, or may file a complaint before MahaRERA if the builder continues to stall beyond the timelines it sets.