Check a project's RERA registration first
By Jayesh G, Founder. Rules checked 23 October 2026.
In short
- Section 3 bars promoters from selling unregistered projects. Section 10(a) bars agents from facilitating them.
- Check the project on the MahaRERA Search Project page before you market it.
- Look for the registration number, the promoter's name, and the completion date and any extension certificate.
On this page
Before you advertise or sell a project to a buyer, check that it is registered. The RERA Act puts that duty on the promoter and on you.
Why the check matters for a channel partner
Section 3(1) says no promoter may advertise, market, book, sell or offer for sale, or invite people to buy, any plot, apartment or building in a project without registering it with the Authority. Some projects are exempt. Under Section 3(2)(a), registration is not required where the land does not exceed five hundred square metres or the project does not exceed eight apartments, inclusive of all phases, unless the government lowers that limit.
Section 10(a) puts a matching duty on a registered agent. You must not facilitate the sale or purchase of a plot, apartment or building in a project that is not registered with the Authority.
Section 62 makes this costly. A breach of Section 10 can bring a penalty of ten thousand rupees for every day of default, up to five per cent of the cost of the unit for which the sale was facilitated.
How to check on the MahaRERA website
These steps follow the MahaRERA site as checked on 23 October 2026. Screens can change, so follow the site if it differs.
- Open the Search Project page at maharera.maharashtra.gov.in/projects-search-result.
- Choose the “Registered Projects” tab. The page also has a “Revoked Projects” tab, which is worth checking if you cannot find your project.
- Narrow the list with the filters on the page: project type, carpet area, completion percentage, state and district.
- Open the result you want. Each result card shows the project registration number, project name, promoter name, location and last modified date.
- Click “View Details” to see the project’s registered details. Use “View Certificate” for the registration certificate and “View Extension Certificate” where one exists.
MahaRERA’s own buyer guidance describes the same two core steps: search for the registered project, then click “View Details”.
What to look for
Match each of these against what the developer has told you:
- Registration number. It should match the number on the developer’s brochure, ads and booking papers. MahaRERA project numbers look like P50500000005.
- Promoter name. The promoter on the record should be the entity that is selling to your buyer.
- Project name and location. Make sure it is the same project and not a similar name nearby.
- Completion date and extension. Check the completion date on the registered record and whether an extension certificate has been issued.
- Revoked status. A project listed under “Revoked Projects” should not be marketed.
If the details do not match, ask the developer to explain before you share the project with any buyer.
Check again, not only once
A registration record can change after you first look at it. The result cards show a “last modified” date, and the project can later appear under “Revoked Projects”. Check again before you send a new batch of buyers to a project you have not looked at for a while, and note the new date in your record.
Also check the same project when a developer gives you a new phase or tower. Confirm whether it sits under the same registration number or has its own.
Keep a record of the check
Save the registration number and the date you checked it. A screenshot or a printout of the certificate is enough. If a question comes up later, you can show that you checked before you marketed the project.
Registration is only one check. MahaRERA’s buyer guidance also suggests reviewing the legal title, the draft agreement and complaints filed against the project. Those checks are for the buyer, but you can point buyers to them.
Mr. Site Visit keeps your enquiries, visits and client records in one place, so the records Section 10 expects are ready when you need them.
This guide explains the rules in plain words. It isn’t legal advice: check the official source, or ask a lawyer, before you act on it.