Real Estate & RERA Lawyers in Navi Mumbai
For buyers, developers and lenders across Maharashtra and beyond.
Property is where most Indian wealth lives — and where most disputes arise. Expert Jurist acts for flat purchasers, housing societies, developers and lending banks across Maharashtra: title due diligence before you buy, RERA remedies when possession is delayed, watertight agreements when you transact, and full compliance support when you build. Whether you are a first-time buyer worried about a builder's promises or a developer navigating MahaRERA, we turn property risk into clarity.
For most families a home is the largest transaction of their lives, and for developers and lenders property is the core of the balance sheet — yet property is also where documentation is most complex, where old disputes hide in the title chain, and where a single overlooked encumbrance can undo years of savings. The value of good property counsel is almost always invisible: it is the problem that never happened because someone checked the records, read the agreement, and asked the right question before money changed hands.
We act across the full life of a property matter — diligence before you buy, drafting and registration when you transact, RERA remedies when a builder disappoints, and litigation when it becomes unavoidable — and for banks we deliver the legal scrutiny that underpins secure lending. Whatever your side of the table, our job is to replace uncertainty with a clear, written view of where you stand and what to do next.
Property matters also move on documentation and deadlines that are easy to miss — a registration window, a RERA limitation period, a notice that must be replied to in time — and a single lapse can weaken an otherwise strong position. We track those dates for you and act on them, so your rights are preserved by diligence rather than left to chance.
What we handle
- Title search & legal due diligence
- RERA complaints for buyers (possession delay, refunds)
- RERA registration & compliance for developers
- Land acquisition, CALA disputes & R&R advisory
- Agreements for sale, lease, leave & license
Frequently asked questions
My builder has delayed possession. What can I do?
Under RERA you can claim interest for every month of delay until you get possession, or withdraw from the project and demand a full refund with interest. We review your agreement, issue notice, and file a complaint before MahaRERA — most matters are decided in months, not years, and you don't need to keep waiting indefinitely.
What exactly does a title due diligence cover?
We trace the ownership chain (typically 30 years), check for mortgages and other encumbrances, look for pending litigation, verify land-revenue and municipal records, examine sanctioned plans and RERA status, and confirm the seller's authority to sell. It concludes with a signed legal opinion on whether the title is clear and marketable.
Is my builder's project required to be RERA-registered?
In Maharashtra, projects above the prescribed size threshold must be registered with MahaRERA before they can be advertised or sold, and the registration details must appear in all marketing. If a project that should be registered isn't, that itself is a red flag — we check the RERA status as part of due diligence.
What is 'carpet area' and why does it matter?
RERA requires developers to sell on the basis of carpet area — the actual usable floor area within the walls — rather than the inflated 'super built-up' area. This makes pricing comparable and honest. We check that your agreement states carpet area correctly and that what's delivered matches what's promised.
Does my agreement for sale need to be registered, and what about stamp duty?
Yes — an agreement for sale of immovable property must be stamped and registered to be fully enforceable, and RERA reinforces this. Stamp duty in Maharashtra is charged at the applicable rate on the agreement value or ready-reckoner value, whichever is higher. We compute the duty, prepare the documents and guide you through registration.
The builder is asking me to forfeit my booking amount on cancellation. Is that legal?
A builder cannot arbitrarily forfeit large sums. RERA and consumer law frown on one-sided cancellation clauses; unreasonable forfeiture can be challenged and refunds with interest recovered. We review the clause and the circumstances and pursue the refund you're entitled to.
I found defects after taking possession. Is the builder still responsible?
Yes. Under RERA, a developer is liable to rectify structural defects and defects in workmanship notified within the statutory defect-liability period after possession, at no cost to you. If the builder refuses, we take it up before MahaRERA.
We're a housing society and the builder never formed the society or conveyed the land. What now?
You have remedies. The promoter is obliged to form the society and convey the land; where that hasn't happened, a society can pursue deemed conveyance to obtain title even without the builder's cooperation. We handle both the society-formation and the conveyance process — see our Co-operative Societies practice.
Should I be more careful buying an under-construction flat than a ready one?
Under-construction purchases carry delay and completion risk, so RERA protections, the builder's track record, the escrow of buyer funds and the construction-linked payment plan all matter. Ready properties shift the focus to clean title, occupancy certificate and society dues. We tailor the due diligence to which you're buying.
Do you support banks and NBFCs with mortgage documentation?
Extensively. Our advocates issue Legal Scrutiny Reports and Title Search Reports for lenders, and our LSR Guru platform delivers advocate-signed reports with maker-checker verification in your bank's exact format, on a fast turnaround.