How to Read a RERA Project Page, Step by Step: K-RERA, HRERA Gurugram and TNRERA

A RERA registration number in an advertisement is the beginning of due diligence, not the end of it. Behind every number is a public project page on the state regulator's portal, populated by the developer's own sworn declarations and updated through the life of the project. Reading it properly takes twenty minutes and can tell you more than any site visit about whether the project is on track.

This guide covers the three portals relevant to Property Point's markets and the fields worth reading on each page. Portal layouts change, so the navigation steps are described in general terms.

Why the page exists: what RERA requires

• Registration: projects above 500 sq m of land or more than eight units must be registered before they are marketed (the threshold Karnataka's portal guides cite, from section 3 of the RERA Act).
• Disclosure: the promoter puts project details on a web page on the authority's site, and must keep it updated quarterly, including bookings, approvals and construction status.
• Money: 70% of amounts collected from buyers must go into a separate account used only for that project's land and construction cost, with withdrawals certified by an engineer, an architect and a chartered accountant in proportion to progress (section 4(2)(l)(D)).
• Area: sales must be on carpet area as defined in section 2(k).

Karnataka: rera.karnataka.gov.in

• Search registered projects by project name, promoter name, registration number or location (district, taluk).
• The results show project name, promoter, registration number and status (ongoing or completed). Open the project for its full record: approvals, developer information and completion timeline.
• The portal also handles extension applications, change requests and quarterly updates, so look for any extension already sought.

Haryana (Gurugram): haryanarera.gov.in

• Gurugram projects fall under the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Gurugram (HRERA Gurugram), which also publishes at harera.in. Registration certificates and the authority's regulations are hosted on haryanarera.gov.in.
• Open the project's registration certificate and note the validity date.
• Read the quarterly progress reports. HRERA Gurugram's quarterly progress report regulations call for project marketing details, amounts withdrawn from the separate RERA account, estimated sources of funds for the quarter, net cash flow position and a tower-wise or unit-wise schedule of physical progress.
• Search the authority's orders for the promoter. HRERA Gurugram has, for example, refused a registration-validity extension sought by a Godrej Developers project in April 2024 (The Week), which shows extensions are not automatic.

Tamil Nadu: rera.tn.gov.in

• Go to the registered projects section and search by project name, promoter, district or registration number.
• The project page shows the TNRERA registration number and validity period, project type, land ownership and approval status, approved layout and unit details, and start and expected completion dates.
• Check that quarterly updates are current; a page that has not been updated in several quarters is a question for the developer.

The ten fields to read, in order

• 1. Registration number and status: does it match the advertisement and the draft agreement exactly, including the phase or tower?
• 2. Validity and proposed completion date: the date the promoter swore to. If the builder's agreement promises a later possession date, note the gap.
• 3. Extensions: any extension already granted, sought or refused.
• 4. Land title and approvals: the land documents, sanctioned plan, environmental and fire clearances listed against the project.
• 5. Unit inventory: carpet areas by unit type; check your unit's carpet area against the agreement.
• 6. Bookings: how many units are sold. Slow sales late in a project can strain cash flow.
• 7. Quarterly progress: construction stage tower by tower, and the date of the latest update.
• 8. Financials: withdrawals from the RERA account against progress, where disclosed.
• 9. Promoter details and past projects: other registrations under the same promoter, and whether they completed on time.
• 10. Complaints and orders: any complaints or orders against the project or promoter.

Red flags

• The advertised number belongs to a different phase or a different promoter entity.
• Registration validity expires before, or very close to, the promised possession date.
• Quarterly updates are missing or stale.
• Construction progress lags far behind the share of units sold and money collected.
• Repeated extension applications, or orders on delay and refunds.
• A demand for more than 10% of the cost before a registered agreement for sale, which section 13 prohibits.

What the page does not tell you

RERA disclosure is self-declared by the promoter and reviewed by the authority, not an audit of title or quality. It does not replace a lawyer's title search, a site inspection or a check of the builder's delivered projects. It also cannot guarantee delivery. What it gives you are statutory rights if things go wrong: under section 18, a refund with interest or interest for every month of delay, and under section 14(3), repair of structural or workmanship defects reported within five years of possession.

Treat the portal as one of three independent checks. The second is the paper trail: the title documents, the sanctioned plan and the draft agreement, read by your own lawyer rather than the developer's. The third is the physical site: a visit that confirms the construction stage the latest quarterly report claims. When all three agree, you have reasonable comfort. When they diverge, for example a report claiming slab work on the twentieth floor while the site shows the tenth, the divergence itself is the most useful finding of your diligence, and a fair question to put to the developer in writing before any further payment.

A walk-through: reading one page in twenty minutes

Suppose a developer advertises a Gurugram tower with possession promised in December 2028. Minutes 1-3: find the project on the portal and confirm the registration number matches the advertisement and the tower you are offered. Minutes 4-6: open the registration certificate; if validity runs only to mid-2028, the developer will need an extension to deliver as promised, and extensions are not automatic. Minutes 7-10: read the last two quarterly progress reports and compare construction stage with the share of units sold. Minutes 11-15: scan the approvals list and confirm the sanctioned plan matches the unit plan you were shown. Minutes 16-20: search orders and complaints against the promoter's other projects.

At the end you should be able to answer three questions in a sentence each: is the project legally registered for what is being sold, is it on track against its own declared timeline, and has this promoter delivered before. If any answer is unclear, that is the question to put to the developer in writing.

Using RERA after you buy

• Keep checking the quarterly updates; they are your early warning of delay.
• If possession slips past the agreed date, section 18 gives you the choice of a refund with interest or interest for every month of delay.
• If structural or workmanship defects appear within five years of possession, section 14(3) obliges the promoter to rectify them, ordinarily within 30 days.
• Complaints are filed with the same state authority, through its portal.

Not legal advice

This is a general guide to public information as of the date shown. Have a property lawyer verify title and approvals before you commit.