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Landowners Share Liability with Builders for Incomplete Projects: Kerala-RERA

KOCHI: In a significant ruling, the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) has determined that landowners cannot avoid accountability if a housing project fails, assuming they were involved in its financing or profit-sharing. They will be regarded as “joint promoters” and held jointly accountable with the builder to fulfill the promise of delivering homes. The case centers around a housing development by Nest Realties on land owned by Marickar Plantations, where homebuyers booked apartments between 2011 and 2022, paying nearly 95% of the total price. However, after accepting their payments, the builder left the project incomplete, failing to provide essential…

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Kerala RERA Lets Flat Owners Take Over Under-Construction Units

KOCHI: In a groundbreaking ruling, the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) has permitted a flat allottees association to assume control of an under-construction apartment complex from its developer. K-RERA exercised its special authority under the Real Estate Regulation and Development Act, 2016, to facilitate the takeover of the nine-storey apartment complex located in Angamaly. The registered association, MIR CINTRA, approached K-RERA after the promoter, MIR Builders and Developers Pvt Ltd, failed to deliver the flats to the allottees. The association highlighted that despite collecting ₹15.06 crore from them, the developer had not even completed the structural work of the…

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Thiruvananthapuram Tops State in Home Registrations

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a significant boost to the capital’s real estate sector, Thiruvananthapuram has taken the lead in residential project registrations under the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) for the first half of the year. From January 1 to June 30, the state capital recorded an impressive 1,068 residential units—marking the highest in the state and the only district to exceed the 1,000-unit milestone. The latest data, released by the state government via the K-RERA website on Monday, shows Thiruvananthapuram’s ongoing momentum in real estate development. Ernakulam followed with 887 units, while Kozhikode saw 632 units, signaling a robust urban…