Last reviewed: 6 August 2026. A MahaRERA project application is a disclosure dossier: land title, approvals, financial arrangements, timelines, and professional certificates that all must agree with each other. Files fail on internal contradictions more than missing pages. The ongoing compliance cycle lives in the promoter guide; this is the registration file itself.
The promoter and project core
- Promoter constitution documents (COI/deed/partnership papers) and PAN
- Land title documents: ownership/development-agreement chain, 7/12 extracts, title report
- Encumbrance disclosures — honest ones; the register is public
- Sanctioned plans and commencement certificate from the planning authority
- Project details: phases, apartments/plots inventory, carpet areas, amenities
The financial and professional layer
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| Designated 70% bank account | Opened and disclosed — the regime’s spine |
| CA certificate(s) | Costs incurred/estimates in the prescribed forms — must reconcile with the books behind them |
| Architect and engineer certificates | Progress/plan certifications aligned with the CA numbers |
| Project cost estimates and funding plan | Sources and schedule that survive quarterly comparison later |
| Agreements for sale / allotment formats | Model documents per the rules, disclosed upfront |
Where files stumble
- Title chain gaps a scrutiny letter finds in one afternoon
- Timelines promised to RERA that contradict the sanctioned-plan reality
- CA cost figures unmoored from the promoter’s own books
- Amenity promises inconsistent between brochure, plan and application
Frequently asked questions
Which projects need registration at all?
Thresholds (area/units) and the phase-wise rules decide — with phases treated as standalone projects. Test before marketing anything; unregistered marketing is where penalties start.
Can we register with approvals “in process”?
The application architecture expects sanctioned plans and commencement in place — the honest sequencing is approvals first; promises to the regulator are not placeholders.
Who signs the financial certificates?
The prescribed professionals — CA for costs, architect/engineer for progress/plans — and their numbers must reconcile with each other; the withdrawal machinery later depends on exactly this trio.
How public is what we file?
Very — buyers and lenders read the portal. Draft every disclosure knowing it doubles as marketing diligence.
What changes for a redevelopment project’s file?
The title/consent layer thickens (society agreements, tenant consents) — same dossier logic, more chain to prove.
Our timeline slipped before registration completed. Restate?
File the timeline you can defend quarterly — RERA extensions exist but are earned, not assumed; the promoter guide covers the extension discipline.
Is the 70% account opened before or after registration?
Have it ready at application — the number goes into the file, and collections belong there from the first rupee of covered receipts.
What follows immediately after registration?
The QPR clock and the annual Form 5 cycle — the registration certificate is the entry ticket to the compliance calendar, not the finish line.
We assemble the dossier — title to certificates — reconcile the numbers across professionals, and carry the project into its quarterly cycle.
RERA Registration & ComplianceProject AccountingRequest a Scope DiscussionThis article is a general educational summary as on 6 August 2026 and is not professional advice or an assurance of any approval, registration or outcome — departmental decisions rest with the authorities on each case’s facts. Requirements change; verify current rules or discuss your specific case before acting.