Long waiting time for amenities after flat completion

Hi Sumana - Firstly, welcome to PRAJA.

You are not alone in the kind of problems faced by you. A reading of this blog may help you understand a few basics.

Now, if you complex has not been subjected to the provisions of the KAOA, and the developer is not co-operating, the only recourse for you is legal (approach collectively, of course).

Unfortunately, very few flat buyers are aware that developers are required as per law to submit housing complexes to KAOA. And, neither has the government bothered to inform the public accordingly, nor has CREDAI (Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India). CREDAI, on top of it all, has gone and de-linked its own note on "code of conduct" from its website, in effect telling its members it's a free for all (check this).

All these are sought to be addressed in the Real Estate Regulation bill that's in the offing (check here)

Well, the typical problem here is, the builder is claiming that the amenities are not promised to all clients. I do not know how that is possible.

There are quite a few complexes where the club house, etc, have been separated out from the main complex, and to which memberships are offered to outsiders (non-residents) too. As long as this was clearly spelt out in their sales brochure, sale deed, etc, and the utility connections to these are not piggy-backing onto the main complex, you can't quite fault the developer.

It is not easy to move collectively.

Unless you can achieve that, it's going to be a difficult job.

We are looking for registration in KAOA act only, knowing the importance.

It's the builder's responsibility. You need to rally the rest of the community and pursue it collectively.

Somehow I did not have expected this from a reputed builder. Is this usual you think?

I expect the builder is a member of the 'honourable' CREDAI. CREDAI membership today should be seen as a "warning" by prospective buyers. Try threatening the builder with naming and shaming him on Social Media. If he is generally seen as a reputed builder, the dis-repute that it can cause, will bother him. Whatever, for all of these, the paramount need is collective strength.

PS: Incidentally, I had a talk with the newly appointed Secretary, UDD, today, in connection with the matter of updating of the KAOA. He said he will meet us immediately after Diwali. Hope to make some progress there.