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The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority is facing a backlog of 6,366 unresolved complaints as of December 2025, according to the Maharashtra Economic Survey 2025-26 presented in the state legislative assembly. Since its establishment under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, the regulator has received 32,377 complaints, of which 26,011 have been disposed of, leaving several thousand cases pending. The authority has also registered 53,012 real estate projects across the state, reflecting the scale of regulatory oversight in one of India's largest property markets. Officials indicated that efforts are under way to accelerate dispute resolution through adjudicating officers and conciliation mechanisms, though consumer groups continue to raise concerns about delays in resolving homebuyer grievances involving developers.
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority is dealing with a backlog of more than 6,300 unresolved complaints, highlighting continuing pressure on the state's real estate dispute resolution system. Data presented in the Maharashtra Economic Survey 2025-26 shows that 6,366 complaints remained pending as of December 2025, reflecting disputes between homebuyers and developers awaiting adjudication. Advertisement
MahaRERA, established under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, functions as the primary regulatory body overseeing real estate project registration, developer compliance and grievance redressal in Maharashtra. Since its inception, the authority has received 32,377 complaints, out of which 26,011 have been resolved, while the remaining cases continue to move through the adjudication process.
The regulator's workload reflects the scale of activity in Maharashtra's property market. As of December 2025, 53,012 real estate projects had been registered with MahaRERA, the highest among state regulators in the country. Complaints filed before the authority typically relate to delayed possession of homes, refund claims, project execution disputes and issues concerning contractual obligations between developers and buyers.
Officials indicated that the authority has been taking steps to reduce the backlog by strengthening the adjudication process. Dedicated adjudicating officers have been tasked with accelerating hearings and disposing of cases through formal orders as well as conciliation mechanisms designed to resolve disputes between developers and buyers without prolonged litigation.
Data from the survey shows that the authority continued to process a significant number of complaints during 2025, including thousands of fresh filings and a substantial number of case disposals. Despite these efforts, the volume of complaints continues to rise as more homebuyers approach the regulator for redressal of disputes related to project delays and developer compliance.
Consumer organisations and housing activists have highlighted the need for faster resolution of complaints, pointing to delays in obtaining final orders and enforcing recovery warrants issued against developers. They have urged authorities to strengthen administrative capacity and introduce more efficient mechanisms to handle the growing caseload.
The figures underline the central role played by MahaRERA in regulating the state's real estate sector while also reflecting the scale of disputes emerging from large residential markets such as Mumbai, Pune and surrounding metropolitan regions.
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