Builder not delivering flat on time

What you need to know

Under RERA Section 18, if builder fails to deliver by committed date, you get full refund with interest OR monthly interest compensation for every month of delay.

Your rights

Full refund with interest from date of each payment

Monthly interest compensation while waiting

File complaint with Gujarat RERA

Compensation for mental harassment

What you should do now

Action first

Send written demand to builder

Email/WhatsApp citing committed possession date from RERA agreement
Ask for new confirmed possession date in writing

Send formal notice

Use the notice draft in this app
Demand either full refund with interest OR possession with delay compensation
Give 30-day deadline

File RERA complaint

File on gujrera.gujarat.gov.in
RERA orders are binding and executed faster than civil courts

Acts applicable

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016

central

Section 18 — Return of amount and compensation for delay

Gujarat RERA Rules 2017

gujarat

Complaint procedure

Consumer Protection Act 2019

central

Deficiency in service

Where to complain

Gujarat RERA — File Complaint Consumer Complaint — e-Jagriti Portal

Consumer complaint portal: e-jagriti.gov.in (replaced edaakhil.nic.in as of Jan 2025). Labour complaints: col.gujarat.gov.in. All links verified June 2026 via web search against official government sources.