Builder giving smaller flat than agreed in redevelopment

What you need to know

New flat must exactly match the area agreed in redevelopment agreement. Any shortfall entitles member to proportional compensation or right to demand specific performance via RERA.

Your rights

New flat of agreed area as per redevelopment agreement

Proportional compensation for area shortfall

RERA complaint for specification non-compliance

Cancel with full corpus refund plus damages

What you should do now

Action first

Get flat independently measured

Hire a licensed civil engineer or architect to measure actual area
Get a written measurement report
Send to builder citing agreed area from redevelopment agreement
Demand compensation for shortfall or additional area

If builder refuses

File RERA complaint with measurement report as evidence

Acts applicable

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016

central

Section 14 — Adherence to approved plans

Specific Relief Act 1963

central

Specific performance of contract

Where to complain

Gujarat RERA — File Complaint

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.