Alerts & Updates 8th Jan 2026

Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2025 – Deemed Conveyance Extended to RERA Projects, MOFA Criminal Liability Curtailed

Authors

Heena ChhedaPartner | Mumbai
Raj AdhiaAssociate | Mumbai

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Maharashtra is poised to radically reset the balance between MOFA and RERA for all post‑2016 projects. A new Bill proposes to make RERA the primary compliance and enforcement code, while preserving MOFA almost exclusively as a powerful tool for unilateral deemed conveyance in RERA-registered projects and also significantly curtailing MOFA’s criminal exposure for developers.

Read our full analysis of the Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2025 and its implications for developers, societies and homebuyers here

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