Pune: MahaRERA Homebuyers to Get Faster Recovery as Maharashtra Designates Officers to Recover Developers’ Dues

Pune, 28th August 2026: Homebuyers who have secured orders from the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) but are still waiting for developers to pay the amounts due to them can now expect faster recovery of their money. The Maharashtra Revenue Department has designated resident deputy collectors in all districts as ‘Dedicated Revenue Recovery Officers’ to expedite cases involving recovery certificates and recovery warrants.

The move is part of a new state-wide procedure aimed at speeding up the recovery of money ordered to be paid by defaulters. The procedure will apply to recovery certificates issued by various government departments, statutory authorities and tribunals and forwarded to district collector offices.

Revenue Department Joint Secretary Kailas Gaikwad issued the order. The department has specifically directed officials to prioritise MahaRERA recovery cases, citing the financial interests of homebuyers and their right to receive the amounts awarded to them.

Under the new system, every recovery certificate or warrant received by a district collector’s office will have to be entered in a separate register. The resident deputy collector will scrutinise the case and forward it to the concerned tehsildar for further recovery action within seven days.

The tehsildar will then issue a demand notice to the defaulting developer, giving the developer 14 days to clear the outstanding amount. The developer will also have to submit an affidavit detailing their movable and immovable properties.

If the developer fails to make the payment within the stipulated period, the authorities can attach the developer’s movable and immovable properties under the provisions of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. The attached properties can subsequently be auctioned in accordance with the rules to recover the amount payable to the homebuyer.

Monthly monitoring of pending cases
To prevent recovery proceedings from remaining pending for prolonged periods, resident deputy collectors will be responsible for monitoring the progress of each case. A monthly report detailing the number of pending cases, amount recovered and reasons for delays will have to be submitted to the state government by the fifth of every month.

Government agencies to help trace developers’ assets
The Revenue Department will also use information from multiple government agencies to identify properties and other assets belonging to defaulting developers.

Officials will examine land and revenue records and seek information from the Inspector General of Registration and Controller of Stamps, Regional Transport Offices (RTOs), and tax records maintained by urban and rural local bodies.

Where necessary and subject to applicable legal provisions, information about a developer’s assets may also be sought from the Income Tax Department.

The state government expects the coordinated mechanism to help authorities trace developers’ assets, expedite attachment and auction proceedings, and ensure faster recovery of money due to homebuyers under MahaRERA orders.