Lucknow, March 26 The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority has notified the 10th amendment to its General Regulations, 2019, introducing key provisions focused on consumers, including relief for buyers in unregistered projects and a cap on transfer-related charges, officials said on Thursday.
The amendments, issued under Section 85 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, came into effect on March 25, 2026, and aim to enhance transparency, accountability, and consumer protection in the real estate sector.
As part of the changes, UP RERA has amended Regulations 24 and 47.
Under the revised Regulation 24, the authority has clarified a long-standing ambiguity regarding whether allottees in unregistered projects can seek relief under RERA. The amendment provides that complaints from such allottees will now be heard by the authority's benches according to the prescribed procedure, according to an official statement.
The benches will first determine whether the concerned project was required to be registered under the Act. If found necessary, appropriate action for registration will be initiated separately, after which the complaint will be examined on its merits and relief granted as per law, it stated.
Officials said that since complete details of unregistered projects are often not available, complainants will be required to furnish additional information for processing their cases. A dedicated facility for filing such complaints through Form M will soon be made available on the UP RERA portal.
The move is expected to provide major relief to homebuyers in unregistered projects, who earlier faced uncertainty in seeking legal remedies.
In another key amendment under Regulation 47, the authority has rationalized administrative and processing fees related to the transfer or succession of allotments.
In the case of the death of an allottee, if the successor is a family member, the promoter can now charge a maximum processing fee of Rs 1,000, subject to submission of required documents such as death certificate, succession certificate, and no-objection certificates from other legal heirs, according to the statement.
For transfers to non-family members, the promoter can charge a maximum fee of Rs 25,000. The amendment also clarifies that no fresh sale or lease agreement will be executed in such cases; instead, necessary changes will be recorded as endorsements in the existing agreement.
UP RERA Chairman Sanjay Bhoosreddy said, "The amendments are aimed at making the grievance redressal mechanism more transparent, effective, and consumer-friendly."