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Maharashtra: Debate over MOFA repeal reignites amid builder-housing clash
Updated On: 27 November, 2025 09:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Maharashtra is reviewing whether to repeal the 1963 Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act (MOFA). Builders push for scrapping, citing RERA, while housing federations warn that repeal could harm flat owners and over 2 lakh apartment units. Expert input is being collected
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Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Deepak Taware, has asked both sides to submit written arguments within a week and will file his report in two weeks. File pic/Satej Shinde
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The debate over `ease of business` versus protecting flat owners under the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act (MOFA) has reignited, with the state government once again examining whether the six-decade-old law should be repealed. While the builder lobby has pushed for its scrapping, housing federations have warned that doing so would severely compromise the rights of ordinary flat purchasers.
To assess both sides, the State Commissioner for Cooperation held a high-level meeting on November 24 with CREDAI Maharashtra, the State Housing Federation and other stakeholders. A detailed report will soon be submitted to the state government. mid-day had first flagged the issue in two earlier reports in 2022.
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