A MahaRERA order for a refund of money with interest for the last four years and a warrant against the builder issued by MahaRERA has failed to yield any result for an aggrieved buyer. Worse, it is alleged that the developer has even rented out the said premises to a third party, against the knowledge of the flat owners, who are made to run from pillar to post to get their refund.

The couple, Prasad and Vineetha, had booked a flat in an under-construction project in Andheri East back in 2015 and paid more than 50 per cent of the flat cost, after taking a loan from a financial institution referred by the developer. Today, nine years later, they are forced to live in a rented flat in Kurla, paying a whopping Rs 45,000 monthly rent.