Residents of dilapidated buildings in Mumbai’s eastern and western suburbs, as well as tenants stranded in stalled redevelopment projects, may finally get relief. By December 2025, the Maharashtra government is set to introduce new rules and legislation to address two persistent issues: landlords refusing to opt for redevelopment despite dangerous building conditions, and developers who take over properties but neither begin construction nor pay rent to displaced tenants.

BJP MLAs Yogesh Sagar and Mihir Kotecha raised the issue in the state Legislative Assembly on Thursday through a calling attention motion, highlighting the plight of citizens stuck in limbo, living in uninhabitable buildings or waiting for work that never begins. Industries Minister Uday Samant responded in the Assembly, stating, “By the next session (i.e., the Winter Session in Nagpur), the government will bring in a law that will put an end to such practices.”

Sagar cited how, in Mumbai’s island city, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is empowered to take over redevelopment of old cess buildings if landlords or developers delay the process. “MHADA proceeds with demolition and redevelopment while protecting the landlord’s share. But no such rules exist for the suburbs. This has left thousands of tenants in limbo,” Sagar said.