When it was established under a special act, MHADA was to focus on affordable housing for the lower and middle classes. But a section of builders engaged in developing houses in cities like Mumbai, Thane and Pune looked at MHADA as a challenge since its focus was on the needy class of house buyers.u00a0

As expected, the lobby of unscrupulous elements joined hands with people from political parties to take control of the housing authority, weakening it.