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Before you buy · 5 min read10 Documents to Ask the Builder Before Booking
Reviewed against MahaRERA rules · Informational, not legal advice
The short version: A genuine project has nothing to hide. Ask for all ten documents before you book — a builder who hesitates or stalls is telling you something.
Ask for all ten
1
MahaRERA registration certificate
The project's live RERA registration, with the number, validity and declared completion date.
2
Title certificate & search report
An advocate's certificate confirming clear, marketable title to the land.
3
Commencement Certificate (CC)
The authority's sanction to build, at least up to your floor's stage.
4
Approved building plan / sanctioned layout
Your floor and flat must appear on the sanctioned plan.
5
7/12 extract or property card
The land-ownership record, showing the promoter's or landowner's rights.
6
Development agreement / power of attorney
If the builder isn't the landowner, the document that gives them the right to develop and sell.
7
Environmental & fire NOCs
The clearances a project of that size legally needs.
8
Draft Agreement for Sale
The MahaRERA model form — review it before you commit, not after.
9
Draft Allotment Letter
Your flat number, floor, carpet area and the price break-up.
10
Detailed cost sheet
Every charge itemised — see the Builder Cost Sheet checklist.
What to watch for
- “We'll show it at registration” — you need to see it before you pay.
- Plans that don't clearly show your floor and flat.
- A development agreement that's expired or doesn't cover the full land.
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This guide is general information to help you ask better questions — it is not legal advice, and it doesn't replace your own advocate or the official MahaRERA portal. Rules, rates and builder practices vary; always verify against the current MahaRERA record and your project's documents before acting.