Developers must repair structural defects in project up to 5 years after handover: KRERA

In this case, a buyer of a flat in Bengaluru complained to KRERA after the developer failed to fix the seepage from rainwater in his apartment.

For how long are builders responsible for any shortcomings? That may have been answered when in a recent order, the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (KRERA) held that developers must repair any structural defect in the project for five years after the residents’ association has been formed and the project is handed over to the allottees.

In this case, the person who had bought a flat in SNR Verity, located in Sarjapur in Bengaluru, complained to the state real estate regulator after developer SNR Square Pvt Ltd failed to repair the damage arising from rainwater seeping into his apartment and fix the problem.

Passing the order on June 13, KRERA said even after the formation of a residents’ association, which in the normal course takes over oversight of maintenance of the project, the developer must rectify any structural defect that might come to light up to five years after handing over possession.