Ramesh Agrawal (LL.B. & CA) It has been more than five years since the Real Estate (regulation and development) Act 2016 was passed. One more year was given to various state governments to draft rules, set up appellate tribunals, appoint officers and for developing websites and other provisions. Ultimately, the Act was implemented with effect from 1 st of May 2017. Since that time, many cases have been filed and disposed by authorities at state level. For a home buyer, RERA can be helpful to use the guiding hand of RERA to resolve Complaint against the Builders. When can you approach the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA)? Complaints can be filed against the Developer/ Builder as well as the Real Estate Agents, whether or not they are registered under RERA. It is stated in the RERA Act that registration of Real Estate Project is mandatory, If Land area is more than 500 sq. mtr or more than 8 units are there in the project. During registration of project the Developer rev