India, Sept. 5 -- The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) dismissed a homebuyer's complaint seeking buyback of his flat and a refund with interest, after he alleged persistent water seepage, dampness and poor construction quality in his apartment near Mumbai.

The Authority said that a request for buyback was not within the reliefs it could grant under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and that the buyer had not produced sufficient evidence to warrant cancellation of the transaction and refund.

The complaint was filed by a homebuyer who purchased a flat for nearly Rs.30 lakh near Mumbai. The homebuyer accepted possession on June 30, 2021, however, he alleged that the flat suffered from persistent...