India, Oct. 2 -- The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) said it lacks jurisdiction under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, to decide whether the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) can levy property tax on a homebuyer for the period before the flat's possession is handed over.

The observation came while rejecting a homebuyer's plea seeking a refund of property tax charged by the Pune Housing and Area Development Board for a flat in Tathawade, Pimpri-Chinchwad.

The complaint was filed by two homebuyers who had purchased a ready-to-move-in apartment in MHADA's Tathawade project under MHADA's First Come First Serve (FCFS) scheme.

The homebuyers alleged that MHADA had charge...