{
  "id": 9746269,
  "title": "K-RERA backs flat buyers on special parking need",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/k-rera-backs-flat-buyers-on-special-parking-need",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T09:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/homebuyer-pays-rs-1-03-crore-for-a-3bhk-flat-with-specially-enabled-parking-builder-fails-to-deliver-karnataka-rera-rules-in-buyers-favour/articleshow/134480539.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "When Candy and her family bought a 3-bedroom flat in Konappana Agrahara, Bengaluru for Rs 1.03 crore, the builder's promotional material promised two specially enabled parking spaces. However, the builder never delivered on this promise. The family signed the sale deed on August 6, 2024, but the builder has not formed an apartment association, nor has he provided the promised parking or justified high maintenance fees.\n\nFed up, Candy filed a RERA complaint against the builder at the Karnataka Real Estate Tribunal (K-RERA) in Bangalore. The tribunal, chaired by Rakesh Singh and member G.R. Reddy, ruled in Candy's favor on September 7, 2026, criticizing the builder for playing with homebuyers' dreams.\n\nSubrata Mukherjee, a partner at SNG & Partners, Advocates & Solicitors, explained that Candy won the case because the Karnataka-RERA found the builder was bound to provide separate car parking for a physically challenged person, based on the specific regulatory conditions and evidence presented. The Sale Deed established the homebuyers' purchase of the apartment with two-car parking spots, but the critical factor was the Environmental Clearance requirement, which stipulated facilities for the physically challenged.\n\nThe builder had been notified of the request for a separate parking space after Candy informed them she was physically challenged. The Karnataka-RERA considered the project's Environmental Clearance certificate, Clause 32 of which required facilities like ramps and separate parking for disabled persons. Thus, the builder was required to provide the facility.\n\nCandy's victory was based on the combined effect of contractual obligations in the Sale Deed, the conditions stipulated in the Environmental Clearance, and the builder's acknowledgment of her request. The tribunal ordered the builder to provide parking spaces for specially enabled persons within 60 days from the date of the order and to form an association of homebuyers and execute the deed of declaration, including audited accounts and maintenance charges details, after completion of the project.",
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