MahaRERA orders builder to pay stamp duty after 'typo' claim rejected

A homebuyer in Maharashtra paid Rs 1.6 crore to a builder after signing an allotment letter that indicated the builder would cover stamp duty and registration charges. When the time came to honour the commitment, the builder dismissed the clause as a typographical error and refused to bear the costs. The buyer approached MahaRERA, the state's real estate regulatory authority, to seek enforcement of the original agreement. MahaRERA ruled in favour of the homebuyer, ordering the builder to fulfil the stamp duty and registration payment obligation as stated in the allotment letter.