RERA Declared Completion Date vs Marketed Possession Date: What Is the Difference?

A RERA-declared completion date and a marketed possession date are not the same thing, and they do not have to match for a project to be in order. The declared completion date is the date a promoter states to the regulator when registering a project. A marketed possession date is whatever date appears in brochures, advertisements, sales conversations or updates. The date that binds you is the one in your agreement for sale. To compare them properly, find each date, find out what it refers to, and find out where it is written down.

This article explains the difference. It is educational, not legal advice: how the Act applies to a particular dispute is a matter for the regulator, the tribunals and your lawyer.

The Dates You May Be Shown

• Declared completion date. The date on the project's UP-RERA record, based on what the promoter declared at registration. Where a project is built in phases, the declaration can be for a phase rather than the whole project.
• Possession date in your agreement for sale. The Act says the agreement for sale specifies the date on which possession is to be handed over. This is the date your rights under the agreement are measured against.
• Marketed or "expected" possession date. A date in a brochure, advertisement, sales conversation or promoter update. It may be a month, a year or a range, and it may be revised over time.
• Phase or tower dates. Different parts of a project can carry different dates.
• Occupancy certificate date. A separate event that follows completion. The Act requires an allottee to take physical possession within two months of the occupancy certificate being issued.

"Completion", "possession", "handover" and "ready to move" can each mean something different. Ask what a given word refers to before you compare two dates that use it.

What the Act Says, in Plain Terms

This summarises the Act's text as published in the Gazette of India. Check the current official text and take legal advice for a specific case.

• Declaration at registration. A registering promoter files a declaration, supported by an affidavit, stating the time period within which it undertakes to complete the project or phase (section 4(2)(l)(C)). An allottee is entitled to claim possession as per that declaration (section 19(3)).
• Agreement for sale. A promoter may not accept more than ten per cent of the cost as an advance or application fee without first entering into, and registering, a written agreement for sale (section 13(1)). That agreement specifies the date on which possession is to be handed over (section 13(2)).
• Delay and remedies. If a promoter fails to complete or is unable to give possession in accordance with the terms of the agreement for sale, or by the date specified in it, it is liable on demand to return the amount received, with interest and compensation, to an allottee who wishes to withdraw. An allottee who does not withdraw is to be paid interest for every month of delay until possession, at the prescribed rate (section 18(1)).
• Extension of registration. The regulator may extend a project's registration on the promoter's application because of force majeure. The Act defines that as war, flood, drought, fire, cyclone, earthquake or any other calamity caused by nature that affects the regular development of the project (section 6). It also allows the regulator, in reasonable circumstances without default by the promoter and for reasons recorded in writing, to extend registration by no more than one year in aggregate.
• Advertisements. Where a person pays an advance or deposit on the basis of information in an advertisement or prospectus and suffers loss because of an incorrect or false statement in it, the promoter is to compensate the person as the Act provides (section 12).

Why the Dates Can Legitimately Differ

• The project is built in phases, and one date describes a phase while another describes the whole project.
• The registration has been extended under section 6, and the newer date has not yet reached every brochure.
• The dates refer to different things, such as completion, occupancy certificate, handover, or a unit ready for fit-out.
• The marketed date is a rounded or ranged expression, or was quoted before a revised date was recorded.
• The promoter's own communications carry a newer expected date than the one filed.

A difference on its own does not show wrongdoing. It is a reason to ask which date applies and why.

When a Difference Deserves a Question

• A marketed date is later than the declared date and you cannot find an extension or revision on the record.
• A marketed date is earlier than the declared completion date and nobody can explain the basis.
• Your agreement gives a different date from both the record and the brochure.
• The dates appear to refer to different milestones.
• A date has no source or no date of its own.

In each case, ask the promoter for a written explanation and keep it. Treat the difference as a question to resolve, not as a conclusion.

How to Compare, Step by Step

• Find the declared completion date on the project's UP-RERA record and note the day you checked. The method is in how to verify a project's UP-RERA registration.
• Check whether the record shows an extension or a revised date, and whether dates are given by phase.
• Read the possession date and any delay or grace provisions in the agreement for sale, and ask what "possession" means in it.
• Note the source and date of every marketed date. An undated marketing date is weak evidence.
• Ask in writing which date the promoter treats as applicable and why.
• Have a lawyer review the delay and possession clauses before you sign.
• Re-check the record from time to time instead of fixing one date in your expectations.

Reading Promoter Communications

A brochure, a message or a sales update is a statement to weigh. It is not, by itself, a change to the registered date or to your agreement. If a date changes, ask for the change to be recorded in a document, and keep the earlier version.

How HousingNetwork Handles Dates

HousingNetwork's project pages show the declared completion date from the UP-RERA record where it has been verified, and label it accordingly. Where a developer's own page differs from the record, the statutory record takes precedence and the difference is kept in HousingNetwork's source register. Where a registration reference could not be confirmed to that standard, HousingNetwork does not treat any date attached to it as verified.

Each project's page carries its current status, so what follows describes patterns, not a fixed snapshot:

• Godrej Majesty is an example of a project where developer-page wording and the UP-RERA record have been recorded as differing slightly, and where the page states that the statutory record is followed.
• ATS Knightsbridge is an example of a page that carries a disclosed delayed-timeline note, with any expected-handover commentary labelled as indicative rather than treated as the registered date.
• CRC The Flagship is an example of a page that states completion for a phase rather than for the whole project.
• CRC The Peridona is an example of a page where the RERA reference itself is labelled indicative, so no date attached to it is treated as verified until it is confirmed on the record.
• Hero Homes Leafsong Retreat shows why the evidence-check date matters. Its current UP-RERA project summary for LEAFSONG RETREAT (UPRERAPRJ414014/10/2026), checked 29 October 2026, records 10 August 2031 as the declared completion date and HERO REALTY PRIVATE LIMITED as promoter. HousingNetwork's earlier capture recorded 10 June 2031; that date remains a historical observation, not the current verified statutory date. The dedicated Leafsong Retreat 2031 explainer distinguishes the statutory declaration from an individual agreement-for-sale handover commitment.

Browse current HousingNetwork projects to see each project's own status.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which date should I trust, the RERA date or the brochure date?
Treat the UP-RERA record as your reference point for what the promoter declared to the regulator, and your agreement for sale as the source of what binds you. A brochure date is a statement to check against both.

Does a date mismatch mean the developer has done something wrong?
Not by itself. Phases, extensions and differences in what "completion" or "possession" means can each explain a difference. It is a reason to ask.

Can the RERA completion date be extended?
The Act allows the regulator to extend a project's registration on the promoter's application for force majeure, and, in reasonable circumstances without default by the promoter and for reasons recorded in writing, by up to one year in aggregate. Check the project's record for any extension.

What happens if possession is late?
The Act provides for monthly interest for allottees who stay in the project, and for refund with interest and compensation for those who choose to withdraw, in the circumstances set out in section 18. How that applies to a specific case depends on the agreement and the facts, so take legal advice.

Is possession the same as completion?
Not necessarily. Completion, the occupancy certificate and handover are different steps. Ask what your agreement means by possession.

Related projects

• Godrej Majesty
• ATS Knightsbridge
• CRC The Flagship
• CRC The Peridona
• Hero Homes Leafsong Retreat

Developer & location context

• ATS Infrastructure — developer profile
• Ashtech Group — developer profile
• CRC Group — developer profile
• Godrej Properties — developer profile
• Greater Noida — location profile
• Greater Noida West — location profile
• Noida — location profile
• Sector 12, Greater Noida West — location profile

Related insights

• Hero Homes Leafsong Retreat RERA Completion Date 2031: What It Actually Means
• Greater Noida West Possession Dates vs UP-RERA Completion: Four Project Tracker
• New Launch vs Under Construction vs Ready-to-Move: How the Decision Changes
• Why One Development Can Have Multiple RERA Registrations or Phases

Sources & references

• Godrej Majesty, ATS Knightsbridge, CRC The Flagship, CRC The Peridona — date labelling (HousingNetwork project records) (official)
  Supports the four pattern examples of how project pages label dates.
• Hero Homes Leafsong Retreat — UP-RERA completion-date evidence in governed project record (statutory)
  Supports the verified UP-RERA declared completion date of 10 June 2031 used as a current worked example.
• HousingNetwork Factual Governance Methodology (internal editorial policy) (official)
  Defines how HousingNetwork separates verified fact, interpretation and unverified claims.
• Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 — section 13 (agreement for sale and possession date) (statutory)
  Supports the statements on the written agreement for sale and the possession date it specifies.
• Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 — section 18(1) (delay, interest and refund) (statutory)
  Supports the narrow summary of interest and refund provisions for delay.
• Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 — section 6 (extension of registration) (statutory)
  Supports the statements on extension for force majeure and the one-year aggregate limit.
• Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 — sections 12 and 19(10) (statutory)
  Supports the statements on advertisement veracity and taking possession within two months of the occupancy certificate.
• Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 — sections 4(2)(l)(C) and 19(3) (declared completion period) (statutory)
  Supports the statement that the declared date comes from the promoter's declaration at registration and that an allottee may claim possession as per it.
• UP-RERA Project Basic Information — LEAFSONG RETREAT, UPRERAPRJ414014/10/2026 (statutory)
  Current official statutory record shows declared completion 10 August 2031 and HERO REALTY PRIVATE LIMITED promoter, replacing earlier archived June capture.