{"id":9985,"date":"2023-01-16T13:24:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T13:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/?p=9985"},"modified":"2025-01-13T06:48:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T06:48:37","slug":"what-is-rera-carpet-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/what-is-rera-carpet-area\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is RERA Carpet Area: How Carpet Area Definition Changes In RERA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>What Is RERA Carpet Area in Real Estate?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the 2016 Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), the carpet area is the net useable floor area of a unit in addition to the internal walls, except for external walls size, utility shafts, balconies\/ verandah areas exclusive, and open terraces space exclusive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exclusive here refers towards the allottee&#8217;s open terrace area which is intended for exclusive usage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developers &amp; builders must provide the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/what-is-rera-here-are-the-most-important-things-home-buyers-should-know\/\">RERA<\/a> carpet area and not any other type of area when selling a property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9986 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130112\/What-Is-RERA-Carpet-Area-in-Real-Estate.jpg\" alt=\"What Is RERA Carpet Area in Real Estate\" width=\"810\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130112\/What-Is-RERA-Carpet-Area-in-Real-Estate.jpg 810w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130112\/What-Is-RERA-Carpet-Area-in-Real-Estate-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130112\/What-Is-RERA-Carpet-Area-in-Real-Estate-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130112\/What-Is-RERA-Carpet-Area-in-Real-Estate-750x362.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Maharashtra, <a href=\"https:\/\/maharera.mahaonline.gov.in\/Site\/63\/Rules\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MahaRERA<\/a> governs real estate activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If an individual purchase the under-construction property and if there is any difference in carpet area after possession such as increased or decreased carpet area then homebuyers will receive a refund or have to pay an increased amount.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there has been a decrease in the carpet area builder will Refund the amount to a home buyer.\u00a0 Also, the money should be refunded in 45 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there is an increase in the Carpet area after possession buyer is required to pay an excess amount,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RERA has set a 3% limit on the growth&#8217;s maximum rate.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to Calculate RERA Carpet Area?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rera Carpet area calculation is an easy method. As mentioned in RERA in most cases, the carpet area of a flat is 70% of the built-up space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if the built-up area of your property is 1000 sqft then the Rera carpet area is 700sq. Ft.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a help from professional technical assessor to calculate the carpet area of your property and to check the exact specifications.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be wary since a builder might increase their price based on the RERA carpet area; instead, haggle after researching the prices of similar residences.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><b>Note:<br \/>\n<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/\">Homebazaar<\/a> serves homebuyers searching for flats in India with end-to-end services like site visits, and lower-interest home loans to property registration guidance. We provide the best price options &amp; offers for 1 to 4 BHK RERA-registered flats, villas &amp; penthouse properties in India. To begin a smooth homebuying journey with us, fill out the form mentioned below or on the right side.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><b>Is There Any Difference Between Carpet Area and Rera Carpet Area?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9987 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130253\/Is-There-Any-Difference-Between-Carpet-Area-and-Rera-Carpet-Area.jpg\" alt=\"Difference Between Carpet Area and Rera Carpet Area\" width=\"810\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130253\/Is-There-Any-Difference-Between-Carpet-Area-and-Rera-Carpet-Area.jpg 810w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130253\/Is-There-Any-Difference-Between-Carpet-Area-and-Rera-Carpet-Area-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130253\/Is-There-Any-Difference-Between-Carpet-Area-and-Rera-Carpet-Area-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130253\/Is-There-Any-Difference-Between-Carpet-Area-and-Rera-Carpet-Area-750x362.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can see that the only difference between carpet area &amp; RERA carpet space is indeed the diameter of the inner walls knowing that we are familiar with both definitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The depth of the inside walls is also taken into account in RERA Carpet Area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The distinction between the 2 carpeted areas is therefore about 5%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typically, the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> RERA Carpet area is 5% bigger than the carpet area<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For illustration, the RERA carpet area for an apartment with 800 sq ft of carpet would be 840 square feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Carpet Area Definition Changes in RERA<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, &#8220;carpet areas&#8221; refer to spaces that can be carpeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technically speaking, it is the part of your property that is useful but not protected by external walls, on a private balcony\/verandah, beneath service units, shafts, or on a private open terrace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typically, the<\/span><b> RERA Carpet area is 5% higher than the carpet area.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before Rera, the properties used to register property based on a super built-up area which caused fraudulence in many cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rera assists in disclosing the carpet area avoiding subjecting the purchasers to their incorrect representation of the carpet area that the buyer would be able to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Individuals can<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/how-to-file-a-complaint-under-rera\/\"> file a complaint on the official Rera Website<\/a> if any fragrance occurs by the developer.<\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Not Included in Carpet Area?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9988 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130404\/What-is-Not-Included-in-Carpet-Area.jpg\" alt=\"RERA Carpet Area - What is Not Included in Carpet Area\" width=\"810\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130404\/What-is-Not-Included-in-Carpet-Area.jpg 810w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130404\/What-is-Not-Included-in-Carpet-Area-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130404\/What-is-Not-Included-in-Carpet-Area-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16130404\/What-is-Not-Included-in-Carpet-Area-750x362.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The regions of the bedroom, kitchen, living room, bathrooms, balconies, and staircases within the house or apartment would all fall under the carpet category.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It excludes the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> outside and interior walls, terraces, open areas, shafts, elevator hallways, utility ducts, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Difference Between RERA Carpet Area, Built-up Area And Super Built-up Area<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Here is a difference between the RERA Carpet area, Built-up Area and Super built-up Area.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Rera Carpet Area<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Built-Up Area<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Super Built-Up Area<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By summing the areas of the bedroom,\u00a0 kitchen, living room, balconies, bathrooms, and the thickness of interior partition walls, the carpet area is calculated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carpet Area is always less than Built-up area and the super built-up area.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The built-up property area is the total of the carpet area, the area of the interior and external walls, the area of the balcony, the area of the exterior stairs, and any additional liveable spaces that may exist.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the property has a private terrace, that is also a part of it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 70\u201380% of the super built-up area is made up of the built-up area.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term &#8220;saleable area&#8221; refers to the super-built-up area<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the total of the private built-up area shared spaces like the elevator, hallways, stairwells, clubhouse, and other facilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compound walls, open-air swimming pools, parks, driveways, open sports fields, inaccessible garden spaces, play areas, water tanks, underground sinks, and septic tanks are excluded from this region.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Also, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/how-to-find-project-details-on-the-maharera-website\/\">How To Find Project Details On The MahaRERA Website?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>FAQs\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Are toilets included in the carpet area?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The carpet area includes all usable areas of the flat which includes the toilet.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Does the carpet area include stairs?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term &#8220;carpet area&#8221; describes the space that a carpet can cover from wall to wall. The carpet area is the full built-up area excluding the outer walls and exterior staircases. It takes into account the inner walls&#8217; thickness.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Does the carpet area include columns?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to RERA, the carpet area is the net useable floor area of a unit plus the internal walls, except the size of the external walls, services lofts, exclusive balconies or verandah areas, and exclusive open terraces.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is RERA Carpet Area in Real Estate? According to the 2016 Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), the carpet area is the net useable floor area of a unit in addition to the internal walls, except for external walls size, utility shafts, balconies\/ verandah areas exclusive, and open terraces space exclusive. 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