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Snag List / Defect Notice to Builder — Residential (Section 14(3), RERA)

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Free
Stamp duty
No stamp duty is payable on this notice in Punjab or in Chandigarh — it demands rectification under an existing statutory duty and an existing agreement, and creates no new right of its own.
Registration
Not registrable in either place.
Witnesses
Not required in either place.

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Also called

  • Residential Snag List
  • Defect Liability Notice
  • RERA Section 14(3) Notice
  • Builder Defect Rectification Notice
  • दोष सूचना बिल्डर
  • ਖ਼ਾਮੀ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਬਿਲਡਰ

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A residential allottee has found a structural defect, or a defect in workmanship, quality or a service the promoter/builder was obliged to provide under the Agreement for Sale/Builder-Buyer Agreement, and wants to put the promoter on formal, dated notice to rectify it. Section 14(3) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 makes it the promoter's duty to rectify such a defect without further charge, within thirty days of it being brought to notice, PROVIDED it is brought to notice within five years from the date possession was handed over.

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Beyond that five-year window, section 14(3) itself no longer applies, whatever other remedy may separately exist. Use this at the initial handover, when a fresh unit is inspected before or as possession is taken, or at any later point within the five years — a structural crack, a leak, or a lift that was working at handover but fails eighteen months later is squarely what this provision is for. Not for a commercial unit — see the Commercial Handover and Possession Memo with Snag List elsewhere in this library for that, though note it is a handover memo rather than a defect-liability notice as such. Not for a possession delay before handover has happened at all — see the Legal Notice for Possession Delay — Residential for that.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

No stamp duty is payable on this notice in Punjab or in Chandigarh — it demands rectification under an existing statutory duty and an existing agreement, and creates no new right of its own.

Registration

Not registrable in either place.

Notarisation

Not required in either place. A dated delivery record, and dated photographs of the defects, matter far more than a notarial attestation.

Witnesses

Not required in either place.

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Aarav Sharma
Flat No. 1204, Tower C, Northland Greens, Sector 82, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali)

Date: 1 April 2026

To,
Northland Homes Private Limited
SCO 45, Sector 34-A, Chandigarh 160022

Sub: DEFECT/SNAG NOTICE — Flat No. 1204, Tower C, Northland Greens, Sector 82

Dear Sir/Madam,

  1. 1. I am/We are the allottee(s) of Flat No. 1204, Tower C in your project "Northland Greens, Sector 82", possession of which was handed over to me/us on 2 April 2026.
  1. 2. This notice is given within five years of the date possession was handed over, so section 14(3) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 applies
  1. 3. The following defect(s), first discovered/noticed on 3 April 2026, are brought to your notice:
  1. 1. Seepage/dampness on the north wall of the master bedroom, first noticed after monsoon rain.
  2. 2. Bathroom door frame warped and not closing properly.
  3. 3. Common-area lift in Tower C frequently non-functional, affecting access to the unit.
  1. 4. Supporting evidence: Dated photographs and a video of the seepage, enclosed as Annexure A.
  1. 5. Prior complaint(s) already made: X
  1. 6. You are called upon to rectify the above defect(s), without any charge to me/us, within 30 days of receipt of this notice, consistently with section 14(3) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.
  1. 7. I/we reserve the right to claim compensation under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 if the defects are not rectified within the period stated above
  1. 8. Failing rectification within that period, I/we shall be constrained to approach the Real Estate Regulatory Authority and/or the appropriate consumer forum/court, at S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), for compensation and such other relief as may be available, at your cost and consequence.

This notice is sent: Registered post with acknowledgement due, and a copy by email.

Yours faithfully,

_________________________
Aarav Sharma

Questions about this document

Does the Snag List / Defect Notice to Builder — Residential (Section 14(3), RERA) need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

No stamp duty is payable on this notice in Punjab or in Chandigarh — it demands rectification under an existing statutory duty and an existing agreement, and creates no new right of its own.

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Does the Snag List / Defect Notice to Builder — Residential (Section 14(3), RERA) need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not registrable in either place.

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What does the Snag List / Defect Notice to Builder — Residential (Section 14(3), RERA) cost on Kaagazaat?

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Does the Snag List / Defect Notice to Builder — Residential (Section 14(3), RERA) need witnesses?

Not required in either place.

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