India, June 11 -- Homebuyers have filed 29,374 complaints against 5,508 real estate projects in Maharashtra with the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA), according to data accessed by HT.com from the MahaRERA.

The data shows that a majority of these complaints are linked to projects that were already underway before the implementation of RERA in the state in May 2017.

Of the 5,508 projects with complaints, 3,473 were ongoing prior to MahaRERA's launch, while 2,035 were registered after the regulatory framework came into effect.

Since its inception, MahaRERA has registered 50,131 real estate projects across Maharashtra. Of these, 17,280 projects have been marked as completed, and developers have submitted the require...