MahaRERA QR Code: How to Verify a Mumbai Project From Any Advertisement
Since August 2023 MahaRERA requires a scannable QR code and registration number on every project advertisement. Here is how a Mumbai buyer uses that one scan to reach a project's authenticated page and what to read once it opens.
A buyer flipping through a Sunday property supplement in Mumbai in September 2026 noticed a small black and white square tucked into the corner of a glossy full page advertisement for a tower in Mulund. It was a QR code, and scanning it opened the project's own page on the MahaRERA website, complete with its registration number, its declared completion date, and the disclosures the promoter had filed. The advertisement was selling a dream. The QR code, put there because the regulator required it, quietly offered the facts. Learning to scan that square is the fastest verification a Mumbai buyer can do.
The short answer. Since an order that took effect on 1 August 2023, MahaRERA requires promoters to print a scannable QR code, the MahaRERA registration number, and the authority's website address on every project advertisement, and that QR code links straight to the project's official MahaRERA page. For a buyer, this turns any hoarding, brochure, or newspaper ad into a one scan gateway to authenticated project details on maharera.maharashtra.gov.in. The trade-off is that the QR confirms what the promoter has disclosed, not that the project is a good buy or certain to finish on time, so it starts your checking rather than ending it.
What did MahaRERA change about property advertisements?
MahaRERA issued an order, effective from 1 August 2023, that requires every project advertisement to carry a QR code, the project's MahaRERA registration number, and the authority's website address. The requirement applies across media, so the QR code and number must appear on newspaper and magazine advertisements, brochures and flyers, hoardings, project websites, and social media promotions alike. The QR code has to be legible and readable by an ordinary scanning app, and it must link directly to that project's page on the MahaRERA portal. In other words, the regulator has forced every advertisement to carry a pointer back to the official record.
This matters because advertising is where a buyer usually meets a project first, and advertising is designed to persuade. By requiring the QR code and registration number in the same frame as the marketing, MahaRERA has made it easy to jump from the promise to the filing without hunting for anything. A Mumbai advertisement that carries no QR code and no registration number is itself telling you something before you have read a word of the copy. The mandate also removes a common excuse, because a buyer no longer has to know the portal address or the exact project name to find the record. The pointer travels with the advertisement, so the only thing left for you to do is to actually use it rather than simply let the marketing wash over you.
How do I use the QR code to verify a project?
Open your phone camera or any QR scanner, point it at the code on the advertisement, and let it open the project's MahaRERA page. That page is the authenticated record for the project, and it is the same information you would reach by searching manually. Once it opens, do not just note that a page exists. Read the registration number, the promoter name, the declared completion date, and the disclosures, and check that they describe the project and tower you are actually being sold.
If an advertisement has no QR code, or the code does not resolve to a MahaRERA page, go to the portal yourself. The official site at maharera.maharashtra.gov.in lets you search registered projects by the project name or the registration number and open the same record. Either route ends at the government's page for the project, which is the only version of the project's status that counts.
One habit is worth building. A QR code can be printed on anything, so scanning it is only useful if you then confirm that the page it opens matches the specific project and tower in front of you. Check that the project name, the promoter, and the location on the MahaRERA page line up with the advertisement and the site you visited. A code that opens a real MahaRERA page for a different project, or an older phase, protects nothing about the unit you are being sold, and this is exactly the kind of mismatch a quick read catches.
Which projects have to be registered at all?
Under Section 3 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, a project must be registered where the land being developed is more than 500 square metres or more than eight apartments are proposed, counting all phases, and a promoter cannot advertise, market, book, or sell in such a project before it is registered. You can read the provision in the official statute on India Code. Almost every Mumbai tower crosses that threshold, so the registration number is not optional decoration.
Put the two rules together and the buyer's test becomes simple. A large Mumbai project must be registered, and its advertisements must carry the QR code and registration number. If either is missing, the sensible response is to stop and verify on the portal before engaging, rather than to assume it is a technicality that will be sorted out later. The registration number is worth reading in full rather than glancing at, because a number that has lapsed or been marked otherwise on the portal tells a different story from one that is live, and only the portal, not the advertisement, shows you the current status.
What should I read on the project's MahaRERA page?
Read the registration status, the promoter, the dates, and the disclosures, in that order. The QR code gets you to the page quickly, but the value is in reading it. The table below sets out what to check, where it sits, and why it matters to a buyer.
| What to check | Where on the page | Why it matters to a buyer |
| Registration number and status | Project page header | Confirms the project is registered and the status is live |
| Promoter name | Promoter details | Lets you check the builder's other projects and record |
| Declared completion date | Project timeline | Is the date the promoter is committed to, not the sales pitch |
| Approved plans and disclosures | Uploaded documents | Shows sanctioned details rather than brochure promises |
| Complaints and orders | Case and order records | Reveals disputes already recorded against the project |
What does the QR code not tell me?
The QR code confirms that a project is registered and takes you to its disclosures, but it does not certify that the project is a sound purchase or that it will be delivered on schedule. MahaRERA records what the promoter files and gives buyers a complaints forum, but it does not underwrite construction or promise a return. A project can be genuinely registered, carry a valid QR code, and still slip its dates, which is why the declared completion date and the disclosure history matter more than the presence of the code. This is buyer guidance, not investment advice, and the scan is the beginning of due diligence rather than a substitute for it. Pair it with the payment protections that MahaRERA gives buyers, which we cover in our note on the MahaRERA payment schedule and the ten percent rule.
How does the QR check fit with reading the full disclosures?
The QR code is the doorway, and the disclosures behind it are the room you actually need to walk through. Scanning gets you to the authenticated page in seconds, but the page rewards a careful read of the promoter's filings, the amenities and plans as declared, and the record of any complaints. Our earlier guide on how to verify a Mumbai project on MahaRERA and read its disclosures walks through that page in detail. Use the QR code to arrive, then slow down and read, because the value of the mandate is not the square printed on the advertisement but the authenticated record it quietly points you toward.
A seven step QR verification checklist
Use this the first time you see any Mumbai project advertisement, and repeat the quick version before you pay a booking amount.
- Look for the QR code and MahaRERA registration number on the advertisement.
- Scan the QR code with your phone and let it open the MahaRERA page.
- Confirm the page describes the same project and tower you are being sold.
- Read the registration number and check the status is live, not lapsed.
- Note the declared completion date and compare it with the sales pitch.
- Open the disclosures and any recorded complaints or orders.
- If there is no QR code, search the project yourself on maharera.maharashtra.gov.in.
Frequently asked questions
Do all Mumbai property advertisements have to show a QR code? Yes, for registered projects. Under a MahaRERA order effective from 1 August 2023, promoters must display a scannable QR code, the registration number, and the authority's website address on project advertisements across newspapers, brochures, hoardings, websites, and social media. A large project ad with no QR code and no number is a reason to verify on the portal first.
Where does the QR code take me? Straight to the project's own page on the official MahaRERA portal. That page carries the registration number, the promoter details, the declared completion date, and the disclosures the promoter has filed. It is the same authenticated record you would reach by searching the project name or number on maharera.maharashtra.gov.in.
Does a QR code mean the project is safe to buy? No. The QR code confirms the project is registered and takes you to its disclosures, but it does not guarantee timely delivery, quality, or a good price. MahaRERA records what the promoter declares and offers a complaints forum, it does not underwrite the project. Treat the scan as the start of your checking, not the end.
What should I do if an advertisement has no QR code? Verify the project yourself before engaging. Go to maharera.maharashtra.gov.in and search registered projects by the project name or registration number to open the official page. A missing QR code on a large project ad does not automatically mean fraud, but the easy check has been skipped, so run it manually and confirm the project is registered and live.
Last updated 2026-09-19. PropNewz Team.
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