Karnataka regulator directs Eco Life to form buyers' association within 60 days

The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) has ordered Eco Life Developers to set up and register an association of allottees within 60 days. The news was reported on 26 October 2026. The order also states that a developer's statutory duties to homebuyers continue after possession has been handed over. The exact date of the order and the name of the project it concerns are not in the material before us.

What the complaint was about

The order followed a complaint by homebuyer Swetha Rangaswamy. She said the developer had not shown proof that an association of the buyers had been registered, even though the apartments were complete and possession had been handed over. When buyers asked for proof, the developer reportedly said an association had already been registered under the Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act, 1972. It did not produce a certificate of registration from the competent authority to back that claim. Rangaswamy and other allottees had been waiting for the developer to help form and register their association.

Two terms help here. An allottee is a buyer who has been allotted a unit. Common areas are shared parts of a building or project, such as corridors, lifts, parking and open land.

What the authority directed

• Take the necessary steps to constitute and register the association of allottees before the competent authority within 60 days, in line with applicable laws.
• Complete the formalities for transferring common areas, and the rights and titles attached to them, to the association or the competent authority, as applicable.
• Fulfil obligations under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, including Sections 11(4)(f) and 17, and execute the necessary conveyance or transfer documents for common areas and associated ownership rights.

The regulator's news note also refers to the transfer of project documents and funds. The sums involved and the list of documents are not stated in the text available, so they are not reported here.

The order names Eco Life Developers. Listing sites use the similar name Ecolife Developers for a Bengaluru group. The order does not link the two names, and this report does not connect any listed project to the order.

What it means for buyers and developers

For buyers in the project, the order turns a long wait into a fixed timeline. The 60 days run from the date of the order. Because that date is not confirmed in the material before us, the calendar deadline cannot be stated. The order also makes clear that handing over keys does not end the developer's responsibilities. Common areas remain the developer's obligation until they are properly transferred.

For developers, the case shows that a statement that an association exists does not replace a registration certificate. Buyers who are asked for proof of registration can ask the developer for the certificate issued by the competent authority.

What happens next

The key date is the 60-day deadline for association registration. No separate dates for the common-area transfer or conveyance have been reported. Appeals under the Act go to the appellate tribunal, but the time limit should be checked against the order text itself before any step is taken.

K-RERA has issued other recent orders against Bengaluru developers, including one on 16 July 2026 that gave a developer 90 days to hand key project assets to a residents' association. Those orders involve other developers and do not form part of this case. Buyers and residents should watch whether the registration certificate is produced within the 60 days, and whether the common-area transfer follows.