coimbatore despite continuous monitoring and follow up by the union ministry of urban development and housing only nine states andhra pradesh bihar gujarat kerala madhya pradesh maharashtra odisha rajasthan and uttar pradesh and six union territories andaman and nicobar islands chandigarh dadra and nagar haveli daman and diu lakshadweep and national capital territory of delhi have notified their respective real estate regulation and development rules 2017 ratings agency crisil has said the central real estate regulation and development act rera was notified on may 1 2016 and came into effect nationwide from may 1 this yearstates were asked to prepare and notify respective rules in tandem with rera so that it could be effectively implemented many states have either diluted a few crucial aspects of the act or given insufficient emphasis to its provisions in their rules crisil research said after comparing the notified state specific rules with the central actrera includes projects that are ongoing on the date of commencement of the act ie may 1 2017 and for which the completion certificate has not been issued however andhra pradesh kerala and uttar pradesh have altered this definition in their notified rules crisil saidrera also recommends imprisonment for a term which may extend up to three years or fine which may extend up to 10 of the estimated cost of the real estate project or both in case of noncompliance however most states have added a clause of compounding of offence to avoid imprisonment the agency saidaccording to the central legislation the model sale agreement is required to specify 10 advance payment or charge an application fee from buyers while entering into a written agreement for sale in addition in case of any structural defects arising within five years of handing over the possession of project to buyers developers will be liable to rectify such defects without further charge however there is no clarity on these clauses in most states rera notifications crisil stated