# Monthly RERA Compliance Retainer in India | NXS48 Recurring compliance support with scope, responsibilities and review cadence documented before engagement. Contact us for a tailored proposal. Canonical: https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/ Developer & Promoter Turnkey Compliance Recurring compliance support with scope, responsibilities and review cadence documented before engagement. **Delivered by:** Chartered Accountant, Advocate, Engineer, ArchitectLast reviewed 2026-10-24 [Contact Us](/contact/) [Call +91 97628 66937](tel:+919762866937)[WhatsApp](https://wa.me/919762866937?text=Hello%2C%20I%20would%20like%20to%20enquire%20about%3A%20Monthly%20RERA%20Compliance%20Retainer.) ## On this page 1. [Quick answers](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#quick-h) 2. [What this service involves](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-what-this-service-involves) 3. [What should a recurring compliance scope specify?](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-what-should-a-recurring-compliance-scope-specify) 4. [How are promoter and professional responsibilities divided?](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-how-are-promoter-and-professional-responsibilities-divided) 5. [What does a useful monthly report contain?](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-what-does-a-useful-monthly-report-contain) 6. [Practical decision points](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-practical-decision-points) 7. [Who needs it](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-who-needs-it) 8. [Documents usually required](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-documents-usually-required) 9. [Step-by-step process](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-step-by-step-process) 10. [Typical timeline](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-typical-timeline) 11. [Delivered by](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-delivered-by) 12. [Statutory and official references](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-statutory-and-official-references) 13. [Frequently asked questions](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-frequently-asked-questions) 14. [Related services](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-related-services) 15. [Who this serves](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-who-this-serves) 16. [Contact us for a tailored proposal](https://nxs48.com/services/developer-compliance/monthly-compliance-retainer/#section-contact-us-for-a-tailored-proposal) ## Quick answers What is it? Recurring compliance support with scope, responsibilities and review cadence documented before engagement. Who needs it? Promoters with one or more registered projects who want continuity. How long does it take? The retainer runs for the term agreed in writing. ## What this service involves A retainer replaces a series of one-off engagements with a calendar. The scope lists what is being done each month and quarter, who does it and what the promoter needs to supply, which reduces the number of surprises. The scope is written down at the start: portal updates, escrow certificates, scrutiny responses and routine advice, with the disciplines involved. Matters outside the list, such as a contested complaint, are quoted separately. ## What should a recurring compliance scope specify? A retainer should list tasks, projects, periods, responsible people and exclusions. Monthly coordination can support quarterly disclosures, annual audit preparation, certificate tracking, bank reconciliation and change control, but it does not make every task a monthly statutory filing. The schedule should distinguish recurring statutory duties from internal management checks and event-driven applications. Begin with a status review of existing registrations, filing history, notices, account arrangements, approvals and professional appointments. Separate inherited backlog from ongoing work so neither is overlooked. If a project has unresolved defects, the proposal should identify remediation tasks and information dependencies rather than suggesting that signing a retainer makes the project compliant. - [RERA Act, 2016, Section 11 (functions and duties of promoter)](https://maharera.maharashtra.gov.in/sites/default/files/acts/Real_Estate_Act_2016.pdf) - [RERA Act, 2016, Section 4 (application for registration)](https://maharera.maharashtra.gov.in/sites/default/files/acts/Real_Estate_Act_2016.pdf) ## How are promoter and professional responsibilities divided? The promoter supplies complete records and approves factual declarations. Site professionals verify technical matters, the CA examines financial matters within scope and advocates handle legal questions. A coordinator should maintain the action register but cannot replace those independent roles. The engagement should say who files, who authorises, who signs and who monitors published results. Establish a secure access method, a document cut-off and escalation points for missing evidence. Sharing a portal password among multiple people without accountability creates avoidable risk. Retain the final submitted versions and acknowledgments. For certificates and audits, the relevant professional must decide whether evidence is sufficient; commercial urgency cannot be treated as a reason to issue unsupported work. - [Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and ICAI guidance on certificates](https://www.icai.org/) - [MahaRERA Order 56/2024, 27 June 2024: maintenance and operation of project bank accounts](https://maharera.maharashtra.gov.in/sites/default/files/notice_board_files/Order_56_0.pdf) ## What does a useful monthly report contain? The report should show completed actions with evidence, approaching obligations, unresolved discrepancies, overdue records and decisions required from management. A traffic-light status without reasons is not enough. Identify the specific registration or phase and the period affected. Distinguish tasks waiting on the client from those awaiting an authority decision so the client can act on the right issue. Review the scope when plans, promoters, accounts, jurisdictions or dispute status change. Extensions, appeals, tax proceedings and additional site work may need separate instructions. On termination or transfer, hand over the calendar, open-item register and submission archive. The retainer is an agreed service arrangement, not a transfer of the promoter’s statutory responsibility or a promise that no notice or penalty will arise. - [RERA Act, 2016, Section 6 (extension of registration; force majeure)](https://maharera.maharashtra.gov.in/sites/default/files/acts/Real_Estate_Act_2016.pdf) - [RERA Act, 2016, Section 15 (obligation on transfer of majority rights)](https://maharera.maharashtra.gov.in/sites/default/files/acts/Real_Estate_Act_2016.pdf) - [MahaRERA orders and circulars: check amendments and effective dates](https://maharera.maharashtra.gov.in/order) ## Practical decision points A monthly dashboard may show a quarterly upload as complete while the public attachment is still the previous version. The retainer process should require evidence of the published result, not only a task tick. The exception should remain open until the current document is visible or the proper correction process is documented. At onboarding, a project may also have an annual audit backlog and a pending scrutiny response. List those separately from the coming month’s routine tasks, with named responsibilities and information requirements. Otherwise a recurring calendar can create the false impression that inherited defects have been resolved. A monthly report should therefore connect every completed item to evidence and every pending item to a next action. Where management has not supplied records, state what is missing and what deadline or conclusion is affected. If the scope changes, record the added work and professional requirements before promising delivery. The retainer does not permit unsupported certification or relieve the promoter of statutory duties. ## Who needs it Promoters with one or more registered projects who want continuity. ## Documents usually required - List of registered projects and logins held by the promoter - Compliance history and open notices - Contact persons for site, accounts and legal - Banking and approvals records ## Step-by-step process 1. Audit current compliance status 2. Create a compliance calendar by project 3. Define scope, responsibilities and information flow 4. Run monthly and quarterly cycles 5. Report status to the promoter 6. Review scope periodically ## Typical timeline The retainer runs for the term agreed in writing. Timing depends on the matter, document readiness and the relevant authority process; confirm the scope and timeline before engagement. ## Delivered by Chartered Accountant, Advocate, Engineer, Architect. The disciplines involved in a particular engagement are confirmed in the proposal. The scope and responsible professional are identified in the engagement. Professional certificates are signed in the relevant professional or firm's own name. NXS48 is not an examination or certifying body. ## Statutory and official references - [RERA Act, 2016, Section 11 (functions and duties of promoter)](https://maharera.maharashtra.gov.in/sites/default/files/acts/Real_Estate_Act_2016.pdf) - [Maharashtra Registration, Agent, Interest and Disclosure Rules, 2017: project/agent provisions and Rule 18 interest benchmark (read with amendments)](https://maharera.maharashtra.gov.in/sites/default/files/rules_grs_circulars/Maharashtra_Real_Estate_Regulation_and_Development_Registration_of_Real_Estate_Projects_Registration_of_Real_Estate_Agents_Rates_of_Interest_and_Disclosures_on_Website_Rules_2017.pdf) - [MahaRERA orders and circulars: check amendments and effective dates](https://maharera.maharashtra.gov.in/order) Last reviewed 2026-10-24. Owner-approved for publication. Section references and rates should be verified against the current Act, rules and circulars before reliance. This page is informational, not legal advice. ## Frequently asked questions Are fees published? No. A tailored proposal follows scoping. What is excluded? Contested proceedings and new registrations are normally outside a standard retainer unless included in writing. ## Related services - [New Project Registration & Portal Management](/services/developer-compliance/new-project-registration/) - [QPR (Quarterly Progress Report) Filing](/services/developer-compliance/quarterly-progress-report/) - [Designated (Escrow) Account Compliance](/services/developer-compliance/escrow-account-compliance/) - [Architect, Engineer & CA Certifications](/services/developer-compliance/project-certifications/) ## Who this serves - Developers [Back to Developer & Promoter Turnkey Compliance](/services/developer-compliance/) ### Related explainers - [Section 11: promoter duties after registration](/knowledge/section-11-promoter-duties/) - [QPR defaults: updates, notices and penalties](/knowledge/qpr-defaults-and-penalties/) [Maharashtra regulatory context](/states/maharera/) ## Contact us for a tailored proposal Tell us about the property, project or dispute. 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