- Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and Registration Act, 1908
- Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA)
- Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
- Transfer of Property Act, 1882
- Indian Easement Act, 1882
- Indian Contract Act, 1872
- Land Revenue Codes of states
Real estate sector is also governed by multiple state/local/municipal laws, customs and policies, including any nuances with respect to slum rehabilitation/redevelopment, rent control, urban development, property tax, ownership of property, building bye-laws, Benami transactions, insolvency, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), land pooling, land ceiling, land zoning and land use, and environmental protection etc...