Carpet area

Carpet area is the floor space you can actually use inside a home: every room wall to wall, including the thickness of internal partition walls, but not the outer walls, service shafts, or any balcony and terrace.

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The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 gives this exact definition in section 2(k), the only one of the three area terms that the law defines precisely. For a renter, it is the number closest to what you will really live in, and it is almost always smaller than whatever figure is printed on a brochure or a listing. When we quote a home's size, we ask for the carpet area, not just the number on the listing.

The number

Carpet area is defined precisely in law (RERA Act, 2016, section 2(k)); no fixed ratio to built-up or super built-up area exists.

Sources

Where it comes from. Level 1 is a government or court page, level 2 established press, level 3 a portal's explainer, which gives only what is commonly quoted.

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, section 2(k), via RERA Karnataka, https://rera.karnataka.gov.in, level 1

Built-up area

Super built-up area

UDS (undivided share)

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Carpet area is defined precisely in law (RERA Act, 2016, section 2(k));

Carpet area is defined precisely in law (RERA Act, 2016, section 2(k)); no fixed ratio to built-up or super built-up area exists.

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