Desk research against primary sources, with the issuing authority linked where a page states an official fee, rule or deadline.
Federal Law 8 of 2007 is what makes the escrow requirement enforceable rather than a developer courtesy — funds can only be released against construction milestones that a RERA-appointed inspector has verified as actually complete, not against the developer's own claimed progress. That verification step is the real protection: it is what stops money being drawn down faster than the building is being built.
The practical risk sits with buyers who pay a developer directly rather than into the registered account, whether through a side agreement, a reservation fee, or a request to transfer to a different account for a discount — none of that money carries the Law 8 protection, however legitimate the request sounds. Verifying the escrow account number against DLD's own record before transferring is the only real safeguard available.
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