In reaction to outsiders buying property in Uttarakhand's mountains, the state has taken action. Many buyers have found ways to evade regulations allowing persons to buy up to 250 square meters of land for personal use in non-municipal areas.

Environmental activists have complained to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Navi Mumbai's Prime Minister's Awas Yojana (PMAY) is encroaching on protected mangrove zones and breaking environmental laws.

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has reduced plot contract violation fines. MHADA's six-month amnesty policy includes this decrease. Under certain scenarios, the programme reduces offenders' penalty costs.