The Certificate of Fitness
HABITABILITY AND FITNESS
The certificate of fitness, provided for by theArticle 24 of the Testo Unico dell'Edilizia (DPR 380/2001) "certifies the existence of the conditions of safety, hygiene, healthiness and energy saving of the buildings and of the systems installed in them, assessed in accordance with the regulations in force'.
But what is the procedure for obtaining the document? Who issues it and what attachments must be submitted with the application to obtain the certificate of fitness?
The certificate of fitness is issued by the manager or head of the competent municipal office with reference to the following interventions:
- new constructions;
- total or partial reconstructions or elevations;
- work on existing buildings that may affect the safety, hygiene, health and energy-saving conditions of buildings and the systems installed in them.
A copy of the declaration submitted for registration in the Land Registry, drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of Royal Decree-Law No. 652 of 13 April 1939, must be attached to the application for the issue of the certificate of agibility.
The certificate of fitness can also be applied for:
a) for individual buildings or individual portions of the construction, provided that they are functionally autonomous, if the primary urbanisation works relating to the entire construction project have been completed and tested, and the related structural parts have been completed and tested, and the installations relating to the common parts have been tested and certified;
b) for individual building units, provided that the related structural works are completed and tested, the installations are certified and the common parts and primary urbanisation works declared functional with respect to the building subject to partial agibility are completed.
The documentation to be attached to the application is prescribed in Article 25 of Presidential Decree 380/2001, which is reproduced in full.
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