Technical inspection of buildings

Have established a system of periodic control of residential buildings in order to verify the duty of the owners to preserve and rehabilitate their properties.

The technical inspection of residential buildings (ITE) consists of a visual inspection of the building by a competent technician whose purpose is to determine its condition at the time of the inspection and guide the owners in the actions to be taken. to fulfill the duty of conservation and maintenance. In no case is it intended to detect hidden defects.

Once the technical report has been obtained, prepared using the ITE Report Generator, the building’s certificate of fitness must be requested from the Administration.

Which buildings must pass the ITE?

Residential buildings, provided that any of the following conditions are met:

If determined by the inspection program below.
If determined by local programs or ordinances, they must comply with at least the provisions of current regulations.
If the building or dwellings in the building are to be eligible for public aid programs for the promotion of rehabilitation.

Buildings for which the declaration of ruin has been initiated are exempt from passing the ITE.

Multi-family buildings

Antiquity of the building	Deadline to pass inspection
Prior to 1930	Until 31/12/2012
Between 1931 and 1950	Until 31/12/2013
Between 1951 and 1960	Until 31/12/2015
Between 1961 and 1971	Until 31/12/2016
From 1972	The year he turns 45 years old

Detached buildings

Antiquity of the building	Deadline to pass inspection
Prior to 1900	Until 31/12/2016
Between 1901 and 1930	Until 31/12/2017
Between 1931 and 1950	Until 31/12/2018
Between 1951 and 1960	Until 31/12/2019
Between 1961 and 1975	Until 31/12/2020
From 1975	The year he turns 45 years old

Buildings of single-family homes that have a certificate of habitability in force at the time of reaching the deadlines set in this calendar are not required to submit the report of the technical inspection of the building until the due date. the certificate.

In the case of buildings that carry out comprehensive renovations, and have a first-occupancy license, the 45-year-old obligation to pass the technical inspection begins from the date of completion of the works. of integral rehabilitation that fixes the final certificate of work and habitability.

Date

08/05/2022