Abuse reporting: what changes
The procedure concerns exclusively the building abuses ascertained by ordering suspension or demolition suspension, and subsequent updates (for example: demolished property, remedied property, during the dispute, etc.).
An important novelty is that even in the absence of new reports the municipalities are however required to transmit formal communication to MIT. On the other hand, the generic reports of alleged abuses not yet ascertained and the minor building interventions without ordinance do not include in the context of the new procedure.
Timing and deadlines
The Municipalities must detect the building offenses ascertained at the dates of March 31, June 30, September 30 and 31 December of each year. Within the next 30 days the information must be sent to the prefectures, which in turn will have a further 30 days to transmit the documentation to MIT.
What changes for citizens
For citizens there are no direct news: obligations, sanctions and consequences of building abuse remain those already provided for by the consolidated text of the construction (DPR 380/2001). In fact, the new procedure concerns only the municipalities and prefectures, which will have to send the reports to the MIT with uniform and digitized methods.
For private individuals this means that:
- The suspension or demolition orders will continue to produce the same legal effects;
- Any updates (demolition that occurred, the remedied property, acquisition to the municipal heritage) will however be managed and recorded with greater traceability;
- The system will allow more transparent monitoring at national level, with homogeneous and updated data on building abuse.
In summary: for citizens, nothing changes in terms of rights and duties, while the administrations grows efficiency in the management of practices.
