The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, through the Department for Public Works and Housing Policies, General Directorate for State Construction, Housing Policies, Urban Redevelopment and Special Interventions, has communicated that Municipalities will be able to apply to access the Fund for the demolition of illegal worksprovided for by law no. 205/2017, art. 1, paragraph 26 (Demolition Fund), from September 16th to October 16th 2024.
Applications must be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Interministerial Decree No. 254 of 23 June 2020, which establishes the criteria for the use and distribution of the Demolition Fund, as well as the methods for carrying out interventions and transferring funds.
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Demolition fund for illegal works, how to apply
The interested municipalities will be able to fill out the online form – available on the website demolitionfund.mit.gov.it – starting from 12:00 on 16 September 2024 until 12:00 on 16 October 2024. In case of insufficient funds, thechronological order of submission of applications.
Fund for the demolition of illegal works, subject of the contribution
Contributions from the Fund for the demolition of illegal works are intended for interventions not yet carried out and identified with a CUP code.
They cover the 50% of the cost of removal or demolition operations of works or buildings constructed without permission or in total non-complianceaccording to art. 31 of the Presidential Decree of 6 June 2001, n. 380, for which a removal or demolition order has been issued which has not been carried out within the established timeframes. This includes the technical and administrative expensesin addition to those for the removal, transfer and waste disposal resulting from demolitions.
Fund for the demolition of illegal works, interventions not permitted
Applications for interventions already funded are not accepted from the decrees of the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport regarding illegal demolitions, nor for interventions presented in previous campaigns and not admitted, or for which the Municipality has subsequently requested revocation or waiver.
Furthermore, interventions that have already been fully financed by other programmes or funds are not eligible, nor are those on properties subject to Pending judgment with suspension of the demolition or removal order.
Demolition fund for illegal works, timeframes for carrying out permitted interventions
According to the inter-ministerial decree n. 254/2020, art. 3, paragraphs 6 and 7, the Municipalities must entrust the works and sign the contract with the company within 12 months of the grant being awarded And complete the interventions within 24 months from the same dateunder penalty of revoke of the contribution.
Municipalities can request an extension of up to 24 months to the General Directorate of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, justifying the request based on the technical characteristics of the work to be demolished. The terms run from the publication of the ministerial decree allocating funds in the Official Journal.
Fund for demolition of illegal works, monitoring of interventions
Pending the activation of the National Database on Building Abuse, the monitoring of interventions is carried out through the Monitoring of Public Works (MOP)part of the Public Administration Database (BDAP), pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 229/2011. This monitoring will be subject to sample checksas provided for by art. 8 of the inter-ministerial decree n. 254/2020.
