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Agibilità

Fitness for use (agibilità): the certificate that opens the building to use

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Summary

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Not a title to build but to use: the certified report of fitness for use (art. 24 of D.P.R. 380/2001) attests that the completed building has the conditions of safety, hygiene, health and energy saving to be used. Since 2016 it is a sworn report, with control coming afterwards.

Scope of application

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It is required for new buildings and for works affecting the safety, hygiene, health or energy saving of the building and its systems. It is filed at the one-stop desk with the customary attachments. The rules may be supplemented by regional laws.

In depth

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Not a title to build, but to use

Fitness for use closes the circle. All the other titles (permit, SCIA, CILA, free building) authorise building; agibilità certifies that what has been built can be used. It is the threshold between the constructed building and the usable, inhabitable one. Governed by art. 24 of D.P.R. 380/2001.

What it certifies

The existence of the conditions of safety, hygiene, health and energy saving of the building and its systems, assessed under current rules. It comes with the customary documents: structural testing, systems' conformity, the energy performance certificate (EPC) and cadastral registration.

What agibilità certifies
RequirementIn brief
Safetytested structures, compliant systems
Hygiene and healthsanitary conditions of the spaces
Energy savingperformance of the building and systems (EPC)
Cadastral consistencyupdate and correspondence to the land registry
Editorial summary; cf. art. 24 of D.P.R. 380/2001.

How and when

The report is filed at the one-stop desk, as a rule within fifteen days of the end of works, with the sworn statement and the attachments. As with the SCIA, use may begin and the authority's control comes afterwards. Failure to file is sanctioned.

From end of works to use
  1. 01
    End of worksEnd of works and gathering of the documents (testing, conformity, EPC, cadastre).
  2. 02
    Sworn statementThe professional swears the existence of the requirements.
  3. 03
    ReportThe certified report of fitness for use is filed at the one-stop desk.
  4. 04
    UseThe property may be used; control comes afterwards.

Why it matters

Without fitness for use a building may be finished but not lawfully usable, with effects on marketability and contracts. It is the document that turns a structure into a space one can live or work in: the act that gives meaning to all the titles that preceded it.

Key points

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  • It does not authorise building: it certifies that the building can be used (art. 24 D.P.R. 380/2001).
  • Since 2016 it is a certified report of fitness for use (SCA), sworn by a professional, no longer a Municipality certificate.
  • It attests safety, hygiene/health and energy saving of the building and its systems.
  • It is filed at the one-stop desk, as a rule within 15 days of the end of works.
  • It closes the building cycle: without it, the finished property is not lawfully usable.

Frequently asked questions

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Is agibilità a title to build?

No: the other titles authorise the works, agibilità certifies that the result can be used. It closes the cycle.

Who issues agibilità today?

Since 2016 it is no longer a Municipality certificate: it is a certified report (SCA) sworn by a professional and filed by the interested party, with control afterwards.

When must it be filed?

As a rule within fifteen days of the end of works, at the one-stop desk, with the attachments (testing, systems' conformity, EPC, cadastral registration).

What do I risk without agibilità?

A fine and, above all, the impossibility of lawfully using the property, with effects on sales, leases and mortgages.

Is it always needed?

It is required for new buildings and for works affecting safety, hygiene, health or energy saving; not for works that do not touch these requirements.

Glossary

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Agibilità
Suitability of a building to be used in conditions of safety, hygiene, health and energy saving.
Segnalazione certificata di agibilità (SCA)
Sworn act declaring fitness for use, replacing the old Municipality certificate.
Collaudo statico
Verification of the safety of the structures, required for fitness for use.
APE (Attestato di Prestazione Energetica)
Document certifying the building's energy performance, among the attachments of fitness for use.
Accatastamento
Registration/update of the property in the land registry, a precondition for fitness for use.