Buildings completed before 31 March 2001 without the necessary
permits may now be legitimised by a Certificate of Tolerable
Construction.
The certificate will be granted to all successful applicants
submitted by 25 November 2013 under a new procedure introduced by
amendment to the Spatial Development Act.
Buildings will only qualify for a certificate if they comply with
the construction parameters imposed by law and with the zoning
plans in force either when they were built or when the application
for legitimisation is submitted.
Applications must be submitted by the person holding title or right
to build on the land where the illegal construction is
located.
Once a building receives a certificate, it will no longer be
subject to demolition and may be subject to a property
transfer.
Law: Bulgarian Spatial Development Act (Promulgated, State
Gazette No. 1/2.01.2001, effective 31.03.2001, as amended in State
Gazette No. 82/27 Nov 2012)
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