Common problem

I need the first occupation of a building in fuera de ordenación status

Consolidated inhabited house in the Canarian countryside

The short answer

When a building is fuera de ordenación (legally non-conforming with current planning rules), processing its first occupation or use requires first studying the property's planning regime to check whether the procedure is possible, and then technically documenting the current state of the building, its age and its conditions. The decision always belongs to the competent town hall.

Possible causes

  • 01Buildings constructed under earlier regulations or without them.
  • 02Properties that need to accredit their conditions to contract or regularise utilities.
  • 03Sales in which the building's situation must be accredited.
  • 04Municipal files requiring documentation of the current state.

What needs checking

  • The property's planning regime and whether it allows the procedure.
  • The building's age and its evidence.
  • Current state: measurement, plans and conditions.
  • Habitability documentation, for dwellings and where applicable.

Which professionals are involved

The study, measurement, plans and technical reports or certificates are our part. First occupation is resolved by the town hall according to planning regulations; we cannot guarantee its granting.

The MideFinca service that may fit

It depends on the specific case: we review your documentation first and then confirm it.

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