Romanian President Passes Law On Building Rehabilitation

On May 18, the Senate rejected the draft act, but the final say on the matter belonged to the lower house, which adopted the bill on June 28.

The law sets the building façade rehabilitation obligations to be observed by local public administration authorities and homeowners.

Owners will have to carry out building façade repairs after they receive a notice from local authorities.

This obligation will not apply to buildings which have undergone technical inspections and were considered to have a high seismic risk, or to buildings which have been thermally rehabilitated or are pending thermal rehabilitation, reads the law.

The repair work shall be financed exclusively by the building owner, except when owners prove their income is below the net monthly average salary, in which case the local authority shall step in to cover the cost, fully or partially, from the local budget.