Safe Housing Law · 1796 of July 13, 2016. This law establishes measures focused on protecting homebuyers, increasing the safety of buildings and strengthening the public role performed by urban curators; it assigns functions to the Superintendence of Notaries and Registry and issues other provisions.
1. Obligation for builders of new housing to cover patrimonial damages caused to owners affected by collapse or threat of ruin as a consequence of deficiencies in the construction process. This can be fulfilled by acquiring an insurance policy or by making a payment to the National Fund for Housing Stability and Reconstruction (FONERVIN).
2. Adjustments to the regulations on design review and technical supervision of construction: all buildings must have reviewers and supervisors independent from the builder; exceptions that allowed builders to supervise their own works are eliminated; the rule applies to new housing projects and projects larger than 2,000 square meters; reviewers and supervisors must be registered in the National Registry of Accredited Professionals.
3. Creation of the technical occupancy certification: the technical supervisor must issue the technical verification of occupancy before the building is occupied. Allowing occupancy without having notarized and registered the certification leads to successive monthly fines of 25 current minimum wages, up to 300 monthly minimum wages, as well as suspension of public utility services.
4. Regime of disqualifications, incompatibilities and impediments for urban curators.