After Act 15 and fulfillment of the prerequisites for the specific construction. The final act may cover a separate stage or part of a complex, and another building on the same terrain may follow a different procedure or date.
For first- to third-category construction, the use permit is issued by the DNSK after the state acceptance commission and the Form 16 Protocol. For fourth- and fifth-category construction, the commissioning certificate is issued by the authority that issued the permit.
The document determines whether the specific building is allowed to be used under the applicable regime. This is separate from ownership, keys, individual utility accounts and apartment quality - four topics that are often mistakenly conflated.
What the document proves
What can you establish from it?
Each document answers a different question. A single document is rarely enough to prove title, completed construction work and the basis for payment at the same time.
What does it establish?
The final act establishes that the use of the precisely described construction, part or stage is permitted. The number, date, category and description indicate which parts of the project are actually covered.
What does it not establish?
It does not prove the seller's ownership, the absence of mortgages or foreclosures, the transfer of possession, the opening of individual utility accounts, the performance of a private contract or the absence of manifest and latent defects.
What to look for in the document
Which details should you compare?
Check the document type, issuer, number and date, category, building permit, PI/UPI, block, entrance, stage and purpose. Compare applications and amendments and be careful that a document for a substation, street or neighboring block is not accepted for the residential building.
What comes before and after?
It is preceded by Act 15 and the acceptance documentation. The notarial transfer, the actual handover, warranties, maintenance arrangements and utility connections still need to be dealt with separately.
Where the document comes from
Finding and checking it
Mesto is looking for records in the maintained public registers, including the NAG for Sofia. The absence of a record does not prove that the document is missing, while any record found still requires verification of its scope and the relationship to the building.
According to the category, check the DNSK register for the use permit or the relevant municipality or regional administration for the commissioning certificate. Also ask for a full copy from the contractor or seller.
When do you need a professional review?
A lawyer checks the category, scope, effect and contractual consequences. An engineer is needed for technical remarks, phasing or inconsistency between the document and the actually implemented infrastructure.
Before you continue
Check these details
Use this list to prepare for a conversation with the seller or a specialist you trust.
- 01
Determine whether you are looking at a protocol, a license to use, or a certificate.
- 02
Check the category and relevant publisher.
- 03
Match the item with the exact block, entry and purchase phase.
- 04
Check ownership, encumbrances, conveyance and utility accounts separately.