Decreto 53/2018: building assessment in Comunitat Valenciana

Last reviewed: 10 October 2026. This summary is for information only and is not legal advice; the only legally valid text is the one published in the official gazette.

What it regulates and who it affects

Decreto 53/2018 (Valencian decree on residential building assessment) governs the assessment report for residential buildings and its regional register in the Comunitat Valenciana. It affects owners and communities of buildings covered by its specified situations. The IEEV.CV (Informe de Evaluación del Edificio, Valencian building assessment report) brings together maintenance, accessibility and energy efficiency information. It is a regulated building document, distinct from a private pre-purchase inspection of a flat.

What you need to know

• Its territorial scope is the Comunitat Valenciana. The IEEV.CV obligation should not be transferred to Andalusia or confused with another city’s municipal ITE building inspection ordinance.

• Age and other specified situations determine the need for a report. For residential buildings more than fifty years old, check the obligation and timetable, together with possible notices or grant conditions.

• The report covers maintenance, accessibility and energy under the procedure. An assessment of damage in your home can provide information, but does not itself replace the complete assessment or regulated form.

• Article 8 requires competent qualified technical personnel. Expert training does not automatically authorise signing every IEEV.CV: verify the competence required for the building and document.

• Registration and technical content are complementary matters. Request both the complete report and evidence of registration with any requirements; giving a file to the administrator does not prove the procedure is complete.

• If deficiencies are identified, review priorities and necessary actions. An unfavourable report needs technical and administrative follow-up; a repair invoice does not establish that every deficiency has been remedied.

Application to a home

Before buying an older flat in Valencia, the seller says the building already has a report. Request a copy and check its address, date, scope and outcome. If roof works are planned, request resolutions and progress details. The flat may look well maintained while the building needs communal expenditure. Conversely, a general building report may not examine the renovated shower or the home’s internal finishes in detail.

Do not confuse an individual energy document with the complete building assessment report. Nor does a favourable outcome guarantee the absence of every future defect. Read limitations and inaccessible parts. A pre-purchase inspection can highlight matters requiring clarification, but the procedural deadline and registration requirements must be checked in the current regional file and procedure.

Documents to cross-check

Gather the complete IEEV.CV, evidence of age, registration, register communications and documents for subsequent works. Add community minutes and quotations if buying a home in the building. Identify who prepared the report, which areas they visited and which documents they used. Keep certificates of remedy where applicable to distinguish an outstanding recommendation, commissioned work and action actually verified.

Key deadlines and figures

Do not confuse the moment an issue appears with the deadline for bringing a legal action. Keep the documents establishing each milestone and use the table only for the situation it describes. Where a row refers to a contract or decision, consult that document: there is no universal figure that can replace it.

What to do if it affects you

1. Identify the transaction and applicable law. Record the municipality, contract date, handover date and the parties’ status. Distinguish a purchase, a letting, maintenance work and a damages claim. This classification avoids applying a time limit from a different situation and allows you to seek legal advice with specific facts.
2. Build a verifiable case file. Keep the original documents and make working copies. Organise photographs by date and room, retain complete messages and connect every payment to its purpose. If a document is missing, record your request for it; missing information must not be filled with assumptions about what happened.
3. Describe the problem and its extent. Explain what you observed, where and since when, separately from what you believe caused it. Record any parts that could not be inspected and whether people or property are affected. Where there is a risk, prioritise protection and document the necessary measures before continuing the financial dispute.
4. Communicate with a traceable record. Address your letter to the relevant person or organisation and retain evidence of its content, dispatch and receipt or attempted delivery. Identify the home, issue and attached documents. Request a specific response and distinguish asking for information, claiming damages and proposing negotiation: they may have different effects.
5. Check the time limits with advice. Maintain a chronology of communications and actions, without assuming that a call, visit or promise to repair something extends the deadline. If court proceedings are being considered, seek advice on the prior negotiation requirement, its exceptions and effects on prescripción (limitation) or caducidad (expiry of an action). An administrative procedure does not automatically replace that step.
6. Define a solution that can be checked. If repairs or a settlement are offered, specify the work, access, documents, acceptance and subsequent verification. Keep evidence of the previous condition and records of any intervention. Before signing a waiver, final settlement or acceptance without reservations, review its scope so you do not close issues that remain unresolved.

How an expert can help

An expert can provide a technical basis where the problem requires checking damage in the home and accessible elements that should be related to the building’s general report. The report must identify what was inspected, which documents were used and any limitations. Its conclusions must distinguish observations, sufficiently established causes and unresolved questions. A legal disagreement cannot be resolved simply by adding photographs, and an expert opinion does not replace the authorisation required for regulated certificates or designs.

Verify Home Inspector can consider an inspection or expert assessment within its specialism and the agreed scope. To discuss availability and work, you can request a quote. Before commissioning, clarify whether you need measurements, a financial assessment, a further visit or preparation for confirming the report in court, as these are different tasks and must not be assumed to be automatically included. See also the frequently asked questions on this topic to distinguish what the report contributes and what documents you should provide.

Official text

Decreto 53/2018, de 27 de abril, del Consell, por el que se regula la realización del informe de evaluación del edificio de uso residencial de vivienda y su Registro autonómico en el ámbito de la Comunitat Valenciana. Published in the Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana, issue 8288, on 7 May 2018.

Read the applicable text and annotations on amendments, current applicability and transitional provisions. A consolidated version makes the legislation easier to consult, but a summary does not reproduce every situation it covers or determine the outcome of an individual case by itself.