What is the idoneità alloggiativa?

The Idoneità alloggiativa or abitativa, is a document that states the apartment/house is eligible to host a certain amount of people, and it is necessary for certain types of permesso, and also to request the family reunion

How the apartment can be considered suitable?

The apartment must respect all the sanitary requirements, the minimum requirements established by regional law, that can change from region to region.

Which are the minimum requirements?

The minimum height of the apartment must be 2,70 meters.

Instead, for the square meters:

• 1 person: 14 square meters
• 2 people: 28 square meters
• 3 people: 42 square meters
• 4 people: 56 square meters

from the 5th person it is +10 square meters for each person.

The minimum square meters for the bedroom are 9, if the bedroom is for 2 people, the square meters must be 14.

In addition, each apartment must have a living room of at least 14 square meters.

What do you mean that it can change from region to region?

Some comunes have different rules regarding the minimum requirements

Is it the landlord who has to request this document?

It’s the foreigner who has to request the idoneità alloggiativa, even if for some communes it is necessary to have also the consent of the landlord.

Which are the documents that I need to request the idoneità alloggiativa?

• Rent contract (in case you are living there on rent)
• Map of the apartment
• Your ID card

And there are extra documents based on the comune, so it is better to check the comune website before starting the request

So do I have to request it from the Comune?

Yes, exactly

My landlord doesn’t have a map of the apartment, what can I do?

In some cases, for example when there is no map of the apartment, the solution is to hire a geometer or an architect so he can visit the apartment and do an updated map of it

I am living in a dormitory, do I need it?

No, you don’t need the idoneità alloggiativa when you are living in a “struttura ricettiva” (for example: hotel, dormitory, etc)

It is needed also for children?

For children under 14 years old, the idoneità alloggiativa it is not necessary, in this case it will be replaced by a document that states the landlord gives his consent to host the minor