The first thing to pin down is scope, because without it the rest misleads: what follows applies to works carried out under the notification procedure, not to any house. Whether you qualify for the notification is covered separately, in do you qualify for the notification.
The handover procedure in the ordinary regime is on the dedicated page.
Building it yourself is explicitly allowed
Article 298 paragraph (4) says notified construction works may be carried out by contractors or in regie proprie, in-house. It is not a tolerance, it is an option named in the law.
The handover is signed by three parties
Paragraph (6) describes a handover with three parties: the builder, the beneficiary and a representative of the administrative-territorial unit. The town hall is not a spectator at the end of a notified job, it is a signatory.
When you build in-house, the builder and the beneficiary are the same person. Two signatures are still needed, yours and the town hall representative’s, and the report exists.
The registration is yours, not the town hall’s
Also paragraph (6): a copy of the signed handover report is registered in the National Construction Register, and the duty to register falls on the beneficiary of the works.
It adds the transitional rule that matters right now: until the register is operational, a copy of the report is sent physically or by email to the I.S.C. The register is not yet running, so in practice that is the route.
Why it matters for the land registry
Paragraph (7) ties it together: registering notified works in the land book is done on the basis of proof that the notification was sent and of verification that the entry was made in the National Construction Register.
In other words, the administrative step easiest to postpone, sending the report, is exactly the one that blocks land registration later. The documentation that closes at the end is in the electronic building logbook.
The site board, from day one
Paragraph (5) requires the beneficiary to place the investment identification board in a visible spot when the works begin. It is the beneficiary’s duty, not the builder’s, and building in-house leaves nobody to absorb it. The order of the steps is in the order of the steps, and what land registration is conditional on is in registering a newly built house.
This article is analysis, not legal advice. The provisions cited are from Legea 169/2026, published in Monitorul Oficial no. 661 of 10 August 2026. Check your own situation with the issuing authority.