A Single Owner's EV Charging Point: The Rules

A single owner has the right to install, at his own expense, an EV charging point or wallbox for his electric car on the common parts of the building, without needing prior meeting authorization. The reference rule is Article 1122-bis of the Italian Civil Code, dedicated to systems serving individual units. The interested party must, however, give notice of the work to the condominium manager, indicating its content and method of execution, and must respect the limits of stability, safety and architectural decorum. The meeting does not decide whether to grant permission, but may prescribe precautions or alternative methods of execution.

An individual right, not a concession

The central point is that installation is not subject to the consent of the other owners. It is an individual right: the owner may use the common parts, such as the garage wall or a section of common area, to lay the system needed to charge his own vehicle, provided he does not prevent the others from doing the same and does not alter the purpose of the common property. The logic is the same as Article 1102, which allows each participant to use the common thing without impairing the equal use of the others.

Notice to the manager

Before proceeding, the owner must give notice to the manager when the work involves modifications to the common parts, specifying the particular content and the method of execution of the works. The manager informs the meeting, which may be convened to assess technical aspects or a shared solution. The notice allows the condominium to verify that the work does not harm safety and decorum and to coordinate any multiple installations.

• Notify the manager of the intention to install, with a technical description of the works.
• Indicate the cable route, the installation point and the execution methods on the common parts.
• Wait for any meeting prescriptions on precautions or alternative methods.
• Bear in full the costs of installation, operation and maintenance of the system.

What the meeting may prescribe

The meeting, with the qualified majority provided for by Article 1136 fifth paragraph referred to by Article 1122-bis, may prescribe suitable alternative methods of execution or impose precautions to safeguard the stability, safety or architectural decorum of the building. It may also make execution conditional on the provision of a suitable guarantee for any damage. It cannot, however, prohibit installation in general terms: the individual's right remains, subject to compliance with the technical limits and decorum.

If the meeting does not respond

When the owner asks in writing to be allowed to install and receives no response within the deadline, he may still proceed at his own expense, remaining bound not to hinder the accessibility of the common parts and not to harm the decorum of the building. Silence or the failure to resolve does not block the exercise of the right, but does not exempt from compliance with the substantive limits. It is always advisable to document the date and content of the request.

Allocating the use of common parts

If several owners want to install their own charging points, the meeting, at the request of the interested parties, allocates the use of the common surfaces intended for the systems, safeguarding the various forms of use provided for by the regulation or otherwise in place. This coordination function avoids conflicts and ensures that the right of one does not compress that of the others. Designing a shared system, with individual meters, can be an orderly solution when the requests are numerous.

Costs, incentives and safety

The system serving the individual unit falls entirely on the owner who installs it, who bears the costs of laying, consumption and maintenance. Over time the legislator has provided tax incentives for electric mobility; it is advisable to check which measures are in force at the time of the work through official sources, because conditions and amounts change. On the technical side, the system must be built by a qualified installer and comply with electrical safety standards.

For the manager the challenge is to keep track of the notices, any meeting prescriptions and the allocation of the use of common parts when the requests multiply. With AmministraPro you can log owners' notices, record the meeting's prescriptions and archive the technical documentation in an orderly way. You can find the dedicated features on the /funzioni page and the plans with their costs on the /prezzi page.