# Italian judicial restrictions on building regularization > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italian-judicial-restrictions-on-building-regularization > Updated: 2026-10-11T08:30:52.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2. Italian courts have issued rulings that restrict the ability to regularize or expand buildings through various legal mechanisms. In September 2026, the Italian Constitutional Court ruled that properties regularized through previous building amnesties (condoni edilizi) in 1985, 1994, and 2003 do not achieve full legitimacy. The court determined that the original illegality remains attached to these structures, limiting permissible work to maintenance, restoration, and renovation rather than allowing volumetric bonuses or structural expansions. Following this, the Italian Court of Cassation clarified the limits of building tolerances under the Salva Casa Decree. The court ruled that these tolerances are intended only for minor discrepancies in projects that already possess valid legal authorization. The ruling established that tolerances cannot serve as a ‘masked amnesty’ for works performed in the total absence of building permits, as there is no regulatory benchmark to measure deviations without a prior legal title. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-11: Italian Court of Cassation limits building tolerance applications The Italian Court of Cassation ruled that building tolerances cannot regularize construction works performed without valid permits, clarifying that they are not a substitute for legal authorization. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italian-court-of-cassation-limits-building-tolerance-applications ### 2026-09-12: Italian Constitutional Court restricts volumetric bonuses for amnesty buildings The Italian Constitutional Court ruled that buildings regularized via amnesty cannot access volumetric bonuses or structural expansions, limiting interventions to maintenance and restoration. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italian-constitutional-court-restricts-volumetric-bonuses-for-amnesty-buildings --- Cite as: Italian judicial restrictions on building regularization. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/italian-judicial-restrictions-on-building-regularization