The last tradespeople are clearing up, and moving in is getting closer. That alone does not establish the building-law completion merely by the visible state. In Lower Austria, for an approved construction project the completion notification (Fertigstellungsanzeige) is one of the builder's own duties. Its preparation should start from the actually approved project.
Consider completion and the matching documents together
§ 30 NÖ BO 2014 requires notification of the completion of an approved project. A partial completion is bound to the conditions mentioned there for the independently corresponding part. The provision specifies enclosures, including, depending on the case, the designated site and execution records and prescribed findings. [FERTIG]
If sufficient documents are missing, paragraph 3 provides for a review by an authorised person and the submission of the required documents. An incomplete completion notification is deemed not to have been submitted under paragraph 4. Paragraph 5 contains its own rules for the notification projects mentioned. [FERTIG] An arbitrary collection of invoices is therefore not already the complete notification for your specific project.
Organise backwards from the permit
Prepare the actual permit with approved documents and later amendments. Note which project is to be completed and who can issue or technically attribute the necessary proofs. A checklist used on another property must not uncritically determine the scope.
Our editorial recommendation is an overview of documents referencing the permit, the required result, the responsible person and the actual receipt. “Will be done by the construction company” is too vague as a task status unless it is clear which specific document is meant.
Do not let changes disappear in the completion
Compare the actually executed project with the approved status. Known deviations belong to the technical classification. They should neither be concealed nor legally prejudged by your own terms such as “only a minor thing”.
A drawing may show an earlier draft, while a certificate may already relate to a different status. This attribution must be understandable. Different project versions do not become appropriate simply because all documents bear the same construction project in the file name.
For a building that is only partially completed, describe the intended partial use precisely. The desire to use a finished area already does not replace the legal requirements of an admissible partial completion notification.
Establish a true completion status
In the fictional example a building owner has paid all invoices and taken a key. However, the completion folder still lacks concretely required execution documents. The building owner had assumed a short message with photos would suffice for the notification.
They have the actual scope classified with the responsible specialists and the building authority. Missing proofs are assigned to responsible persons and tracked. Only the completed procedure is recorded as the corresponding completion; the visible habitability remains a different observation.
This article applies to Lower Austria and does not confirm any specific entitlement to use, completeness or official handling of a notification. Civil-law acceptance, warranty, remaining payments and technical safety are additional topics. The goal is narrower: the building completion should not fail because of missing or inappropriately attributed proofs, even though the building already looks finished in the photo.