The procedures, the texts and the documents for building in Morocco: building permits, land, planning, the site, the occupancy permit. Checked against the sources, dated.
About this section
Building in Morocco · Permit The building permit file in Morocco: the document checklist, item by item (order 337-20)
Building in Morocco · Permit Permit refused: common grounds and how to appeal
Building in Morocco · After works The occupancy permit (permis d’habiter) and certificate of conformity
Building in Morocco · Renovation Renovating in a medina: what Law 22-80 requires, article by article, and how it fits with the permit
Building in Morocco · Foundations The legal framework for building in Morocco: laws 12-90, 25-90, 66-12 and 016-89
Building in Morocco · Permit The building permit in Morocco: procedure, documents and real timelines
Building in Morocco · Land Land title vs melkia: understanding the legal status of your plot
Building in Morocco · Foundations Who does what: the commune, the urban agency, the wilaya, ANCFCC, the Order of Architects
Building in Morocco · Foundations Planning documents in Morocco: SDAU, plan d’aménagement, zoning, alignment
Building in Morocco · Foundations How to check whether a plot is buildable before you buy
Building in Morocco · Planning COS and CUS: reading the buildable volume of a plot
This section holds the procedural guides: what the law requires, in what order, with which documents and from whom. Every guide opens with a short answer, cites the texts (law, decree, order, article) and ends with the frequently asked questions and the list of sources consulted.
The guides are written from the texts published in the Official Bulletin and from the administrations’ own documents (urban agencies, communes, the Land Registry). Where we could not read a text in its official version, the guide says so. The date of the last verification is at the top of every page.
What this section does not do: advise on your file. For a particular situation an architect, a notary or a lawyer remains necessary; the guides say at which point.
