Tama 38 – the national outline plan that strives to strengthen building structures against earthquakes.
The program took effect in the year 2005 with the aim of strengthening buildings that were not built to our modern standards in order to withstand earthquakes. This applies to buildings that were built before 1980 and owner-occupied buildings, 3 floors or higher, or if the total building rights exceeds 400 square meters.
Due to the high financial costs of strengthening hundreds of thousands of buildings across the country and to incentivize apartment owners to strengthen their homes, the state allows additional building rights to the developer who will fortify the buildings, and to apartment owners, the rights are practically expressed by expanding existing apartments, adding a shelter and further additions, in accordance with planning restrictions up to the main area of 25 square meters per apartment.
As part of the program, the developer fortifies the building (or rebuilding as part of the demolition and construction route) and renews all the shared infrastructure of the building, adds required facilities to a modern building, such as an elevator and fire security measures etc. alongside the expansion of existing apartments in the tax-exempt track for the improvement of the property.