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Building law in Burgenland: Burgenländisches Baugesetz 1997 and OIB guidelines

An office from Vienna or Lower Austria planning in Burgenland changes OIB edition: the 2023 guidelines apply at home; in Burgenland, according to the OIB overview, the 2019 edition still does. The state act is called the Burgenländisches Baugesetz 1997. Piloti takes the state from the project and cites with the edition that applies there.

OIB status per the OIB overview “Inkrafttreten der OIB-Richtlinien”: 2023 edition as of September 2025, RL 6 edition 2025 as of July 2026. Legal text from RIS.

In short

Piloti answers questions on a Burgenland project from the Burgenländisches Baugesetz 1997 and the OIB guidelines, with a checked citation and the edition that applies in the state. According to the OIB overview, Burgenland has not declared the 2023 OIB guidelines binding (as of September 2025), and RL 6, edition 2025, is not in force there either (as of July 2026); the 2019 edition generally still applies.

Try it with a real questionChecked: September 2026

What applies in Burgenland

Piloti draws on these sources for a project in Burgenland.

Burgenländisches Baugesetz 1997
Applications and permits in Burgenland, cited under this name. Anyone searching for Burgenland’s “building code” means this act.
OIB guidelines
According to the OIB overview, the 2023 edition is in force in Burgenland for none of the six guidelines, nor RL 6 in the 2025 edition. The 2019 OIB guidelines are in force.
Federal law
Water rights act, monuments act, trade code, UVP-G: with their own procedures alongside the building permit, where the project touches them.

The neighbour’s edition is not the right one

An office in Vienna or Lower Austria works day to day with the 2023 edition, according to the OIB overview. When it plans in Burgenland, the 2019 edition applies there. A requirement that changed between editions can then end up in the submission drawing with the wrong value, without anyone noticing while drawing.

Piloti names the edition that applies in Burgenland according to the OIB overview for every OIB requirement, and keeps the state in the project. Anyone weighing two sites gets Burgenland and Lower Austria side by side in tabs on request.

How Piloti answers a question on a Burgenland project

  1. 01

    Check the state

    Piloti takes the state from the project, not from where the office sits. If it is missing, it asks once.

  2. 02

    Cite

    “Burgenländisches Baugesetz 1997, § …” or “OIB-RL 3, Pkt. …” with its edition, checked against the source text before it appears.

  3. 03

    Read it

    One click opens the passage in the Baugesetz from RIS inside Piloti, marked.

  4. 04

    Prepare the submission

    In the submission check Piloti says what the package for the building authority still lacks. Whether the design meets the requirements is a separate check.

Good to know

The municipal building authority grants the permit; responsibility for the design stays with the office. Piloti names every source with edition and citation, asks when a deciding fact is missing, and says when the development plan is not in the project instead of assuming a value.

Questions

Which OIB guidelines apply in Burgenland?

According to the OIB overview (as of September 2025), Burgenland has not declared the 2023 OIB guidelines binding; RL 6, edition 2025, is not in force there either according to the overview (as of July 2026). The 2019 OIB guidelines are in force. Exceptions and transition rules are in state law.

Where can I read the Burgenländisches Baugesetz 1997 in full?

In the federal legal information system (RIS), free of charge and in its current version. Piloti opens a cited passage straight from RIS, marked.

Can Piloti answer questions on the Burgenland Baugesetz?

Yes, with a citation from the Baugesetz and the OIB guidelines, checked against the source text before it appears. For OIB requirements Piloti names the edition that applies in Burgenland according to the OIB overview: 2019.

Do the same OIB guidelines apply in Burgenland as in Lower Austria?

Not according to the OIB overview. Lower Austria declared the 2023 OIB guidelines binding as of 18 March 2025; Burgenland did not. For a project, the state the plot lies in counts, not the one the office sits in.

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