Doing Business 2020
Mexico
Is there a specific and independent mechanism for filing complaints about a problem that occurred at the agency
in charge of immovable property registration?
No 0.0
No 0.0
Who is able to consult maps of land plots in the largest business city? Only intermediaries
and interested parties 0.0
Is the applicable fee schedule for accessing maps of land plots made publicly available—and if so, how? Yes, online 0.5
Link for online access: http://www.nl.gob.mx/
servicios/copia-de-
plano-de-terreno Does the cadastral/mapping agency formally specifies the timeframe to deliver an updated cadastral plan—and
if so, how does it communicate the service standard? Yes, online Link for online access: http://www.nl.gob.mx/
servicios/copia-de-
plano-de-terreno Is there a specific and independent mechanism for filing complaints about a problem that occurred at the
cadastral or mapping agency? No
Contact information:
Are there publicly available official statistics tracking the number of transactions at the immovable property
registration agency?
Number of property transfers in the largest business city in 2018:
0.5
0.0
Contact information:
Geographic coverage index (0–8)
4.0
Are all privately held land plots in the largest business city formally registered at the immovable property
registry? Yes 2.0
Are all privately held land plots in the economy formally registered at the immovable property registry? No 0.0
Are all privately held land plots in the largest business city mapped? Yes 2.0
Are all privately held land plots in the economy mapped? No 0.0
Land dispute resolution index (0–8)
5.0
Does the law require that all property sale transactions be registered at the immovable property registry to make
them opposable to third parties? Yes
1.5
Legal basis: Ley Reglamentaria
del Registro Público
de la propiedad y
Comercio of 1972
(amended in 2010)
and articles 2210
through 2216, 2895
of the Civil Code Is the system of immovable property registration subject to a state or private guarantee? Yes Type of guarantee: State guarantee Legal basis: Ley Reglamentaria
del Registro Público
de la propiedad y
Comercio (1972,
amended 2010) and
article 2206 of the
Civil Code Is there a is a specific, out-of-court compensation mechanism to cover for losses incurred by parties who
engaged in good faith in a property transaction based on erroneous information certified by the immovable
property registry? No 0.0
Does the legal system require a control of legality of the documents necessary for a property transaction (e.g.,
checking the compliance of contracts with requirements of the law)? Yes 0.5
If yes, who is responsible for checking the legality of the documents? Registrar; Notary;
0.5
Legal basis:
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