We align Mexican law with the structures, tax exposure, and expectations our clients bring from home — from acquisition and compliance to disposition, exit, and disputes before Mexican courts.
For foreign buyers and developers across the Riviera Maya and Quintana Roo, ownership inside the restricted zone, the beach you may use but cannot own, and the tax that turns on planning done before the deed are not formalities — they are architecture. We structure that architecture, and we stay with our clients through to disputes.
Counsel across the full ownership lifecycle — structured for the foreign investor, defended under Mexican law.
The Riviera Maya sits within Mexico’s restricted zone, where foreigners hold residential title through a bank trust — the fideicomiso — or a Mexican entity. We advise which vehicle fits, draft and review the trust, and attend its renewal and succession terms.
How the fideicomiso works →The sand is public domain; beachfront use rests on a federal maritime-zone concession. We verify whether that concession is current, properly assigned, and transferred at closing — before value is assumed, not after.
Mexico’s federal maritime zone →Capital-gains exposure for a non-resident seller is decided before the deed. We plan the documentation that reduces it and coordinate the notary’s withholding, so the exit is not a surprise.
Tax on selling as a foreigner →A single home usually calls for a trust. Development, multiple owners, or rental income at scale may call for a Mexican company — with different tax, reporting, and succession consequences.
Trust or corporation →Vacation-rental income is taxable in Mexico, and digital platforms now withhold and report it. We register owners correctly and protect the deductions they are entitled to.
Rental income and digital platforms →Title verification, the right ownership vehicle, tax planning for the hold and the exit, and counsel that stays through to litigation before Mexican courts.
Protecting your investment →For a quarter of a century, we have not merely facilitated transactions. We architect — and defend — legal control.
Tell us about a property or project in the Riviera Maya. We will tell you, plainly, what it requires.
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