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Legal guides for foreigners in Quintana Roo. Written by lawyers who practice here.

Plain-English answers to the legal questions foreigners face in Mexico — before they get into trouble, or right when they are in it. Each guide cites the law it relies on and is reviewed by a licensed Mexican attorney.

// PRESALES AND PRE-CONSTRUCTION

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Presale condo not delivered? Your rights and deadlines

Late, stalled or shut-down projects in Cancún, Tulum, Playa del Carmen and Puerto Morelos: the four legal routes, the one-year deadlines and what to gather now.

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Is this presale safe? 10-question checklist

Permits, guarantees, PROFECO registration, where your money goes, the agent’s license and your deadlines. Get your risk level in two minutes.

TAKE THE CHECKLIST →

// WHO WRITES THESE GUIDES

Licensed attorneys, not content writers.

Every guide is written and reviewed by the lawyers of Empírica Legal Lab, a law firm in Cancún that handles real estate disputes, presales and fraud for foreign, Mexican and dual-national clients, in English and Spanish.

Reviewed by Jorge Israel Clemente Marie (cédula profesional 08799163; master’s degree in Amparo; Cambridge International Legal English Certificate) and Frida Delgado Pujol (cédula profesional 8983719; master’s degree in Amparo), managing partners.

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