🇲🇽 Housing · Mexico
Legal review of the lease
$149
if you found housing on your own
Prices are in US dollars; 16% IVA is added on top. Government fees are paid separately.
SVOY initial consultation — 100 $, credited toward the cost support. All services and packages in Mexico
How it works in Mexico
The lease is signed directly with the landlord, often through an agent, and almost always requires a local guarantor (fiador) or a security deposit instead. A foreigner buying property on the coast or near the border goes through a bank trust (fideicomiso) — this is not a restriction of rights, but a form of ownership.
What we need from you to get started
- Understanding the term: a year, a season, or nightly
- Proof of income or willingness to cover it with a deposit instead of a guarantor
- Passport, and for a long-term contract — status or at least a submitted case
Where things most often go wrong
- —The contract was signed only in Spanish, without reading the terms on rent increases payments and liability for repairs
- —Deposit paid before signing and without a receipt
- —Bought a house by the sea without accounting for a fideicomiso, and the deal stalled halfway through
The guarantor requirement is the key difference between Mexican and European rentals: without it, the conversation often doesn’t even start — and that’s solved with money, not persuasion.
Fees, processing times, and institutional requirements change several times per year, which is why they are not listed here: we verify and quote them as of the date of submission.
Service «Legal review of the lease» · Mexico
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