{"id":4241,"date":"2026-05-26T16:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/?p=4241"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:56:35","slug":"the-mandatory-digital-registration-for-short-term-rentals-goes-live-hosts-and-technology-platforms-must-register-by-june-21st-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/es\/the-mandatory-digital-registration-for-short-term-rentals-goes-live-hosts-and-technology-platforms-must-register-by-june-21st-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"El Registro Digital Obligatorio para Estancias Tur\u00edsticas Eventuales Inicia Operaciones, los Anfitriones y Plataformas Tecnol\u00f3gicas deben Registrarse antes del 21 de Junio de 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The purpose of this note is to inform you, further to our following client alerts regarding: i)<\/strong> the Amendment and Addition of Various Provisions to the Mexico City Tourism Law<\/strong>1<\/sup> (the \u201cTourism Law<\/span><\/strong>\u201d); ii)<\/strong> the update of the \u201cMexico City Tourism Registry<\/strong>\u201d2<\/sup> procedure; and iii)<\/strong> the reforms on maximum occupancy and social housing<\/strong>3<\/sup>, on May 22nd<\/sup>, 2026 the Mexico City Government published in the Mexico City Official Gazette on May 22nd<\/sup>, 2026 and officially launched the Mandatory Digital Registration for Short-Term Rental Hosts and Technology Platforms<\/strong> (the \u201cDigital Registry<\/span><\/strong>\u201d), through the official platform enabled4<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

As of this date, all hosts and technology platforms providing short-term rental services in Mexico City must obtain their registration folio. The deadline to comply with this obligation expires on June 21st<\/sup>, 2026<\/strong>. Those without a valid folio at the end of the period will be prohibited from operating<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Background<\/h4>\n

Beginning with amendment to the Tourism Law, the Mexico City Government established the regulatory framework for Short-Term Rentals<\/strong>, defined as the temporary stay in residential properties in exchange for a fee, offered through digital platforms such as Airbnb, Booking.com, or Expedia, among others. That reform created the Host Registry and the Technology Platform Registry, and imposed registration, semi-annual reporting, and tax compliance obligations on both categories of service providers.<\/p>\n

However, despite the Tourism Law establishing these obligations since April 2024, the digital registration system remained inactive for more than a year<\/strong>. This situation created operational uncertainty for the more than 30,000 properties<\/strong> estimated to be operating as short-term rentals in Mexico City.<\/p>\n

Obligations of Hosts<\/h4>\n

To register in the Host Registry<\/strong>, applicants must access the platform using their Llave CDMX<\/em> Expediente5<\/sup><\/em> account and submit the following documents for each property to be registered. The procedure is free of charge and is conducted entirely online:<\/p>\n

1.-<\/strong> Document evidencing ownership, administration, or possession of the property.<\/p>\n

2.-<\/strong> Federal Taxpayer Registry (RFC) certificate.<\/p>\n

3.-<\/strong> Tax status certificate (Constancia de situaci\u00f3n fiscal)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

4.-<\/strong> Certificate of no outstanding property tax (predial)<\/em> on the registered property.<\/p>\n

5.-<\/strong> Certificate of no outstanding water utility fees on the registered property.<\/p>\n

6.-<\/strong> Sworn statement certifying compliance with applicable safety measures under the regulations on comprehensive risk management and civil protection, per registered property.<\/p>\n

7.-<\/strong> Acknowledgment of notification to the Condominium General Assembly (Asamblea General de Cond\u00f3minos<\/em>) of the short-term rental service, if the property is located within a condominium regime.<\/p>\n

8.-<\/strong> Cover page of the insurance policy or document evidencing that the property has a civil liability insurance policy sufficient to cover potential risks in service delivery, if such policy exists.<\/p>\n

9.-<\/strong> Official identification and proof of address of the host or, as applicable, of their legal representative or intermediary.<\/p>\n

Obligations of Technology Platforms<\/h4>\n

Technology platforms must register in the Technology Platform Registry<\/strong>, also free of charge and through Llave CDMX Expediente<\/em>, by submitting the following:<\/p>\n

1.-<\/strong> Technology platform’s Federal Taxpayer Registry (RFC) certificate.<\/p>\n

2.-<\/strong> Tax status certificate.<\/p>\n

3.-<\/strong> Proof of address.<\/p>\n

4.-<\/strong> Cover page of the civil liability insurance policy contracted with an insurer accredited before the National Insurance and Bonding Commission (\u201cCNSF<\/span>\u201d).<\/p>\n

Once registered, platforms will be subject to the following ongoing operational obligations:<\/p>\n

a)<\/strong> Folio verification.<\/strong> Require hosts to present a valid registration folio as an indispensable condition for publishing any rental listing on the platform.<\/p>\n

b)<\/strong> Blocking listings without folio.<\/strong> Remove or block listings from properties that do not have a valid folio issued by the Mexico City Secretariat of Tourism.<\/p>\n

c)<\/strong> Semi-annual reporting.<\/strong> Submit reports to the Secretariat of Tourism in January and July of each year, including information on the number of active properties, nights occupied, and complaints received. Filing false information or failing to submit reports will result in removal from the Registry.<\/p>\n

Recommendations<\/h4>\n

1.- Register immediately.<\/strong> The 30-day deadline expires on June 21st<\/sup>, 2026. Given the expected influx of visitors for the World Cup, high application volumes are anticipated. We recommend initiating the process without delay and gathering all required documentation in advance. Our firm can assist you in reviewing and preparing your registration file.<\/p>\n

2.- Verify the applicable regime.<\/strong> Hosts with four or more properties should promptly assess whether they meet the requirements of the applicable commercial establishment regime \u2014 including obtaining permits and licenses from the relevant authority \u2014 as operating under such regime involves substantially more demanding obligations than the simplified registration.<\/p>\n

3.- Platforms:<\/strong> update verification mechanisms.<\/strong> Technology platforms must update their host onboarding workflows to require and validate the official registration folio as a condition of listing and implement the technical mechanisms to block listings without a valid folio. Non-compliance may result in removal from the Technology Platform Registry.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/strong> Available in: https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/amendment-and-addition-of-sundry-provisions-to-the-federal-district-tourism-law-now-mexico-city\/<\/a><\/p>\n

[2] <\/strong>Available in: https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/update-of-the-mexico-city-tourism-registry\/<\/a><\/p>\n

[3]<\/strong> Available in: https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/amendments-to-regulate-temporary-tourist-accommodation-service-airbnb\/<\/a><\/p>\n

[4] <\/strong>Platform available for access at: https:\/\/estanciaeventual.cdmx.gob.mx<\/a><\/p>\n

[5] <\/strong>Click here to create an account: https:\/\/llave.cdmx.gob.mx\/RegistroCiudadano.xhtml?faces-redirect=true<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The purpose of this note is to inform you, further to our following client alerts regarding: i) the Amendment and Addition of Various Provisions to the Mexico City Tourism Law1 (the \u201cTourism Law\u201d); ii) the update of the \u201cMexico City Tourism Registry\u201d2 procedure; and iii) the reforms on maximum occupancy and social housing3, on May […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-otros"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4241"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4254,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4241\/revisions\/4254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}