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Mexico City tourism rentals face a 50% annual occupancy limit
Mexico’s Supreme Court is due to review rules for tourist rentals in Mexico City.
The dispute includes a rule limiting a property’s use as a tourist rental to 50% of the nights in a year.
Under the challenged rule, a property could lose renewal of its registration for exceeding that limit, even if it meets other tax, administrative and safety requirements.
The Mexican tourist-rental association says the rules make it harder to operate legally and could affect families and small businesses connected to the sector.
It says Mexico City has about 25,759 active tourist-rental homes, or 0.8% of the city’s housing, alongside about 207,000 vacant homes.
Those figures do not rule out pressure in particular neighbourhoods, but the association says housing shortages and vacant properties should also be considered when assessing rents.
The court’s review could examine whether the limits protect housing without imposing disproportionate costs on a formal business activity.
The association says the rules should be reconsidered to improve housing protection, safety and compliance.
Mexico City rules limit tourism rentals to occupancy of 50% of the nights in a year.
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation is expected to discuss the rules.
The Mexican Association of Tourist Housing (AMVITUR) says the restrictions create legal uncertainty and can affect families and small businesses.
The rules aim to protect housing, but AMVITUR argues their effects should be assessed against that goal.
The article says Mexico City has about 25,759 active tourist rentals, or 0.8% of its housing stock.
- Who
- AMVITUR, which represents tourist housing, raised concerns about the restrictions.
- What
- Mexico City rules cap tourist-rental occupancy at 50% of nights in a year. A property can face denial of registration renewal for exceeding the limit.
- When
- Ahead of an expected discussion of the rules at the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation.
- Where
- Mexico City, Mexico.
- Why
- The restrictions are intended to protect housing. AMVITUR says their effects and proportionality should be assessed.
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- Occupancy limit
- 50% of nights in a year
- Tourist housing in Mexico City
- About 25,759 active properties
- Share of housing stock
- Tourist rentals equal 0.8% of 3.03 million homes
- Vacant homes
- About 207,000, or 7% of the housing stock
- Tourism’s contribution to Mexico’s economy
- 8.7% of the economy and 7.4% of national employment
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What people are saying
We are in favor of regulation. But regulating should not mean preventing a legitimate economic activity from operating.
There is a difference between supervising the conditions under which a service is provided and limiting its operation.