Cancún Hotel Zone Abandoned Lots Face 2027 Crackdown

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Abandoned lots and deteriorating properties have become an image problem for Cancún’s Hotel Zone, prompting state and municipal authorities to prepare measures that would force owners to improve the sites.

Ricardo Archundia, operational director of the Quintana Roo Tourism Infrastructure Institute (INFRATUR), said the agency is coordinating with the state Urban Development Department and the Benito Juárez municipal government to draw up rules aimed mainly at cleaning up the perimeters of the buildings.

Archundia explained that INFRATUR cannot intervene directly at the sites because they are private property, so officials are working through the legal options to determine what action can be taken against the owners.

Among the possibilities under review are formal notices requiring owners to address the deterioration, and sanctions when they fail to comply with the rules. However, some of the properties are tied up in legal proceedings that could limit what authorities can do.

Archundia said the plan is to begin implementing formal actions during 2027, starting with the lots in the worst condition because of the effect they have on the image of one of the Mexican Caribbean’s main tourist corridors.