Cancun, Quintana Roo — More than 300 property owners in the Cancun-Isla Blanca tourism corridor have denounced administrative restrictions imposed by the state’s Sustainable Urban Territorial Development Secretariat (Sedetus), which have frozen land sales, title registrations, and mortgage processing since March.
Sedetus notified the Public Registry and notaries across Quintana Roo to refrain from any transactions involving the area, citing a presumption that the land may be classified as “national land.” Owners say they hold duly registered public deeds, clear cadastral records, and have paid taxes and fees for decades.
The dispute centers on two tracts known as Santa Fatima and Francisco Javier, located in a strategic corridor that already has more than 11,000 hotel rooms and is projected to reach 30,000 in the coming years.
In a recent meeting with Sedetus head Jose Alberto Alonso Ovando, the official explained that the restrictions serve as a “preventive notice” after irregularities such as double sales and allegedly forged documents were detected. He said the goal is to protect private property from real estate fraud.
Affected owners demanded that authorities target only those who committed illegal acts, not those with valid documentation. They also noted they have funded road maintenance themselves despite lacking basic services like water, drainage, and electricity.
A meeting with representatives of the federal Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial, and Urban Development (Sedatu) is scheduled for next week to review the legal status of the land and seek a definitive solution for legitimate owners.
