Playa del Carmen Moves Forward With Regularization of InHouse Settlement

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — Between 3,500 and 4,000 single-family properties could be regularized in the three polygons that make up the irregular “InHouse” settlement, according to the municipal government’s housing director.

Alberto Farfán Bravo, director of housing and regularization for the municipal government, said the process is moving forward. “The issue is going well. There are three very large plots; the main one is subdivided into polygons. We are reviewing the registry situation so we can proceed with the owners, because the invaded land has lost the value they would like. We are in a position to reach an agreement so these plots become municipal property,” he explained.

He added that transferring the plots to municipal ownership is intended to provide social benefits to families living there, because as long as the area remains irregular, no public investment of any kind can be made.

Farfán Bravo said the largest polygon, which belongs to a real estate company, is the first they are working with to municipalize. The other two belong to private individuals who have also expressed interest in reaching an agreement.

He declined to set a specific timeline, saying “it’s risky, but soon we will have good news.”

The benefits of regularization include completion of pending avenues, formalization of vacant lots, and the progressive introduction of basic public services such as street lighting, garbage collection, drainage, and paving, among others, he said.