Mexico City Government Rules out Rent Freeze
Clara Brugada’s initiative also aims to establish rules for residential rentals and prevent gentrification.
Housing
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Mexico’s Plan to Build 100,000 Homes for Government Employees
The program will include self-build projects, participatory design, urban amenities, and services such as grocers and healthcare in housing developments.
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Housing Law Reform Boosts Legal Protection Against Forced Evictions in Mexico
Enshrining security of tenure specifies that this is the “condition that guarantees that the occupants of the dwelling have legal protection against forced evictions, harassment or other threats, whatever the type of tenure.”
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Mexico City Evictions Violate International Law, Experts Warn
Mexico City has been plagued by evictions involving irregular hours, separated families, property theft by unidentified persons who act in concert with police and civic officials, and violence.
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This House is not a Hotel
Gentrification proceeds through every day developments, causing prices ito skyrocket, and what was once a territory of urban resistance becomes a tourist showcase and, ultimately, a territory of expulsion.
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A Proposal to Tax Vacant Homes and Cap Airbnb in Jalisco
Representative Mariana Casillas seeks to curb real estate speculation and the impact of gentrification in Jalisco, using tax revenues to fund social housing and public programs.
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MEXICO CITY EXPROPRIATES PROPERTIES, PROPOSES NEW PUBLIC LAND BANK
While a proposed reform to end the plague of excessive Airbnb rentals remains stalled in Mexico City, in other areas related to social housing, advances are being made.
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GOVERNMENT TO RECOVER 600,000 ABANDONED HOMES
Built mainly during the Fox and Calderón administrations, they were built for private profit with public money, and didn’t meet the needs of workers: with no services, nowhere near urban centers.
