Since May 2026, Mexico City has an official registry of hosts of short-term tourist stays (estancia turística eventual) at estanciaeventual.cdmx.gob.mx.
Registration is open. On the portal you can register, update or remove listings and file the six-monthly reports. Have the full file ready before you start.
Below is the operational step-by-step. The analysis of the full framework is in our guide to Mexico City's short-term rental rules (in Spanish).
What you need before you start
To register a property you sign in with Llave CDMX (the city government's digital ID account), and the official portal asks for these documents:
- A document proving your relationship to the property: ownership, management or possession.
- Your tax status: your RFC certificate (Mexican taxpayer ID) and proof of tax status (constancia de situación fiscal).
- Certificates showing no outstanding property tax (predial) or water bills.
- A signed statement under oath on compliance with risk management and civil protection measures.
- Proof that you notified the condo owners' general assembly (Asamblea General de Condóminos), where applicable.
- The cover page or policy document of your civil liability insurance, on the terms the portal indicates.
- Official ID and proof of address for the host or, where applicable, for representatives or an intermediary.
If the apartment is jointly owned or held by a company, ask your lawyer who should appear as the host before you start. Fixing it later costs more.
Registration, step by step
- Go to the portal at estanciaeventual.cdmx.gob.mx and sign in with your Llave CDMX.
- Register as the host with your identity details and your RFC.
- Register the property: enter its details and upload the file the portal asks for in your case.
- Link your listings: the registry provides for associating active platform listings with the registered property.
- Submit and keep the receipt. Download everything the system gives you: receipts, registration numbers and dated screenshots.
Filling in the form takes less time than gathering the documents. Where you do need to think is what you register and in whose name.
The registration number (folio): what it is and what to do with it
When you finish, you receive a registry registration number (folio). That number proves you complied, and the framework provides for it to appear in your listings.
We recommend putting it in the listing description and filing it with the receipt in the property's records, next to the deed, the insurance policy and the inventory.
If someone asks for it and nobody can find it, the number does little good. Treat compliance the way you treat income: documented, dated and easy to find.
What if a third party manages your Airbnb?
The registry identifies the host and the property, and the portal also provides for details of representatives or intermediaries.
If a company like ours operates your apartment, put in writing who files the procedure, with what authority and who keeps the receipts.
That's settled in the contract: who does the filing, with what information, who keeps the registration number and who is responsible if something changes.
We review that kind of clause in the guide on what your management contract should say (in Spanish). If an operator can't explain how they handle the registry for their properties, that already tells you something. What managers charge, and what that fee should cover, is in how much an Airbnb manager charges in Mexico City.
Keeping the registration current (and the night-cap context)
Registration isn't a one-time task. If the listing, the platform or the property's situation changes, the registry has to be updated; the framework includes update and reporting obligations.
We review each property's compliance file at month-end, together with the revenue report.
The annual 50% coefficient is in the approved framework, but the effect of a court suspension can only be confirmed in each case file. Don't assume someone else's lawsuit changes your obligations.
What a suspension means, and what it doesn't, is explained in the guide to amparo lawsuits against the night cap (in Spanish).
We operate as if registration matters, because it does, and we plan the calendar with scenarios instead of betting.
The effect on your annual income and the role of mid-term stays are in the mid-term stays guide (in Spanish).
What we do for our owners. We prepare the file, coordinate registration, keep the registration number and receipts, and track changes in the framework.
That follow-up is part of our Full-Service plan, at 20% of lodging revenue. Cleaning and other items are coordinated and itemized in the proposal and the contract.
Primary source reviewed on July 31, 2026: official portal of the Short-Term Tourist Stay Registry (Padrón de Estancia Turística Eventual), in Spanish.
Fields and documents may change. Confirm the list on the portal and consult a lawyer if there's joint ownership, representation or any doubt about who should register.
This is the English edition of our Spanish guide, written for owners who prefer to read in English.
