Property law, argued and administered.

01

Real estate litigation

Breach of a purchase agreement by a developer or seller.

A signed contract fixes a date, a unit and a specification. When the developer misses it, the remedies are not a matter of goodwill: we sue for specific performance to force delivery, for rescission and restitution of everything you paid, for the contractual penalty, and for damages where the loss goes beyond the price.

• Delivery missed, indefinitely postponed, or the project abandoned
• Unit delivered smaller, altered, or on different terms than sold
• Deed and registration withheld after full payment
• Deposits retained under an abusive cancellation clause
• Hidden defects and construction quality claims

02

Dispute resolution

Demand, negotiation and mediation before trial.

Litigation is a tool, not a reflex. A formal demand from counsel who is visibly prepared to file often produces the same result in months rather than years, at a fraction of the cost. We negotiate from an evidenced position — the file assembled, the claim quantified — and we tell you honestly when settlement is the better outcome and when it is a way of paying you less.

We also act in owner disputes: condominium assemblies, HOA fee and governance conflicts, co-ownership and boundary matters, and disputes with builders and administrators.

03

Professional due diligence

Everything checked before your money moves.

Most of the cases we litigate were avoidable at this stage. Diligence is the cheapest legal work you will ever buy, and it is the only work that can still save the whole purchase.

04

Contract review and drafting

The clause that saves you is the one written before signature.

Developer contracts in the Riviera Maya are drafted by the developer's lawyers, and they read that way: delivery dates expressed as estimates, penalties payable only by you, cancellation rights that run one direction. We rewrite them so the obligations are symmetrical and enforceable — a fixed delivery date with a defined consequence, staged payments tied to construction milestones, and a clean exit if the project stalls.

We draft and review promise-to-purchase agreements, presale and trust contracts, powers of attorney, leases and rental-management agreements.

05

Closings

From signature to a registered deed in your name.

Foreign buyers within the restricted zone hold coastal property through a bank trust — a fideicomiso — and the trust is only as good as the instrument that creates it. We select and instruct the notary, set up the trust, agree the escrow conditions for release of funds, calculate acquisition tax and closing costs so there are no surprises at the table, and follow the deed through the public registry until it is recorded.

Clients who cannot travel close by power of attorney, with documents certified and apostilled where required.

06

Ongoing advisory

Retained counsel for owners and investors.

Investors with more than one property need a lawyer on call rather than a lawyer on emergency: ownership structure and tax posture, short-term rental regulation and municipal licensing, condominium governance and assembly voting, contractor and administrator agreements, and a straight legal reading of the next opportunity before anyone signs anything.