Cédula Catastral (Cadastral Certificate)SEH-doo-lah kah-tah-STRAHL
Cédula catastral is an official certificate issued by the municipal cadastre (catastro) that identifies a property's cadastral key, physical characteristics, cadastral value, location and ownership data. The Ley General para el Fortalecimiento y Armonización Catastral y Registral, published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on October 23, 2026, created the new Cédula Única Catastral y Registral to link cadastral records with the Public Property Registry.
By Daniel Ortega · Last reviewed 8 November 2026
How it works
For a foreign buyer in Quintana Roo, the cédula catastral verifies that the property's physical description matches the deed and provides the cadastral value used to calculate annual predial (property tax). In Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality), the certificate costs MXN 845, is valid for two years, and takes two business days to process. The buyer's notario requests it during due diligence to confirm dimensions, lot boundaries, and that predial is current. The October 2026 federal law introduced the Cédula Única Catastral y Registral, which will eventually link the municipal cadastre's Clave Única Catastral with the property's folio real at the Registro Público de la Propiedad, reducing discrepancies and fraud risk. Until municipalities implement the new system, the traditional municipal cédula remains the working document for closings and tax filings.