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Honorarios notariales are the notary's professional fees for drafting, formalizing and processing the escritura (public deed) and related real estate documents. The fees are set by each state's arancel (official fee schedule), which establishes maximum rates that notaries may charge based on the transaction value.
By Daniel Ortega · Last reviewed 12 November 2026
How it works
In Quintana Roo, notary fees are governed by Article 15 of the Ley del Notariado para el Estado de Quintana Roo, which requires notaries to charge according to the arancel de honorarios issued by the state Secretaría de Gobierno. The current arancel was published in August 2016. Across Mexico, notary fees typically range from 1.0 to 3.5 percent of the property value plus 16 percent IVA, though in practice most transactions fall in the 1.5 to 2.5 percent range before IVA. For a property valued at 1,500,000 pesos, notary fees run approximately 22,500 to 37,500 pesos plus 3,600 to 6,000 pesos IVA. The arancel establishes maximum fees, not fixed prices, so foreign buyers may request quotes from multiple notaries. Notary fees cover the drafting of the escritura, calculating and filing taxes (ISAI and ISR where applicable), obtaining certificates such as the libertad de gravamen, registering the deed at the Registro Público de la Propiedad and issuing certified copies. They do not include the taxes themselves (ISAI, ISR), registry fees, appraisal or SRE permit fees for restricted-zone properties.