A new legal provision on real estate in Cuba has begun to circulate since its publication in the Official Gazette and the Government is adopting a new measure on housing properties in the country.
Although it is presented as a technical update, many Cuban citizens inside and outside the country wonder what the true scope of the measures will be.
The agreement issued by the Council of Ministers, propose adjustement in the procedures related to homes, rooms and rooms premises that do not yet have formal legal support.
In a country like Cuba where a significant part of the housing stock is of informal or precarious origin, changes in this type of process often tend to generate diverse interpretations or doubts and in fact in recent days interest has grown around the possibility of losing ownership or the use of unregulated properties.
The official measure, by modifying the deadlines and some requirements, could have consequences both for those who still reside in Cuba and for those who, for various reasons, have not been able to complete the legalization of the properties they left in the custody of third parties.
The Official Gazette No. 26 in an extraordinary edition, of 23rd May 2025, makes official the extension until 31st December 2025 to submit applications for the legalization of properties without recognized status.
The measure applies to home, rooms, rooms and premises adapted for residential use, as long as they comply with territorial and urban regulations.
This extension of the deadline responds, as explained by the Director of Legal Affairs of Housing of Micons, the Ministry of Constructions, to the delays caused by the pandemic and the need to simplify the procedure in force since 2019.
With this update, it will no longer be mandatory for the Municipal Directorates to carry out the plan survey and the detailed description of the property.
A technical opinion issued by the authorities of Territorial Planning and Urban Planning will suffice, which, they assure, will reduce the processing times by up to 15 days.
Potential beneficiaries include :
• Permanent tenants of state housing who have not been sanctioned for crimes such as corruption, drugs or illicit enrichment.
• Occupants of rooms, rooms or premises transformed into dwellings.
• People who live in buildings built by the State without due legal process.
• Residents of rural or urban areas that have not yet been regularized.
• Vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, people with disabilities and older adults.
The Micons officials also pointed out that the more than 19.000 pending case from the previous process will receive a response from the municipal authorities in the coming months.
Cuba has been facing a severe housing deficit for year, estimate at about one million units and according to official data, only 65% of the country’s housing stock is in good technical condition.
The scarcity of materials, the damage accumulated over time and the absence of a formal real estate market aggravate this situation.
In this context, the extension until December 2025 could be seen not only as an opportunity to complete pending procedures, but also as a wake - up to all those who have not yet legally secured their link with the property they occupy or left behind.
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