Through the Supreme Decree N°005-2026-Housingpublished this Wednesday, April 8, the Government modified part of the regulations of Law No. 28687, with the aim of expediting the land formalization occupied for more than 10 years.
These changes seek to make the process to regularize informally occupied land clearer, simpler and faster. In addition, they provide specific rules for the institutions involved in the titling process such as the Body for the Formalization of Informal Property (Cofopri).
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The rule makes clearer the functions performed by entities such as Cofopri, the National Superintendence of Public Registries (Sunarp) and the National Superintendency of State Assets (SBN), in the titling process.
In turn, it defines what informal urban centers are and how possessions should be accredited. The norm establishes that people who occupy informal lands and want to legalize them must demonstrate that they have owned those lands for at least one year until December 31, 2021.
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In addition, the lots must meet minimum housing requirements to be able to regularize them.
In the case of land exchange, the municipalities will be in charge of regularizing these processes. That is, municipalities will be able to manage exchanges of state or private land, as long as the occupants prove continuous possession for at least 10 years until December 31, 2021.
