Property and construction regulation in Argentina and Chile

Authorities in Argentina and Chile are implementing measures to address construction irregularities, safety risks, and property rights regularization.

In Argentina, officials in San Miguel de Tucumán are reviewing buildings lacking official completion certificates, identifying 254 structures for analysis to distinguish between administrative issues and physical risks. In Mendoza, the General Irrigation Department has introduced a 12-month mechanism to regularize private neighborhoods that lack completed water feasibility procedures, requiring developers to complete specific irrigation and drainage works to receive certification.

In Chile, the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism is investigating a 500-meter terrain crack at the Villa El Mirador complex in Arauco, which threatens 310 homes with landslides. While an independent soil study is conducted, the government has committed rental subsidies for 40 families in high-risk areas. Additionally, a project led by Senator Sergio Gahona has been approved to establish an extraordinary mechanism for regularizing small real estate properties following catastrophes, aiming to reduce processing times from 26 months to approximately 6 months and providing cost waivers for verified victims.