📋 Tender Overview
More than 2.8 million Peruvian families already have a title of property thanks to the formalization process executed by the COFOPRI.Working for the legal certainty of more homes The Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation, through the informal property formalization agency (Cofopri), reminds citizens that, informal possessions occupied until December 31, 2021, are considered to achieve the degree of their land.
This within the framework of Law No. 32267, promulgated on March 22, 2025, which establishes the new deadline to access the degree of urban lots located on state land. This provision, of mandatory compliance with both Cofopri and local governments, is complemented by other conditions: the property should not be found in risk areas, archaeological zones, land reserved for public projects or be subject to judicial processes.
The formalization process is free and massive
The urban property formalization process that Cofopri executes is carried out ex officio and in an integral way in human settlements, populated centers and other areas with previously evaluated informal occupation.
Once the area is identified and the technical viability confirmed, physical-legal sanitation begins, which culminates with the registration of the formalization plans-both perimeter as of layout and lotization-in the National Superintendence of Public Registries (SUNARP), which allows to specify the integral formalization of the human settlement or intervened populated center.
Subsequently, digital registration begins, through the Cofopri brigades that visit each lot to verify that it is occupied for housing purposes and that the possession has been exercised continuously, peaceful and publicly.
During these visits, citizens must submit documents that prove their age of occupation, such as services, proof of possession or affidavits. This information is recorded in a registration sheet and goes to legal qualification.
Finally, if the property meets all the requirements, the title of property registered in SUNARP is issued, which is delivered to the new owner family, thus guaranteeing legal certainty over their home.
Requirements for formalization in private land and peasant communities
If these are occupations in private property land, they must also demonstrate that they have a peaceful, public and continuous possession for a period greater than 10 years.
In the case of occupations in land of the peasant communities, they must prove a possession prior to December 31, 2015 and comply with what is required in Law No. 32293.
More than 2.8 million titles delivered
Since its creation, Cofopri has delivered more than 2.8 million property titles throughout the national territory, benefiting families, educational institutions, health, police stations and other lots of urban equipment.
This process guarantees access to the right to property and contributes to the development of more orderly, safe and housing investment opportunities.
