Where does this come from, and when was it checked?

The quotation is from Ley de Propiedad en Condominio de Inmuebles para el Distrito Federal, art. 55, at the official source linked on this page. It was last checked against that source on October 5, 2026.

Legal reference

Reserve and repair fund rules in Mexico City

Short answer

The assembly sets the owners' cuotas, and one of them funds the reserve fund. That fund pays for the tools, materials, equipment, machinery and labour the condominium needs, and for works and maintenance. Each owner's contribution is proportional to the percentage of indiviso that their unit represents.

What the law says

Original wording of the law (Spanish). The summary and the notes around it are ours.

Constituir el fondo de reserva destinado a cubrir los gastos de adquisición de herramientas, materiales, implementos, maquinarias y mano de obra con que deba contar el condominio, obras y mantenimiento. El importe de la cuota se establecerá en proporción al porcentaje de indiviso que represente cada unidad de propiedad privativa.

Provision: Ley de Propiedad en Condominio de Inmuebles para el Distrito Federal, art. 55 · Official text

Last verified: October 5, 2026

What this means in practice

The same article creates a separate fund for administration and maintenance that pays the current expenses, and provides for extraordinary cuotas when a fund is not enough. Another article says cuotas are not subject to set-off or personal excuses, and funds that are not in use may be invested in low-risk instruments if the assembly agrees. This page covers Mexico City only.

General information, not legal advice. Check with a lawyer in Mexico City before relying on it, and read your building's own documents: they can change how a rule applies.

Where Unitify fits

Unitify keeps a balance per unit and records each contribution against the right unit. The size of the fund and what it may be spent on come from the law above and from the owners' decisions.

How this works in Unitify

Questions and answers

What does the law say about the reserve or repair fund in Mexico City?: The assembly sets the owners' cuotas, and one of them funds the reserve fund. That fund pays for the tools, materials, equipment, machinery and labour the condominium needs, and for works and maintenance. Each owner's contribution is proportional to the percentage of indiviso that their unit represents.
Where does this come from, and when was it checked?: The quotation is from Ley de Propiedad en Condominio de Inmuebles para el Distrito Federal, art. 55, at the official source linked on this page. It was last checked against that source on October 5, 2026.

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