A Cuban property sale closes in one sitting at a state notary's office in the municipality where the house stands, with the whole price paid there by bank cheque. Since 7 January 2026 that sitting runs under a new law, Ley 175 "Del Notariado", which gives the notary seven working days to authorise the deed. Two eras meet at that desk. The housing side of the transaction still runs on a law from 1988...
Cuba approved a new Housing Law on 30 July 2026, replacing the Ley 65 of 1988. It permits ownership of up to two homes, sets conditions for foreign nationals to buy apartments through state real-estate entities, and shifts the sale tax base to cadastral value. It takes effect 90 days after publication in the Gaceta Oficial. That last sentence is the one nobody is repeating. On 11 August 2026, Cuba...
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