Mexico City residents to meet prosecutors over property theft, propose new law

Residents of Colonia Del Valle in Mexico City are escalating their fight against property dispossession, announcing a working meeting with the Attorney General's Office of Mexico City (FGJCDMX). The meeting, scheduled for next Wednesday, aims to address the growing number of reported property seizures in the area and across the capital.

Alicia Camp, a member of the Community Participation Commission (Copaco) for Del Valle Centro, stated that the meeting with Attorney General Bertha Alcalde Luján and Government Secretary César Cravioto is crucial. Residents intend to present evidence and case files from numerous neighbors who claim their properties have been invaded or illegally taken. "This is not a unique and isolated case as the Attorney General's Office wants to make it seem; it is a recurring fact, not only in Benito Juárez but throughout the entire city," Camp asserted.

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This is not a unique and isolated case as the Attorney General's Office wants to make it seem; it is a recurring fact, not only in Benito Juárez but throughout the entire city

Inspired by the high-profile case of "Doña Carlota" in the State of Mexico, where an elderly woman fought to reclaim her home, residents will propose a new legal initiative. The goal is to create stronger legal mechanisms that protect legitimate property owners and prevent them from enduring extreme situations to recover their assets. Camp emphasized the need for legislative reform, stating, "We want to promote a law similar to the one in the State of Mexico. To avoid reaching such extremes, the law must change and protect the legitimate owner of the properties."

Camp also detailed a common method used by alleged property theft rings: identifying seemingly vacant properties, confirming no one responds after multiple visits, and then forcibly entering with locksmiths and movers to change locks and remove owners' belongings. Residents are urging others who have filed complaints about property invasions or dispossession to join the working group to highlight the scale of the problem and demand progress in investigations.

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We want to promote a law similar to the one in the State of Mexico. To avoid reaching such extremes, the law must change and protect the legitimate owner of the properties.