There are few penalties for demolition of heritage properties.
04 MIN 30 SEC
Rebeca Pérez Vega
Guadalajara, Mexico (August 22, 2025) - 5:00 a.m.
This is what the farm located at 1653 José Guadalupe Montenegro Street looked like 10 years ago. Credit: Google Maps
This is the property in José Guadalupe Montenegro in its current state. Since 2022, an administrative sanctioning process has been pending against its owner, but it has not been executed. Credit: Special.
The State Urban Development Attorney's Office (Prodeur) has recorded at least 15 cases of demolition of properties with heritage value from December 2023 to the present, but only two of them have reached trial, or just 13 percent.
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