Property tax (predial): early-payment discounts and paying from abroad
The annual municipal property tax.
Why it matters
It's municipal law. You'll need a no-debt certificate for permits and for any sale.
Who helps
Your municipality's treasury (Tesorería), which bills and collects predial.
What to do: Pay your property tax early in the year to get the discount.
Documents
- The clave catastral.
Costs Estimate
- La Paz: Pay next year early, in the fall. La Paz offers its biggest discounts for paying the following year in a single payment: for 2027 taxes, 30% in October 2026 (plus 5% more online, 35% total); in the 2025 campaign for 2026 taxes the scale was 30% October, 25% November, 20% December, then 15% January and 10% February–March.
- Los Cabos: 2026 discounts: 20% in January–February and 10% in March. Pay online at the Tesorería portal with Visa or Mastercard, or generate a reference slip to pay at a bank.
Estimates only. Get written quotes.
Common mistakes
- Foreign-card blocks. Tell your bank before paying.
- Missing the October–December and January discount windows.
- Buying the paid no-debt certificate too early, before permit time.
Say it in Spanish
- Quisiera pagar el predial de todo el año.
I'd like to pay the full year's property tax.
Sources
- Noro (checked 2026-10)
- Vértigos (checked 2026-10)
- predial-web.lapaz.gob.mx (checked 2026-10)
- Ayuntamiento de Los Cabos (checked 2026-10)
- Tesorería portal (checked 2026-10)
Confirm the details for your case with your notario or attorney.
Common questions
How much is property tax?
Predial is usually low by US and Canadian standards, based on the cadastral value. Most municipalities give early-payment discounts.
When is predial due?
Yearly, with discounts often early in the year. Confirm your municipality's dates each year.