The Cuban Council of Ministers extended the process of regulation and legalization of homes, rooms, housing units, annexes, and establishments that lack legal status or were built without meeting the required formalities for an additional year.
The regulation, adopted on June 17, 2026, and signed by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, comes into effect through the in Official Gazette No. 70 Ordinary of 2026.
This is the second extension of a process that began in 2019 with Agreement 8574.
The official justification outlined in the text of the agreement points directly to the energy crisis: "the various measures implemented in the country related to energy savings have hindered the population's access to the established procedures," leaving "a significant number of cases pending for processing and legalization."
Cuba has been experiencing one of the worst electrical crises in its history since 2025, with widespread blackouts and at least six national collapses of the electrical system recorded so far in 2026.
The energy-saving measures—reduction of administrative hours, telecommuting in public administration, and remote classes—limited citizens' ability to carry out in-person transactions, leaving a considerable number of legalization requests unresolved.
The process originates from the , dated March 12, 2019, which established an initial period of six years to regularize properties that, in compliance with territorial and urban regulations, could be transferred as ownership to the individuals who occupy them.
In 2025, Agreement 10108 extended that deadline to December 31, 2025, and simplified the procedure by eliminating the requirement for Municipal Housing Directives to conduct a property survey, reducing the process by about 15 days.
Agreement 10378 establishes that the terms, conditions, and obligations set forth in the two prior regulations "are applicable to cases received from the effective date of this Agreement," which means starting this Tuesday.
The extension is set within a period of intense legislative activity regarding housing: in 2026, Cuba also approved a new Housing Law that reinforces state control, limits property ownership to two homes per person, and allows the State to reclaim abandoned properties.
The full text of Agreement 10378 is found on pages two and three of the , the only regulation published in that issue, with the identifier GOC-2026-474-O70.
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