Preliminary Bill 206 proposes that a family should not be excluded from state housing programs solely because it lacks registered property title. Presented on October 13, 2026, by lawmaker Francisco Javier Brea Tristán, it would add Article 2-A to Law 61 of 2009, which reorganizes the Ministry of Housing and Land-Use Planning.

The proposal covers social housing, housing assistance, rehabilitation, reconstruction and relocation carried out by the ministry, known as Miviot. Missing title would not, by itself, prevent assessing a person or family to determine eligibility. Other eligibility requirements would continue to apply.

To establish occupancy or habitual residence, the proposed provisions envisage certificates issued by the community judge. This would separate two legally distinct matters: the need for housing assistance and registered ownership of the property. A residence certificate would not constitute ownership title.

The text also addresses homes damaged or destroyed within protected areas during an officially declared natural-disaster emergency. That location alone would likewise not justify refusing an assessment or housing solution. Miviot would have to coordinate with the Ministry of Environment on the appropriate alternative, including relocation to a suitable site when reconstruction is not viable.

The initiative expressly states that this provision grants neither ownership nor possessory rights and does not affect third-party rights. It also maintains obligations concerning pollution prevention, natural-resource protection, waste and building safety, subject to the text’s exception for other environmental obligations incompatible with implementing these housing solutions.

In the explanatory memorandum, Brea links the proposal to difficulties faced by rural households and families affected by October’s earthquakes. The approach seeks to prevent an unresolved registration situation from automatically becoming a barrier to examining housing needs.

For lawyers, authorities and organizations assisting these families, the central task would be documenting residence, checking eligibility and identifying a legally and technically viable solution, without confusing assistance with land-title regularization.

The legislative file assigns the preliminary bill to the Public Infrastructure and Canal Affairs Committee and identifies it as pending committee adoption. It is not yet law. If approved as drafted, it provides for implementing regulations within thirty days and entry into force the day after promulgation. Its proposed safeguards and eligibility framework should therefore be read as part of a legislative initiative, not as an assistance entitlement already in force.