Morocco Real Estate Protection: Stop Property Fraud for Expatriates

Document forgeries and double sales have long fueled disputes, particularly targeting Moroccan expatriates or transactions managed remotely. To end spoliation, the new legislation establishes strict control of mandates. According to Master Abdelhaq Bolgot, lawyer accredited before the Court of Cassation, cited by Challenge, this mechanism puts an end to fraudulent or secretly revoked documents, replacing "a logic of documentary trust with a logic of institutional verification."

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Concretely, law 31.18 requires that any delegation of power linked to the transfer of property or modification of a real right be registered online. Validation becomes constitutive: the document has strictly no legal value if it is not registered. Similarly, a withdrawal or change of authorization only applies to third parties once the digital platform is updated, blocking any illicit action behind the owners’ backs.

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Consequently, all sector professionals must revise their procedures. Notaries, adouls and land registrars inherit an obligation of increased vigilance before concluding any transaction. They are now required to consult the system to confirm the authenticity of documents presented, guaranteeing a sanitized investment environment aligned with international governance standards.