Intelligence Center
Better investigation requires understanding the sources and their limits.
A public legal intelligence library for Mexico. Each resource distinguishes data, coincidence, context and conclusion; includes review date and official links where applicable.
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Checklist before renting
Control documents, questions and decision points for tenant, guarantor and property offered as collateral. Four pages, without registration and without providing personal data.
01Articles
Practical analysis to start with the right question and interpret findings in context.
10 resources
Articles
Practical analysis to start with the right question and interpret findings in context.
How to investigate a person in Mexico without confusing coincidences with facts
A practical route to correctly identify, consult relevant sources and contextualize findings without invading privacy.
Consult resource →ArticleHow to investigate a company in Mexico: existence, representation and context
What to review to distinguish an existing company name from a counterparty truly suitable for the proposed operation.
Consult resource →ArticleBefore renting to someone: what should be checked and why
A useful leasing investigation connects identity, documented capacity, references, guarantor and guarantee without promising impossible certainties.
Consult resource →ArticleHow to investigate a guarantor and the property offered as collateral
The support is not validated only with a deed: identity, ownership, powers and registration status must be connected.
Consult resource →ArticleHow to know if a person has claims in Mexico: limits of a search
There is no single query and a name match is not enough. This guide explains jurisdiction, coverage and validation.
Consult resource →ArticleHow to know if a company exists and who can represent it
Company name, commercial folio and power of attorney answer different questions; reviewing them together avoids signing with the wrong person.
Consult resource →ArticleWhat it means to appear in SAT publications 69-B
Presumed, definitive, distorted and favorable ruling are different states. Mixing them produces wrong conclusions.
Consult resource →ArticleIs it legal to investigate a person in Mexico? Purpose, consent and limits
The public availability of data does not eliminate the obligations of purpose, proportionality, security and information.
Consult resource →ArticleHow to investigate a supplier before hiring them
A helpful review connects existence, powers, capacity, tax status, litigation, and verifiable experience.
Consult resource →ArticleHow to verify the powers of an agent before signing
The title of the position is not enough: you have to read the instrument, its scope, form of exercise and validity.
Consult resource →02Guides
Complete processes for leasing, companies and suppliers.
4 resources
Guides
Complete processes for leasing, companies and suppliers.
Guide to vetting a tenant before signing
Identity → consent → documents → capacity → references → relevant sources → clarifications → report.
Consult resource →guideGuide to investigating a guarantor and his guarantee
Person → obligation → title → ownership → registration status → limitations → conclusion.
Consult resource →guideGuide to verify a Mexican company
Company name → RFC → commercial folio → corporate governance → representation → fiscal → judicial → operational.
Consult resource →guideSupplier due diligence guide for SMEs
Service risk → identity → capacity → integrity → continuity → controls → monitoring.
Consult resource →03Public sources
What each source contains, what it is for and what it does not allow us to conclude.
10 resources
Public sources
What each source contains, what it is for and what it does not allow us to conclude.
SIGER and Public Registry of Commerce
Consult resource →fountainPublications of article 69 of the CFF
Consult resource →fountainPublications of article 69-B of the CFF
Consult resource →fountainOnline Services Portal of the Federal Judicial Branch
Consult resource →fountainPublic Property Registries
Consult resource →fountainOfficial Gazette of the Federation
Consult resource →fountainLaw and records on commercial bankruptcy
Consult resource →fountainMARCia, MARCANET and IMPI collections
Consult resource →fountainMX Compras and CompraNet historical data
Consult resource →fountainOFAC Sanctions List Search
Consult resource →04Illustrative cases
Fictional scenarios that show how a decision changes when the context is validated.
4 resources
Illustrative cases
Fictional scenarios that show how a decision changes when the context is validated.
Illustrative case: the guarantor's property showed a lien
A landlord was evaluating a residential lease.
Consult resource →caseIllustrative case: a namesake seemed to have several disputes
An initial search by name turned up multiple records.
Consult resource →caseIllustrative case: supplier with tax publication that changed status
An SME was considering anticipating an important part of the contract.
Consult resource →caseIllustrative case: the representative could not sign alone
A company was about to enter into a high-value contract.
Consult resource →05Finds Library
The meaning and limits of common findings.
8 resources
Finds Library
The meaning and limits of common findings.
Demand
Act by which a party formulates claims before a jurisdictional body.
Consult resource →findAssessment
Charge or registered right that can affect a property or asset.
Consult resource →findEmbargo
Affectation decreed within a procedure to secure assets or rights.
Consult resource →findTax publication
Inclusion of an RFC in an official list under a specific legal assumption.
Consult resource →findInsufficient powers
The instrument does not cover the proposed act, amount or form of exercise.
Consult resource →findIdentity inconsistency
Relevant difference between names, dates, addresses or identifiers.
Consult resource →findCommercial bankruptcy
Regulated procedure to address generalized non-compliance with payment obligations.
Consult resource →findCoincidence in sanctions list
Potential result by name or alias on an official list.
Consult resource →06Glossary
Legal, corporate and compliance concepts applied to an investigation.
25 resources
Glossary
Legal, corporate and compliance concepts applied to an investigation.
Due diligence
Proportional process of obtaining, verifying and analyzing information before a decision or transaction.
Consult resource →glossarybackground check
Review of relevant background information for a defined purpose; Its scope depends on the context and the applicable legal basis.
Consult resource →glossaryKYC
Set of controls to know and identify a client, with depth determined by regulation and risk.
Consult resource →glossaryControlling beneficiary
Natural person who, in accordance with applicable regulations, obtains benefits or exercises effective control over an entity or act.
Consult resource →glossaryFinal beneficiary
Natural person located at the end of an ownership or control structure; The exact use of the term depends on the regulatory framework.
Consult resource →glossaryCommercial folio
Registry identifier under which registered acts relating to a merchant or company are concentrated.
Consult resource →glossaryroyal folio
Registry identifier assigned to a property in systems that organize information by property.
Consult resource →glossaryAssessment
Charge or right that may affect the disposition, priority, or practical value of an asset.
Consult resource →glossaryEmbargo
Measure decreed within a procedure to affect assets or rights to compliance with a determination.
Consult resource →glossaryCommercial bankruptcy
Federal procedure that seeks to address widespread non-compliance, with stages of conciliation and, where appropriate, bankruptcy.
Consult resource →glossarypower of attorney
Formal instrument in which powers are conferred on one person to act on behalf of another.
Consult resource →glossaryProxy
Person who exercises powers conferred by a power within its scope and form of exercise.
Consult resource →glossaryLegal representative
Person empowered to act for another in accordance with law, statutes, designation or power; The title alone does not define the scope.
Consult resource →glossarysole administrator
Single-person administrative body of certain companies, with powers subject to law and statutes.
Consult resource →glossaryBoard of directors
Collegiate body in charge of administration in accordance with the corporate regime and statutes.
Consult resource →glossaryEFOS
Practical expression for taxpayers linked to the assumption of issuance of receipts for presumably non-existent operations of article 69-B of the CFF.
Consult resource →glossaryEDOS
Practical expression for those who gave tax effects to receipts related to operations indicated as non-existent; requires analysis of the case and regulations.
Consult resource →glossaryArticle 69-B
Procedure of the Federal Tax Code related to the presumption of non-existence of operations and their publications.
Consult resource →glossaryReputational risk
Possible impact derived from public perceptions or events; verified information must be distinguished from rumors.
Consult resource →glossaryLegal risk
Possibility of adverse consequences arising from rights, obligations, litigation, non-compliance or legal defects.
Consult resource →glossaryTax risk
Exposure to tax consequences due to non-compliance, documentation, counterparty or operation.
Consult resource →glossaryCompliance
System of policies, controls and responsibilities to prevent, detect and respond to non-compliance.
Consult resource →glossaryPLD
Prevention of money laundering: obligations and controls defined by the regulations applicable to specific activities and subjects.
Consult resource →glossaryPublic access source
Source whose consultation is permitted under legal conditions; Its public nature does not eliminate limits of purpose, quality and proportionality.
Consult resource →glossaryNamesake
Person or entity that shares a name with another; requires additional identifiers before attributing a finding.
Consult resource →Frequently asked questions
Direct answers about legality, sources, process and limits.
What exactly does Lease Decision DD include for $4,900 plus VAT?
It includes the coordination of a file, separate receipt of information from the tenant and the guarantor, documentary review, relevant consultations in available sources, analysis of the property offered as collateral and publication of an integrated report in the client's private account. The initial total is $5,684 MXN and it is not a subscription. The necessary registration fees or certifications are quoted separately before requesting them.
Who contracts the service and who delivers the documents?
The client who evaluates the operation contracts and pays. Then identify the tenant and the guarantor by name and email. Each participant receives a private link to directly provide their data, consent and files; the client does not need to collect or maintain copies.
Is the payment a one-time payment or will there be recurring charges?
It is a single initial payment of $5,684 MXN for one file. Zarur Legal Insights does not activate memberships, renewals or automatic recurring charges with this contract. Appropriate registration fees or certifications are authorized and charged separately.
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