Renting in Peru: the contract, registration with Migraciones and eviction
You rent a home in Peru with a written contract, preferably with signatures certified by a notary. Since Decreto Supremo 011-2024-IN your landlord has to register you with Migraciones as a foreign tenant. Many contracts contain a clause that lets the landlord have you evicted quickly; read it before you sign.
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Renting in Peru works with a written contract between you and the owner. The finding at the source you need to know in advance: since Decreto Supremo 011-2024-IN a landlord has to register every foreign tenant with Migraciones, before the tenancy starts. On 13 October 2026 the Ministry of the Interior called on landlords to do so, before inspections and fines begin. And many contracts contain a clause that lets the owner have you evicted quickly if you fall behind on rent.
| What | The rule | Term or amount |
|---|---|---|
| Registration with Migraciones | the landlord reports your name, nationality, date of birth, document number and expected departure date | before the tenancy starts; fine of 1 to 2 UIT |
| Eviction through the notary (Ley 30933) | only with a FUA form or notarial deed, and a clause in which you submit to it | you get 5 working days to prove you have paid |
| Eviction through the court (Ley 30201) | contract with signatures certified by a notary and an allanamiento a futuro clause | you get 6 days to prove your payment or the running contract |
| Paying the rent | under a Ley 30933 contract only payment into the account in the contract counts | amounts from S/ 2,000 or US$ 500 through the bank |
| Tax on the rent | paid by the landlord | cannot be passed on to the tenant |
What does registration with Migraciones mean for you?
The duty lies with the landlord, not with you. Migraciones asks the owner or manager to sign up on a platform and report every foreign tenant there: full name, nationality, date of birth, sex, the number of your identity or travel document, your date of entry and your expected departure date. Registration is free. Failing to do it risks a fine of 1 to 2 UIT; in 2026 the UIT is S/ 5,500.
Keep your passport or carné de extranjería at hand when you sign. A landlord who knows the rules will ask for it.
Which contract do you sign?
The Ministry of Justice recommends a contract with signatures certified by the notary, stating the payment dates, the duration, the deposit and the grounds on which the contract can be terminated. That protects both parties.
There is also a standard form: the FUA, the Formulario Único de Arrendamiento, from the rental regime of Decreto Legislativo 1177. A notary can then enter the contract in the RAV, a register of the Fondo Mivivienda. According to the fund this fixes the agreements on duration, price and deposit, which can then only be changed jointly, and you can be sure you are signing with the real owner. Without registration in the RAV you cannot rely on the benefits of that regime.
How quickly can a landlord have you evicted?
Quickly, if the contract is set up for it.
Through the notary. Ley 30933 only works if the contract is in the FUA or in a notarial deed, contains an allanamiento a futuro clause, in which you agree to eviction in advance, and a clause in which you submit to this law. The notary gives you five working days to prove that you have paid or that the contract is still running. He then sends the file to the justice of the peace, who can order the eviction within three working days. The police must assist with the enforcement within two working days.
Through the court. Ley 30201 allows a fast procedure for a contract with signatures certified by a notary and the same clause. The judge gives you six days to prove that the contract is running or that you have paid the rent.
Only pay the rent into the bank account stated in the contract, and keep every proof. Under a Ley 30933 contract the notary only looks at transfers or deposits into that account. Cash payments then do not count, and neither does a proof of payment you cannot show.
What else do you pay?
According to SUNAT the tax on rental income is exclusively for the landlord, and he cannot shift that obligation onto the tenant. Payments from S/ 2,000 or US$ 500 have to go through the bank, for example a transfer or deposit; see banking and payments in Peru. On deposits and withdrawals the bank charges 0.005% ITF, a small transaction tax.
If you rent for a while before buying, have a look at buying a home in Peru. What to arrange in which order in your first weeks is in the first weeks and in the route to Peru.
In Vertrekklaar this is phase 5 of 5 of the journey, step 5.6: the same steps, but for your situation — in your order, tickable, and with the deadlines watched. See the whole journey to Peru or go straight to step 5.6 in the open plan.
What this rests on
The facts in this article come from these official pages. Rules change. When in doubt, go by the source, not this article.
- Migraciones — the mandatory register of foreign guests and tenants (Decreto Supremo 011-2024-IN) — gob.pe
- Migraciones — call of 13 October 2026, fines of 1 to 2 UIT and which data the landlord reports — gob.pe
- Ley 30933: eviction through the notary, with the FUA or a notarial deed and a bank account for the rent — busquedas.elperuano.pe
- Ley 30201: the allanamiento a futuro clause and the Code of Civil Procedure — busquedas.elperuano.pe
- Fondo Mivivienda — the RAV register and the FUA rental form of Decreto Legislativo 1177 — gob.pe
- Fondo Mivivienda — what registration in the RAV gives the tenant — gob.pe
- Ministry of Justice — what belongs in a rental contract, and the two routes to eviction — gob.pe
- Ministry of Justice — the quick eviction under Ley 30201 and the tenant's six days — gob.pe
- SUNAT — the ITF transaction tax of 0.005% — gob.pe
- SUNAT — the landlord pays the income tax on the rent, not the tenant — gob.pe
- SUNAT — payments from S/ 2,000 or US$ 500 through the bank — gob.pe
- SUNAT — the value of the UIT, S/ 5,500 in 2026 — sunat.gob.pe
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