Foreign Ownership Restrictions
RestrictiveCambodia allows foreign ownership of condominium units but prohibits foreign ownership of land. The rules around floors, building quotas, and border zones are central to any foreign purchase.
- Foreigners CAN own private units (condos/strata) on the first floor and above, under the 2010 Foreign Ownership Law
- Foreigners CANNOT own ground-floor or basement units, common areas, or land
- Foreign ownership is capped at 70% of the total private-unit surface area in any single co-owned building
- Foreigners cannot own units in buildings within 30 km of a land border, with limited exceptions
- Land ownership is reserved for Khmer citizens or entities at least 51% Cambodian-owned (Constitution Article 44, Land Law)
- Land can be accessed indirectly via long leasehold (up to 50 years, renewable), a Cambodian-majority company, or a licensed-bank trust under the 2019 Trust Law
- Nominee land arrangements (using a Cambodian to hold land for a foreigner) are illegal and unenforceable
