By: Garland M. Baker
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Horror stories abound of property owners not doing their homework or, expressed in legal terms, their due diligence and losing their property to the unscrupulous third parties, including squatters and the tax authorities.
The correct registration of a property is the most important element in land ownership and not the deed in Costa Rica. Just because someone appears to be the legal owner of a piece of real estate does not necessarily mean they are.
