Costa Rica Expertise: September 2011

Monday, September 5, 2011

Digital push at Registro opens door to crooks

By: Garland M. Baker B.
Exclusive to A.M. Costa Rica

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Expats and everyone else holding assets in Costa Rica should check the documents pertaining to their properties as soon as possible to be sure everything is in order. Asset thefts are on the rise because of the digitalization of documents throughout the country.

The problem is that as the government institutions digitalize, the workers are omitting important information from the original documents. One could wake up one morning and find the house stolen.