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We have a tico “friend” who stayed at our house when we were not there. We never “hired” him as a caretaker or anything, but now he wants to claim he has been “working” for us for 5 years. Says he is going to Ministries of Labor to claim his pay. Does Costa Rica really just take the word of a tico that he was an employee? Will we get a hearing or something to disprove his claim? He says if I pay him a reduced amount he will just go away, but I am very hesitant to do that since we don’t believe we owe him anything. We have no way of believing he will just go away. Any help/info would be appreciated.
You’re pretty much screwed.
You have 2 choices …
1. Pay him off … or …
2. Find a very unfriendly individual to convince him that he doesn’t want to do that.
Either way, you’re going to pay and you should be thankful that he’s not claiming squatter’s rights on your property or selling those rights to a third party, though he still might I suppose. He probably can’t claim to be an employee and a squatter.
Giving anyone possession of your property without a legal agreement executed in front of a trustworthy Notario was really not very smart.
Regardless of your perception, I doubt if you have many “true” Tico friends. A friend will help you move. A true friend will help you move a body.
If you decide to pay him, do it in a Notario’s office and make sure he signs a full release to any further employment claims and any claims to your property. Admit no guilt or employment in the agreement … just a settlement to avoid litigation.
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