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Can anyone help please – we have purchased a small boat and the seller refuses to hand over any original documentation proving he paid the import duties and that the boat is registered in C.R.
His attorney is a waste of energy and between the seller and this attorney we have no responses to either telephone messages or emails!
We have consulted with our own attorney and typical of the system here he is also “going slow” on the whole matter.
We cannot put our boat into the water until the Port Captain has the original importation documents and the original tax paid documents! Thank you.
Sounds to me that you should change lawyers. Any lawyer in CR who is the least bit competent should be able to do an online check with the Registro Nacional to determine if the taxes have been paid, the seller was the owner or there is a lien against the property.
This should take about 10 mins.
Or, if your Spanish is OK, go to the Ministerio de Hacienda and check it out yourself.
My guess is that the taxes haven’t been paid or there is some other problem
Suerte!!
It would seem that you may have already handed over the cash in this deal…. hence the snail pace and lack of interest on the seller’s part to resolve the issue. The time for document reviews and attorney involvement is BEFORE you part with your money.
Sorry to say but with the civil courts in CR, should this situation need to be resolved there, it will be a long and expensive journey. You might want to weigh the cost of correcting the importation tax issue and registration and it’s cost on your own when you decide which route to take. It might very well be quicker and cheaper… be it a tough pill to swollow.
ANY competent attorney could find out if the boat was documented and registered properly rather quickly. Find another lawyer.
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