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This amount already includes a fine. If you don´t pay they will eventually put a lien on your property and one day take it. You can go to your municipality and ask for a payment plan. No idea if they offer such things.. I would go ASAP.
Well, if this is the law then I will either send them the form by e-mail attachment or they have to wait until I go to RITEVE in August. I am not going to waste time and gas to drive all the way to Liberia to drop of the paper. Why can´t they have people fill in the form when they renew their license ?
Not talking about the U.S…. but the rest of the world, the only thing I can think of is REAL German Appelstrudel (my grandma and ma made THE best).
Drones…….what the hell is that ?
It has to rain in order to find a roof leak. Or it needs a water hose……..Victoria, did you buy during rainy season?
If any of our potential buyers want an inspection or house appraisal, we use our best construction contractor, either to list all VISIBLE damages (never know what´s in the walls…) and necessary repairs/upgrades, or get a quote for a similar, brandnew, home to be built. There are also professional appraisers available (usually engineers), ask at the local bank or INS office, they are using them all the time. They off course charge a fee.
[quote=”Dazu”]What are the hours of the Farmers Market?
[/quote]Officially from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. but most times venders show up around 9 and some of them are sold out by noon, so the sooner the better.
For venders to reserve a space under roof pls. send PM and I give you a phone number to call.
[quote=”costaricabill”][quote=”elindermuller”]
Regarding the security deposit (to cover damages and unpaid utility bills), I never disagreed.Rental commission (which is the subject of this post), has nothing to do with the security deposit.[/quote]
Except that you refuse to acknowledge that in Costa Rica the Landlord has the right to use, and in fact often does use, all or part of the security deposit to fund all or part of the agent’s commission.[/quote]
No I do not. Off course the landlord can do whatever he wants with the security deposit he receives from the renter at the beginning of the rental period, as long as he comes up with the money at the end of the rental period to pay it back. Off course he can use the initial deposit to pay a commssion to the broker, or he can drink the money in a bar, or flush it down the toilet. But once the renter moves out, all bills are up to date and no damages are done to the building, the landlord can not refuse to pay the security deposit back with the excuse that he had to pay a commission, unless it is agreed to in the rental contract by all parties involved.
The market expanded more then initially expected, now it has to get a little more organized. The idea of the roofed area is to protect the venders from sun, wind and rain, so they don’t have to stay at home when the weather is not so nice.
Victoria, the wind keeps us cool 😀 Wait until it completely stops, then everybody will complain about the heat.Another farmers market 😯
We don’t have such product at our Feria 😆
[quote=”costaricabill”][quote=”elindermuller”]The CostaRican lease law does not obligate the landlord to put depo in escrow, therefore they use it for whatever they want. [/quote]
Thank you, I think you now agree with what both Scott & I said.
[/quote]Regarding the security deposit (to cover damages and unpaid utility bills), I never disagreed.
Rental commission (which is the subject of this post), has nothing to do with the security deposit.
The CostaRican lease law does not obligate the landlord to put depo in escrow, therefore they use it for whatever they want. At the end of the rental period, it can happen that the landlord refuses to return depo and says “go sue me ” hahahaaa so what ? Spend thousands of dollars to sue somebody for a 1000 dollars, or less, deposit ? Ticos know the laws very well, as long as they are to their advantage…
Another question would be, who would pay the escrow or trust fees ?
Luckily we do not deal with long term rentals, and short term renters have to pay in advance, there we get our commission right away.
[quote=”johnr”]At our property we collect the rent and then we pay the broker a 10% commission – after the property is inspected and the damage deposit is returned to the renter.[/quote]
Is your property a vacation rental ?
If not, the broker has to wait all those years in order to get his commission ? 😯
[quote=”Scott”][quote=”elindermuller”]Not quite true, the one month security deposit is for the case the renter moves out and does not pay utilities up to date (remember, bills are paid 1 month later in Costa Rica), plus if the renter leaves damages or does not pay the last month of rent, which is quite common because many Tico landlords have the bad habit to not return the depo. and it would be quite expensive for the renter to sue the landlord. So, if the landlord wants to have more backup, he will have to ask for several months of deposit.[/quote]
Sorry but what exactly is “not quite true”?
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The statement that the rental deposit is for commission.
You can do it this way if all parties agree, but it is not common.[quote=”costaricabill”][quote=”elindermuller”]Real Estate brokers get approached by both, landlords and potential renters, so in most cases they are dual-agents. So who should pay the commission ? In Germany the landlord lists his house with a broker, potential renters go to brokers office, broker sends them to the landlord. Still the renter pays commission in many cases (I had to, many years ago…)[/quote]
We are not in Germany.[/quote]
off course not, I am working in Real Estate in Costa Rica and we have such situations on a daily basis. The first half of my statement was regarding to Costa Rica.
Real Estate brokers get approached by both, landlords and potential renters, so in most cases they are dual-agents. So who should pay the commission ? In Germany the landlord lists his house with a broker, potential renters go to brokers office, broker sends them to the landlord. Still the renter pays commission in many cases (I had to, many years ago…)
