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10-Dec-07 Judges are a Girl's Best Friend When Extortion's Afoot - New chapter: 'I want my house back!'
26-Nov-07 Sometimes Mandato is Just a Power to Skin Expats
12-Nov-07 Company Ownership a Loophole for Having a Gun
29-Oct-07 Market Appraisal is Sure Cure for Blue Sky Syndrome
15-Oct-07 Mortgage Money Available, But Foreclosure Complex
01-Oct-07 Curve Ball From Registro Makes This Man a Hostage - Officials there brush off complaints about delays
17-Sep-07 Some Women Swindle With Domestic Violence Law - Her word rules, and he goes to jail
03-Sep-07 Sala IV Likely to Ashcan Discriminatory Beach Rule
20-Aug-07 Cutting Through That Jungle of Carbon Neutrality
06-Aug-07 Marriage and Family Law Blindsides Unwary Expats - Finding a mate requires extra scrutiny here
23-Jul-07 Digital Procedures Will Change Face of the Country - Big step is electronic signatures
09-Jul-07 Notaries are Told to Spill Beans on Buyers and Sellers
25-Jun-07 Sluggish Prosecutors Are the Criminal's Best Friend - Bad guys exploit statute of limitations
11-Jun-07 This Secret Tip Will Help Keep New Neighbors in Line - Restrictions that can run with the deed
28-May-07 New Rule Allows Fast Shuffle With Company Books
14-May-07 A Real Estate Checklist for AFTER the Purchase
30-Apr-07 Country Just Sets Itself Up For One Crisis After Another
16-Apr-07 Burden of Evidence is on Those Seeking a U.S. Visa - Ticos have to wrestle with 55-year-old law
02-Apr-07 You Can't Take It With You, So Don't Leave a Big Mess
19-Mar-07 Lack of Regulations Turning Immigration Into Circus
05-Mar-07 The Legal Right to Steal: A Valid Power of Attorney - The Gringo never even saw it coming
19-Feb-07 Online Money Transfers Here Now Well Worth Doing

05-Feb-07

Clues in Land Fraud Cases Gaining More Importance - Crooks are getting smarter
22-Jan-07 Court Auctions Are Slick Way to Buy Property Here
08-Jan-07 You Can Loan Money There and Secure Property Here

26-Dec-06

Mediation and Arbitration Clauses Save Headaches
11-Dec-06 Income Tax Filing Deadine is Friday in Costa Rica
27-Nov-06 Title Insurance Here Can Cause Misunderstandings

13-Nov-06

Registro Nacional Turns Its Back on Obvious Frauds - It's the law, officials say
30-Oct-06 Some Real Estate Tricks Used Here Are At Least Fishy
16-Oct-06 Sala IV Will Take Another Look at Massive Power Grid

02-Oct-06

The Speedy, Magic Way to Create a Public Road
18-Sep-06 Envionment Ministry About to Show Its Muscles - Beach concessions to face enforcement
04-Sep-06 SURPRISE! They're Selling Your Property! - Lawyer locks up land just in time
21-Aug-06 Rural Land Titles Can Be Result of Homesteading
07-Aug-06 A Clever Clause Can Dodge the Probate Mess
24-Jul-06 Hidden 'Owners' Wait to Trap Unwary Buyers
03-Jul-06 Big Changes Taking Place in Maritime Rules - Slope of land can kill projects
19-Jun-06 Events Up North Put Chill on Real Estate Here - Overbuilding, speculation begin to take toll
05-Jun-06 Registro Nacional Nears Meltdown Over Fraud - Officials decline to act on suspect document
22-May-06 Three Ways Exist to Pass On Assets at Death
08-May-06 Have the Rats and Vultures Got a Deal For You!
24-Apr-06 Buying a Used Car Here Can Be a Nightmare - Salvaged vehicles seem to be common in lots
10-Apr-06 Investors Have a Choice In Company Structure - Main consideration is limiting liability
03-Apr-06 The Help You Need to Sort Out the Credit Bums
14-Mar-06 Foreigners Will Have to List Assets to Avoid Tax - Analysis of tax package (5)
01-Mar-06 Citizen Lives Will Be Transparent Under Tax Law
13-Feb-06 This Year Easter Will Be an Extra Long Holiday
30-Jan-06 Option is the Best Way to Tie Up That Property - Custom document protects buyer and seller
23-Jan-06 It's Just Another Mickey Mouse Rumor
16-Jan-06 When Laws Collide, Projects Can Be Big Losers - Condo easement situation is example
02-Jan-06 Employers Have Options to Stem Cellular Abuse - Workplace conversations waste time and money
23-Dec-05 An Important, But Little-used, Legal Resource - Procuradur�a General Web Site
5-Dec-05 Fast Internet is Great, Except for ICE Shuffle
14-Nov-05 Tax Collector's Web Site Not Exactly Helpful
31-Oct-05 White Collar Stealing Does Not Require a Gun
17-Oct-05 Purchase of a Business Has Its Own Challenges
3-Oct-05 Why So Many Expats Get the Short End Here
19-Sep-05 Judicial Fight Freezes Beach Developments
5-Sep-05 A Checklist to Stay Out of Real Estate Trouble
22-Aug-05 Balloon Payment Makes Seller a Silent Partner
8-Aug-05 ... And This Little Piggy Has Gone Electronic
1-Aug-05 Transparency Phantom Stalking Bank Info - Accounts are open book to investigators
18-Jul-05 Condo Creations Provide More Complexities
5-Jul-05 New Complexities in Case of Dual Citizenship
20-Jun-05 Those Who Choose Citizenship Have Long Road
30-May-05 Being Too Nice Can Backfire on Any Employer - Labor courts generally side with employees
9-May-05 Boom in Beach Condos Could Cause Oversupply - Water, sewers, environment are factors to consider
25-Apr-05 Just What the Heck Are All Those Books For? - Corporations have at least six of them
11-Apr-05 How Not to Tie Up Your Rental For a 3-Year Term - Legal technique gives landlords a boost
14-Mar-05 This Easter Bunny Has Pair of Very Sharp Fangs - Annual cultural tax can really bite you
7-Mar-05 The One Problem With ADSL Is It Doesn't Work! - Superfast Internet in limbo for weeks
21-Feb-05 Please Don't Die Before Reading This Article
7-Feb-05 Smile! All of Costa Rica Is On Candid Camera
24-Jan-05 How High Can Skyrocketing Land Values Go? - Nation confronts a sizzling market
10-Jan-05 Country's Long History of Dream Developments
20-Dec-04 A Brief Rundown of Annual Tax Dates
20-Dec-04 The Tax Man Throws the Citizens a Curve Ball
13-Dec-04 Be Sure You Don't Toy With Tributaci�n Directa
6-Dec-04 Tax Collector Aggressive But Not Very Helpful - 'Come back in December,' employee says
15-Nov-04 A Surefire Way to Protect Your Real Estate Here - You mortgage your own property!
1-Nov-04 Cremation: A Logical Choice For an Expat Here
25-Oct-04 How to Protect a Real Good Real Estate Deal - Another of a series in legal awareness
27-Sep-04 Constitutional Court Ducks Key Decision on Rights
13-Sep-04 Beach Land Can Be a Legal Swamp
16-Aug-04 Tax, Court and Registry Workers Improving - Years later, they are getting act together
4-Aug-04 Officials Have to Answer Your Applications - Law gives the public a weapon against delay
19-Jul-04 Easements Can Let You Retain Your Lifestyle
28-Jun-04 Superfast Internet Fails to Meet Its Promise
14-Jun-04 Evictions, Now Permitted, Change Face of Nation - 1995 law finally having impact
14-Jun-04 Principal Points of Revised Rental Law
7-Jun-04 Development in High Gear at The Pacific Beaches - But there does not seem to be an overall plan
24-May-04 Consumer Protection Law Is a Valuable Weapon
17-May-04 Landmark Decision Due in Property Fraud Cases - Victims have right to express views
10-May-04 Country's Legal System Has Rules For Complaints
3-May-04 Possession Is More Important Than Ownership - Property in Costa Rica
26-Apr-04 Unusual Property Tax System Hurts Newcomer
19-Apr-04 Legal Manipulations Can Protect Property Here
12-Apr-04 Registry Law Creates Chance to Steal Property
23-Mar-04 Following The Rules Is Way to Protect Property
12-Jan-04 Big Guanacaste Bridge Has Long-Term Implications
27-Nov-03 Tax Form D-175 Represents Catch-22 For Filers
10-Nov-03 Special Corporate Tax Form Hides Real Motive
14-Oct-03 Flaws in File May Cost You Your Property