by Rick Philps | Aug 1, 2021 | Doing Business in Costa Rica, Doing Business Right
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]In English common law jurisdictions, such as Canada and the United States, registering a property title in joint tenancy — as between a husband and a wife — is the norm. Joint tenancy embodies the principle of...
by Rick Philps | Jun 30, 2021 | Doing Business in Costa Rica, Doing Business Right, Real Estate
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]When considering building a home in Costa Rica, you might expect water availability to be the least of your concerns. After all, it’s a tropical country with bountiful rainfall in the wet season. How could...
by Rick Philps | May 31, 2021 | Doing Business in Costa Rica, Doing Business Right
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Like the judicial systems used primarily throughout the countries of Latin America and continental western Europe, Costa Rica has adopted a Roman (Napoleonic) civil law system. This is very different from...
by Rick Philps | May 1, 2021 | Doing Business in Costa Rica, Doing Business Right, Real Estate
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Purchasing or renting property in Costa Rica can be confusing for foreigners. One of the most confusing and least understood legal concepts is the applicability and enforceability of the homeowner association...
by Rick Philps | Aug 24, 2020 | Doing Business in Costa Rica, Doing Business Right
Do Foreigners Require a Costa Rica Will? As a Costa Rica lawyer I am often asked by expat clients whether they require a Costa Rica will to provide for the disposition of their assets in this country when they die. The strictly legal answer is no, they do not, as long...
