Three years ago I sat, jet-lagged and surrounded by suits, in a bank conference room somewhere on Alem. The escribano was the builder's escribano, -this being a legal requirement when purchasing a newly-built condo I was told.
He proceeded to read aloud the escritura in a manner that made me think he was going to charge me by the hour. Afterwards, I signed on the dotted line, pushed a bag full of $100 bills across the table and got a set of keys in return.
I picked up my copy of the escritura from the escribano a few months after.
I have since seen my name on the monthly sheet of 'expensas' being slid underneath my door once a month. Once a year, I get to pay my 'Rentas Ciudad' for 'alumbrado barrido y limpieza'. All documents arrive with my name on them.
Now; I should be happy if it weren't for the fact that I was born completely and utterly paranoid. Recent stories of increasing incidents of real estate fraud in other parts of the world are fanning the flames.
How do I know if the escribano did his job properly? How do I know if I am listed correctly, as the sole owner, in the city's property registry? Has someone tried to put a lien on my condo? etc., etc.
Where does one go to get an official transcript of the property registry?
Thanks, -and keep looking over your shoulders.
Monty
He proceeded to read aloud the escritura in a manner that made me think he was going to charge me by the hour. Afterwards, I signed on the dotted line, pushed a bag full of $100 bills across the table and got a set of keys in return.
I picked up my copy of the escritura from the escribano a few months after.
I have since seen my name on the monthly sheet of 'expensas' being slid underneath my door once a month. Once a year, I get to pay my 'Rentas Ciudad' for 'alumbrado barrido y limpieza'. All documents arrive with my name on them.
Now; I should be happy if it weren't for the fact that I was born completely and utterly paranoid. Recent stories of increasing incidents of real estate fraud in other parts of the world are fanning the flames.
How do I know if the escribano did his job properly? How do I know if I am listed correctly, as the sole owner, in the city's property registry? Has someone tried to put a lien on my condo? etc., etc.
Where does one go to get an official transcript of the property registry?
Thanks, -and keep looking over your shoulders.
Monty
