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    Psychiatrist

    Does anyone know of an English speaking Psychiatrist in Santo Domingo?
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    Passport stolen by car rental company.

    Yeah yeah, I know I shouldn't have given the rental company my passport but I did and they never returned it to me when I returned the car. They held it and tried to blackmail me for money. This happened several months ago, in February. I need to travel now. What would you do? File a police...
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    Rental Contract Question, again...

    Can I get some insight from others who have signed rental contracts or who own properties and provide rental contracts. When the landlord's lawyer provides us with a contract who signs it? Lawyer and tenants? Lawyer, owner, and tenants? Owner and tenants? Does it need to be signed in front of a...
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    5 gallon water bottles

    I am officially grossed out now and do not want to drink any water in this country after seeing miniscule larvae swimming in my bottled water. Is there a brand that you trust to be clean? Does anyone have a water filtration system or is it standard to use the bottled water to drink and cook with.
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    Tipping

    Just curious. How much do YOU tip the grocery bagger and colmodo delivery person? What other services do you tip for and how much (ie. barber, taxi, motoconcho, waitress...)?
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    Inverter and batteries advice please.

    I have been living in San Isidro for 5 months now and we only have electricity for 12 hours each day, 12pm - 7pm, 11pm - 2am, and 6am - 8am. Not good for my sanity and not good for the food in my fridge. I am in the market for an inverter and batteries now. I have a general idea of what I need...
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    Rent deposit

    Is it common for a tenant to pay the home owner's lawyer 1 month of the 3 month rent deposit as a fee?
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    Laptop

    Best way to ship a laptop to the DR from Canada?
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    Ley 305?

    Does anyone know what Ley 305 of the Civil Code in this country is?
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    Notary

    What is a reasonable rate to have a form notarized in this country? It is a form for The Ministry of Transportation in Ontario Canada.
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    Lawyer extorting me :/

    I hate posting here because usually all I get is people bashing me. But, nonetheless, I will in, hopes that I can get some useful advice. Gave my lawyer money to deposit to the Banca De Agricola. He says he did but will not provide me with the certificate. He told me the lawyer of my landlord...
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    Acupuncture

    Are there places in the DR to get accupuncture?
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    Car rental.

    Best place to rent a car in Boca Chica?
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    Another electricity question.

    Is it legal to run a line from someone else's meter to power your own house if the person gives you permission?
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    Installing electricity meter

    I live in the upstairs apartment of a duplex. We only have one meter though. Got the first bill today, $2700DP. The bill was for October 8 - November 8. I just moved in on October 23. The landlord says I need to pay $2100DP. Which I will not. I will pay for 1/4 of the bill though. My question...
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    child support

    What happens to child support payments if my boyfriend loses his job? Do they accrue or stop until he is employed again?
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    Humano health insurance

    I have a question for you. My boyfriend has Humano health insurance through work and we live together. Can he add me to his policy or do we need to be married? If he cannot add me then does someone have a contact number for an English speaking rep from Humano?
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    Property Value

    How do you find out the value of a property in the Dominican Republic?
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    Rental contract.

    Any advice on what a rental contract in the Dominican Republic should include? Are there lawyers that will help for a nominal fee?
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    I was assaulted

    I was assaulted by my landlord this morning. The police watched and did nothing. They assaulted me as well. They also stole my belongings and my dog. What do I do?