Hello. I used the search option, but couldn't find anything that answered my following question:
I bought land in DR and made my final payment on the land in December of 2005. I was told by the famil lawyer that it could take anywhere between 3-9 months to receive the title. To my surprise I decided to see what's going on as it has been 5 months now. I now find out that the dag-gon people who sold the land to me haven't paid taxes on the land. My wife spoke to the lawyer and he said that he's "putting pressure on them to pay the taxes or he'll take them to court". He is the family lawyer and has helped my wife's parents in the past when they purchased their home. What happens now? What if they don't pay the taxes on the land, am I responsible? Also, how much "pressure" can the lawyer put on them? Finally, will I have to wait a long time once they pay the taxes to get the title transferred over to me? I'm glad I don't live in DR right now. I'd definitely be in jail as we speak!! This is the type of crap to make you go postal on somebody!! Sorry I needed to vent. Anyone's help is much appreciated.
I bought land in DR and made my final payment on the land in December of 2005. I was told by the famil lawyer that it could take anywhere between 3-9 months to receive the title. To my surprise I decided to see what's going on as it has been 5 months now. I now find out that the dag-gon people who sold the land to me haven't paid taxes on the land. My wife spoke to the lawyer and he said that he's "putting pressure on them to pay the taxes or he'll take them to court". He is the family lawyer and has helped my wife's parents in the past when they purchased their home. What happens now? What if they don't pay the taxes on the land, am I responsible? Also, how much "pressure" can the lawyer put on them? Finally, will I have to wait a long time once they pay the taxes to get the title transferred over to me? I'm glad I don't live in DR right now. I'd definitely be in jail as we speak!! This is the type of crap to make you go postal on somebody!! Sorry I needed to vent. Anyone's help is much appreciated.