I am leaving Santiago. I have been on the island for 22 years and have had great experience with Dominicans and Haitians alike. This last house I rented for 4+ years has the landlord from hell. He came through today with his lawyer and fingered every tiny nail hole and hummed and hawed over all kinds of ridiculous things. We have to see him again on Friday and are assuming he will try and keep our deposit. Any one out there have any advice? We should have kept all the receipts for all the plumbing and electrical stuff that we repaired ourselves. I would love to warn other expats about this moron man so that if someone else rents the house they will know what to expect. It is in las Casildas which is a popular area for expats.