This has happened now too often to be a coincidence.
It seems it is not regular for some Dominican lawyers to check if all the utility bills are paid .
When you buy your house and you have selected your lawyer whom ever he may be to help you with the closing, ask him to get letters from EdeNorte ,Codetel and the water people that absolves you the new owner of any responsibility for any outstanding bills.
This is normal practice in North America, that?s why we don?t ask for this.
I have heard too often lately that the new owner is stuck with a huge bill from the old owner. Of course the new owner does not feel like paying this bill.
How ever upon non payment the new owner gets cut off.
After the fact your lawyer will say that it is the responsibility of the old owner.
Fine but how do you track him down. He left the country.
In typical Dominican fashion some lawyers will not accept responsibility for a badly done job.
So safe yourself some grief and ask for this. It is not done here automatically.
It seems it is not regular for some Dominican lawyers to check if all the utility bills are paid .
When you buy your house and you have selected your lawyer whom ever he may be to help you with the closing, ask him to get letters from EdeNorte ,Codetel and the water people that absolves you the new owner of any responsibility for any outstanding bills.
This is normal practice in North America, that?s why we don?t ask for this.
I have heard too often lately that the new owner is stuck with a huge bill from the old owner. Of course the new owner does not feel like paying this bill.
How ever upon non payment the new owner gets cut off.
After the fact your lawyer will say that it is the responsibility of the old owner.
Fine but how do you track him down. He left the country.
In typical Dominican fashion some lawyers will not accept responsibility for a badly done job.
So safe yourself some grief and ask for this. It is not done here automatically.