A lawyer has refuted the complaint from residents at 356 Isabel La Católica, in the Colonial City over a title dispute. Rafael Lara, lawyer of Katherine Lara, owner of Island Life Backpackers Hostel, said that his defendant had legitimate title to the property which had been acquired in 2015, from Huáscar Valera, who bought it in 1981. Lara produced the title dated 10 November 1981.
He said that some of those living in the property next to the hotel accepted money to leave. However, an individual moved back to property to pressure the owners.
Lara denied the claim that this property belonged to a woman who died in Puerto Rico and said that his client had been a victim of aggression with tires being burned in front of the hotel. Lara noted that his client was paying a loan for a building that she could not move into. He also criticized the authorities who had been asked to intervene and who did nothing, saying that this affected foreign investment and the image of the country.
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25 April 2018
