Buying a house

Member since 14 July 2023

gainkeeperActive member13 December 2024 16:57:46

What is the tax or transfer paper that's needed when buying a house? Is it madula or something like that? Does the seller provide that or does your attorney take care of that? How do they prove they have a title to the home as opposed to only offering a bill of sale?

ddmcghee Dominican Republic Expert

Member since 15 May 2017

ddmcgheeDominican Republic Expert14 December 2024 11:59:04

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As the buyer, your attorney should be doing all the due diligence to make sure the title is clear, the deslinde shows the property is on the right land (we've seen people selling houses built on land they didn't own), that the taxes are current, etc. They should also take care of the transfer tax and obtaining a new title in your name.