Avoid Pitfalls when Buying Dominican Property

Buying Dominican property can sometimes turn up situations where avoiding conflicts of interests will help you avoid purchase pitfalls. Many foreigners who come to the Dominican Republic, for either business or pleasure, discover the many different environments found within a short drive: major internationally-linked cities, scenic tropical country sides, serene mountain ranges, and pristine white […]

Buying Pre Construction Dominican Real Estate

Purchasing pre construction real estate property in the Dominican Republic may be one of the most challenging processes, at times complex, while full of both opportunities and potential risks for buyers. Real estate developers, promoters and sales agents will provide plenty of marketing plethora and promotional materials into what might be the investment of a […]

Dominican Tourism Real Estate Tax Incentives

Dominican Tourism Sector Tax Incentives Law 195-13, amending DR Tourism Promotion Law 158-01 dated October 9th of 2001, was enacted on December 13th of 2013 (hereinafter “Law 195-13 of Tax Incentives for the Tourism Sector”). The purpose of Law 195-13 of Tax Incentives for the Tourism Sector consists in adjusting the existing tax incentives in […]

Buying Dominican Real Estate

Buying Dominican Real Estate requires a qualified and experienced lawyer to identify seller and property red flags and overcome legal process hurdles successfully. Persons wishing to buy, sell, convey or transfer Dominican real estate property should note that Dominican real estate operations are governed by Dominican Real Estate Property Registration Law No. 108-05 of 2005 […]

Dominican Real Estate Due Diligence

Dominican real estate due diligence is the first step for verifying that the title to a prospective real estate property is clear and marketable. The purchase of Dominican Republic real estate property is governed by Real Estate Property Law 108-05 of 2005 and its regulations as well as the Dominican Civil Code and other special […]

Dominican Tourism Tax Incentives Law 158-01

Dominican Tourism Tax Incentives Law 158-01 of October 1st, 2001, as amended, provides that all individuals and enterprises that venture, promote or invest capitals in designated tourism zones, for tourism activities such as hotels, resorts, cruises, conventions, congresses, festivals, shows and concerts facilities, infrastructure for basic services, entertainment, bio and theme parks, port and maritime […]

Dominican Real Estate Property Registration

Dominican Real Estate Register and Cadastral Measurements Office established technical provisions on March 31st, 2021, on the requirements for applications and the receipt and delivery of Dominican real estate services requests before Dominican Title Registrars, Regional Measurements Offices and Dominican Real Estate Register offices. Such provisions seek the unification and standardization of technical requirements for […]

Dominican Real Estate Property Inheritance

Dominican real estate property inheritance is subject to the application of Dominican Law. Under Dominican Law, there are two very important aspects of Dominican property inheritance which have an impact on Dominican property inheritance of real estate assets of a deceased individual: the time and domicile of the deceased. The time of opening of a […]

Dominican Tourism Land Use Organization Plan

Dominican Republic Tourism Sector Land Use and Organization Plan After the approval of the Manual of Norms and Procedures for the Processing of Tourism Projects of March 9th of 2012, establishing the requirements for the processing of No Objection to the use of Land and Design Parameters, the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic […]

Dominican Tourism Activities Licensing

Dominican Republic Tourism Law declares of national interest the promotion of Dominican tourism, whether, historic, religious, archaeological, of natural resources and all other forms and its related activities. Tourism Law 541 of 1969 was enacted at a time when most Dominican Tourism was of local nature and the country’s wide array of pristine beaches and […]