Research notes from the people who pull registry certificates, survey maps and maritime zone data every day. Plain English, every number sourced.
You confirm water for a lot by identifying who would supply it (AyA, a municipality, a community ASADA, or a private well or spring) and getting written confirmation from that provider that service...
October 15, 2026 Procedure and lawBefore you put down a deposit on Costa Rica land, confirm in the public records that the seller is the registered owner, that the title carries no liens or pending annotations you have not agreed to,...
October 15, 2026 Town notesBefore buying property in Tamarindo, find out whether the lot touches the 200 metre maritime zone, whether it is titled land or a state concession, and whether it overlaps protected land. Folio...
October 14, 2026 Registry questionsCITAS is the field on a Costa Rica Registro Nacional certificate that gives the registry reference of the document behind an entry: the deed, administrative resolution or court filing that created...
October 14, 2026 Town notesBefore buying property in Santa Teresa, first confirm whether the land is titled private property or a concession inside the 200 m maritime zone, then pull the registry record for the registered...
October 14, 2026 What we foundAn inmovilización por inconsistencia is a registry freeze placed on a Costa Rica finca (registered property) because the Registro Nacional has flagged an inconsistency in its records. In the freezes...
October 14, 2026 Procedure and lawUnder Ley 6043, Costa Rica's maritime terrestrial zone is a 200 metre strip along both coasts. The first 50 metres from the ordinary high-tide line are the public zone, and the remaining 150 metres...
October 14, 2026 Registry questionsThe gravámenes section of a Costa Rica title, labelled GRAVAMENES o AFECTACIONES on the registry certificate, lists the burdens and limitations registered against the property, such as easements,...
October 14, 2026 What we foundEasements turned up often enough in our recent registry pulls that you should be ready to read one. In a small sample of 9 recent Folio verified reports, 4 titles (44%) listed some kind of...
October 14, 2026 Town notesBefore buying property in Nosara, first confirm whether the land is titled or sits inside the 200 m maritime zone, then check whether it overlaps protected land, because almost all of Nosara's...
October 14, 2026Found a lot you like? See the maritime line, protected areas and water on the map first.
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