Where and how should I pay municipal land taxes and eventually urban services?
Before the respective Local Government or Municipality. Land taxes correspond to 0.25% per year which is calculated over the recorded value of the property. Please note that normally in urban districts or certain areas, some urban services are provided, such as garbage collection and maintenance services, which payment is normally included in the taxes bill. These taxes need to be paid each three months but may also be paid for 6 or 12 months in advance if the property owner wishes to do so. We hope this memo would be useful to better understand the process of purchasing properties in Costa Rica and feel safe while doing a real estate investment in our country. We have always believed it is nice and pleasant for an investor to understand exactly what he is doing and keep control even being miles away from home. In LLMR&T Law Firm we are looking forward to provide you professional and efficient legal services. We have been providing legal services for 43 years to real estate buyers, rea
