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"The Maritime Zone in Costa Rica"

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ILuvCR
  7/28/2015 20:23 EST

OK, so wildewmn65
asked about renting a home that's "on the beach"?

Check it out, "The Maritime Zone in Costa Rica"

"There is a zoning law in Costa Rica that is important to understand for those who are about to or already have purchased coastal properties in Costa Rica.

This Maritime Zone is probably the most misunderstood zoning regulation. Basically it makes all the coast public property with the following conditions. The law was passed in 1977. It divides the coast like this:

the first 200 meters from the high tide

That 200 meter zone is further divided into two parts:
•The first 50 meters are inalienable public property
•The next 150 meters are granted for leasing by the Municipalities (the local governing body) to private individuals or corporations


The first fifty meters are then meant to always be public which explains why you cannot build a fence around 'your' beach. There are only two or three properties in the whole country that are excluded from this rule (contact us for information about these, etc..."

read more at ;

http://www.propertiesincostarica.com/articles/maritime_zone.html

Pura Vida!

aconcepts
  7/29/2015 16:12 EST

This has nothing to do with renting.

Yes a concession is a lease and nothing more. What you fail to understand is that you buy the lease in almost all cases.

So when you plunk down $250 K for a concession property you buy the lease - not the land. The money goes to the lease holder - not the municipality.

You negotiate the lease with the muni - most concession property is in an area with a Plano regulador; however, some areas don't have a Planos reguldor - and legally cannot change a lease (concession) fee - but many still do.

So as said you buy out the lease from the lease holder (usually never the muni). Pay the lease payments and when the lease expires you renegotiate the lease with the Muni.

The majority of properties on the coast have an existing concession lease in place. So to occupy the property you have to buy the lease from the lease holder, then continue making lease payments to the Muni.

Important* Beach property owners had a chance prior to 1977 to title their beach property. Many did.

There are many titled oceanfront properties. Not just a few. Titled properties are not subject to the concession rules.

Some people (I am not naming names) should not try to think above their pay grade.

I think 'ImessedCR' really posted a thinly veiled advertisement. He/she/it is probably a gringo-duping real estate salesman.

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shermanwc
  7/29/2015 16:54 EST

I think that ILuvCR was just pointing out that houses in CR generally are not "on the beach" in the same way as in the USA - CR houses generally are at least 50 meters from high tide, so they are set back from the beach. So "on the beach" in CR has a different meaning.

ILuvCR
  7/29/2015 18:47 EST

Thanks Sherman,

Exactly, you're very perceptive!

Too bad there are the dull ones amongst us, right?

Pura Vida!

aconcepts
  7/31/2015 10:47 EST

Nice try - "maritime zone" was used. That is the first 200 meters from the the mean high tide line.

Poor little" ImessedCR" trying to be so useful but the brain just can't perform. Save your words for your useless opinions.

All manners of misinformation on this forum.

I guess you get what you pay for.

ILuvCR
  7/31/2015 10:50 EST

a____concepts,

ever have any thing nice or positive to say about anything? It must be terrible to wake up under a cloud every day, right?

What an idiot!

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