Bolivia situation guide
One outline, six things to confirm
Dr. Careaga's first outline of the minuta for depto A already carries forward everything the goal has verified: the hipoteca to be lifted before the firma, the certificado de expensas al día now in the file, and the 75/78 m² gap as catastro's own 'en regularización, subsanable'. Your job this chapter isn't to interpret any of it, it's to go over the outline WITH Dr. Careaga and ask that it capture the price and conditions, who pays the gastos and impuestos de transferencia (written down, however it's split), the exact fecha de entrega, and what happens if a condition isn't met. Every clause is his to draft and explain; you just make sure nothing important is missing.
Essential vocabulary
- la minuta de compraventa: the draft sale contract The document you go over with the notario/abogado before it becomes the formal deed.
- la cláusula: the clause One numbered point of the contract, always drafted and explained by the professional, never interpreted by you.
- las condiciones: the conditions What the minuta must capture alongside the price, including the hipoteca-lift requirement.
- los impuestos de transferencia: the transfer taxes Paid at the sale; who covers them is negotiable, but it must be written into the minuta.
- los gastos: the costs/expenses Notarial and other transaction costs; like impuestos, their split is a written, negotiable line.
- la fecha de entrega: the delivery date The moment you get the keys, the outline holds it as [fecha de entrega] until Dr. Careaga fixes it.
- ¿qué pasa si no se cumple...?: what happens if ... isn't met? The contingency question, you ask it, the notario answers it in the clause; you never guess the answer yourself.
- protocolizar: to formalize into a public deed What the notaría does with the minuta once every clause is confirmed, the next chapter's signing day.
Bolivian Spanish terms
- la hipoteca levantada: the lifted mortgage/lien Carried straight from the Nb5 informe: the one observación on depto A, and a condition the minuta must state clearly.
- el certificado de expensas al día: the up-to-date building-fees certificate Arrived via doña Lorena's administración in the reserva chapter; now referenced in the minuta as a confirmed fact.
- la matrícula: the property registration number Identifies depto A in Derechos Reales; the minuta cites it exactly as on record (placeholder 0.00.0.00.0000000 in this app).
- en regularización (subsanable): being formalized (fixable) Catastro's own term for the 75/78 m² gap on depto A, the minuta may note it exactly this way, never as the learner's own verdict.
Useful phrases
- ¿El notario redacta la minuta?: Does the notario draft the minuta? Your default opener whenever a first draft of a contract comes up, confirming who does the legal work.
- Que incluya el precio y las condiciones.: That it includes the price and the conditions. Stating plainly what you want the minuta to capture, without dictating the wording yourself.
- ¿Quién paga los impuestos de transferencia?: Who pays the transfer taxes? Opening the gastos/impuestos conversation so the split gets written down, whatever it turns out to be.
- Prefiero que lo revise mi abogado.: I'd prefer my own lawyer to review it. A calm boundary you can state at any point before signing, without it reading as distrust of the notario.
Learn this in the app
Property Closing and Handover in Bolivia, Spanish