Guanajuato, Mexico -- Rental Truths

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Here's something you need to know if you plan moving to Guanajuato:

As I have written before, if you rent, more often than not, if something in the house goes wrong you the renter is responsible to fix it. That's right. You heard me. If the toilet craps out on you, Pun Intended, you have to pay the plumber.

We lived in a house once owned by The Bruja de Guanajuato and the sink pipe sprung a leak. The Witch was told and she promptly called a plumber. Guess who paid the plumber.

You don't own the place yet you have the responsibility to fix it up when the need arises.

This week when discussing my leaking ceiling (it has been raining for a week without stop) with a Mexican I was told that when you move into a new place you have 30-60 days to tell the owner of what's wrong with the place because afterwards you have to foot the bill to fix it.

Unbelievably, there are Gringolandians who go merrily along with this. I know at least two of them who have invested tens of thousands of dollars into developing someone else's property. They are renters, RENTERS MIND YOU, and they pour money into someone else's property.

I do not get that at all!

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Resources

1. THE PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT LIVING IN MEXICO
2. A WALK THROUGH MEXICO'S CROWN JEWEL - A Guanajuato Travelogue
3. ROCKET SPANISH
4. LEARNING SPANISH LIKE CRAZY

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