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Btranquilo22
Joined 2016
Posts: 19

House Taxes in Leon

5 years ago

I help out a Nica family in Leon and have known the family for several years. I live in the United States.
Recently I was told by the family that the City of Leon was demanding back property taxes of $3,500 for a small Nica house and, if the family did not pay the taxes, a bank was going to foreclose on the house. When I said that the amount of back taxes for a small Nica house seemed unreasonable I was told that the city government had not collected the back taxes in previous years but now was forced to do so.
On the one hand I am skeptical that this is taking place and am wary of a scam attempt by the family to get me to send some money.
On the other hand it seems plausible given the cutback in external financial assistance from Venezuela.
If this is an attempt to scam me out of some money it is actually more important to me to know if I can trust the family members who are telling me this.
While I could see a situation where a Nica family owes some back taxes on a house it is difficult to believe that the Alcadia of Leon would be trying to obtain so much money in a short time from a family of modest means.
Meanwhile I am being careful not to send any money to the family for this. It also seems to me that if this is a widespread practice in Leon or Nicaragua there would be media coverage and an expat community in Leon or other cities would be aware of it
Any information would be helpful to me and appreciated.

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