The operation against a gang known as ‘The Landlords’ was presented by the Prosecutor’s Office as a step to stop the illegal sale of properties in the capital of Valle del Cauca.
(We recommend you read: Elections define the route of the economy in the Valley)
The Prosecutor’s Office reported the captures of a network that was presumed to sell public and private ‘lots’in addition to creating invasions.
Among those arrested are a president of the Community Action Board and a justice of the peace.
César Lemos, Undersecretary for Access to Justice Services, said that the detainees were taking advantage of the illusion of families looking for their own homes.
Communes 15, 14 and 21, together with the villages of Navarro and La Buitrera, are surrounded by invasions. According to the authorities, one of these lots may be priced between 18 and 120 million pesos.
(Also: For fear of an armed strike, they suspend public transport from Cali to Cauca)
For his part, the Secretary of Housing, Martha Liliana Hernandez, stressed that the operation is a support to avoid this type of scam. He recommended that when buying a property it is important to study titles and go to a notary to read the deed.
“To purchase land, it must be properly urbanized and have documentation. They can go to the Office of Public Instrumentsask for a certificate of tradition and there they can verify if they really are the owners of the land that is being sold”.
Hernandez also recommends making a checklist or going to the Ministry of Social Housing and Habitat of the capital of Cali, where they will be given the route to verify the legality of the properties before buying.
CALI
More news from Colombia
-The drama of merchants who close businesses for extortion in Barranquilla
-Five missing people after landslide in Manizales
0 Comments:
Publicar un comentario