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Certified Chilean Lease Agreement Translation
Certified translation of the documents that record a tenancy in Chile, including the registry annotations and endorsements that carry the legal effect and that a reader unfamiliar with the system will otherwise skip.
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Ley 18.101, and the mes de garantía
Chilean residential tenancies are governed by Ley 18.101, and the market standard is a mes de garantía — one month's rent as a deposit, returnable at the end subject to damage and unpaid charges.
Chilean leases routinely also require a codeudor solidario, a jointly liable third party, and the guarantee clause names them with their identity number. Neither is a US co-signature and we describe the position.
UF, and the rent that is not in pesos
A great many Chilean leases are denominated in Unidades de Fomento — an inflation-indexed unit of account whose peso value is published daily. A rent of 25 UF is a real figure that changes in pesos every day.
A translation that converts UF to pesos at one date has invented a number. We keep the UF figure and explain what the unit is, which is what a reader assessing the obligation actually needs.
Notarisation, and why it matters for eviction
A lease does not have to be notarised to be valid, but a notarised lease — or one signed before a notary with authorised signatures — materially strengthens the landlord's position in an eviction, and most Chilean leases are.
The notarial attestation, the notary's name and the repertory number are part of the document and we translate them rather than describing the page as notarised.
Contribuciones, gastos comunes and what the tenant pays
Chilean leases allocate gastos comunes — building service charges — and sometimes contribuciones, the property tax, and the allocation is a negotiated term rather than a statutory default.
So the rent clause alone does not state the tenant's cost. We translate the allocation clause and the itemisation where the lease includes one. See our Spanish page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Marginal annotations are translated in place, in the margin, and every seal, stamp and registry endorsement is translated with the text. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
What is a mes de garantía?
One month's rent as a deposit, returnable subject to damage and unpaid charges. A codeudor solidario is frequently required as well.
My rent is in UF. What is that?
An inflation-indexed unit of account with a daily peso value. We keep the UF figure rather than converting it to a peso number that changes.
Does the lease have to be notarised?
Not for validity, but it strengthens the landlord's position in an eviction and most are. We translate the notarial attestation.
Who pays the building charges?
Whatever the lease allocates — it is a negotiated term, not a statutory default. The rent clause alone does not state the cost.
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