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Certified Dominican Lease Agreement Translation
Certified translation of the documents that record a tenancy in the Dominican Republic, 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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The deposit goes to a state bank
Dominican law requires a residential tenancy deposit to be lodged with the Banco Agrícola, a state bank, rather than held by the landlord — and the bank issues a certificate evidencing the deposit.
A US reader expecting the landlord to hold the money is looking for the wrong document. The bank certificate is what proves the deposit, and a tenant recovering it deals with the bank and the housing control authority rather than with the landlord.
Control de Alquileres
Rental disputes go first to the Control de Alquileres de Casas y Desahucios, an administrative body under the ministry, before a court, and its resolutions appear in tenancy files.
A US reader seeing an administrative resolution rather than a judgment is looking at the ordinary route. We name the body and the resolution number.
Decreto 4807, and the old framework
The framework rests substantially on Decreto 4807 of 1959, which is still the operative instrument for residential tenancy control, so a Dominican lease cites law that reads much older than the contract.
That is the law as it stands rather than an outdated citation. We reproduce the citation as written.
Pesos and dollars, and the cédula
Rent may be in Dominican pesos or, in tourist areas and for expatriate lettings, in US dollars, and the contract states which. We name the currency on the first line.
Parties are identified by cédula de identidad y electoral, written with separators that verification systems require. 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
Who holds my deposit?
The Banco Agrícola, a state bank, not the landlord. The bank certificate is what proves it.
My dispute went to an administrative body.
Control de Alquileres handles tenancy disputes before a court. The ordinary route.
My lease cites a 1959 decree.
Decreto 4807 is still the operative instrument for residential tenancy control. Not an outdated citation.
Is my rent in pesos or dollars?
The contract states which. Dollar rents are common in tourist areas and expatriate lettings.
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