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🇨🇷 Costa Rica /Economy & Trade

Should Municipalities Charge for Garbage Collection on Vacant Lots? Costa Rica’s Ombudsman Clarifies

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Costa Rica’s ombudsman’s office issued an opinion after a query from Puriscal Mayor Iris Arroyo.
  • The consultation concerned garbage-collection charges for undeveloped lots, commercial and residential properties, and vacant business premises.

Costa Rica’s ombudsman’s office has addressed questions about municipal garbage-collection charges, including whether authorities can bill undeveloped lots and apply different rates to commercial and residential properties.

The consultation came from Iris Arroyo, the mayor of Puriscal. It also asked whether a commercial premises should receive a different bill when it is unoccupied.

The office’s response was presented as a clarification of these issues, with the stated aim of promoting transparency and avoiding distortions in public debate. The available details do not include the specific conclusions for each type of property.

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