It has been an interesting process but if you have ever moved before, you can imagine pretty much what my week has been like. First the packers showed up with more packing material than they could have used in packing up the whole block:
And this is only half of it... |
It really was an ordinary move as far as moves go. They packed and moved and just generally made a mess out of the order that was our lives. Like I said, completely ordinary. Except (oh, you knew there was an exception, you were waiting for it even) for that stubborn Salvoconducto. The salvoconducto is a form letter that by law the movers need notarized before they will even take a toothbrush out of your house. Yep, you need a note from your landlord before you can legally move you out of your rental.
It isn't really difficult, but it can be time consuming. You need to have a letter from your landlord saying that you are up to date on your rent. Then you need the last 3 months worth of cancelled checks to prove that you and your landlord are both telling the truth. You will also need the last 3 months of paid statements for your water, electric, gas and your grocery bills (I'm just kidding on the last one, but it's about the only thing they don't ask you for). You take these things, your cedula (ID card) along with the copy of your landlords cedula, a copy of your rental contract and a partridge in a pear tree (again, just kidding. I think.) This goes to the notary in your comuna (neighborhood) and you sign and fingerprint the document (not kidding - they put a fingerprint on all official signatures here to prove that you are really the person that signed it). Once you have your salvoconducto, your are free to have your belongings moved out of your home.
It wouldn't have been too difficult, just time consuming, if B hadn't been out of town the whole 10 days before we moved. The landlord tried to take all of the documents to the notary and do it for us seeing as he was the person that was renting us the house. Nothing doing. I tried to get them to let me do it since I am his wife and also a renter. But my name is not on the contract. This could only be done by B. Thank goodness the packers were good enough to start the process - without the salvo, without taking anything out of the premises - on the promise that B would have it by that afternoon.
And he did.
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