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Here's the link: http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/25000-29999/27287/norma.htm What really bothers the hec out of me with landlords here (and I am one, by the way) is that they want to increase their rentals according to "supermarket" inflation. This is simply not fair and I'll...

Hi there, good news, if you have lived there longer than 6 months, by law you have the right to claim protection under the Ley de Alquileres. Here's a link - read "Articulo 2, sections A & B." If you have any questions I would be glad to help you. I've been down this road before, and I hate when...

This is a very good suggestion. Also another trick is to write the "emergency" code on a piece of tape and put it right next to the keypad. And keep the real code in your head only. That way if someone follows you in and makes you enter the code, you will remember the emergency code more easily...

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to give a speech at Harvard University http://forum.iop.harvard.edu/conten...irchner-president-argentina#comment-656820727

Here's my opinion, I am a native new yorker and have lived in Argentina for 6 years. When I first came here, I really loved just about everything about it. There are still things I like. However in the past 2 years the political situation has worsened, and discontent of the general population...

I personally don't think it's the end of the world to have to pay indemnizations when you let an employee go. Salaries are not that high here to begin with, none of these low level employees get 401K, none get profit sharing, there are practically no companies that pay performance based bonuses...

I actually had a business in a building where the encargada was fired, and it was pretty straight forward. Just like I stated. The only time it's more expensive is when there are many many years or there are multiple employees. This is 1 employee, 5 years, Category III building - as straight...

I actually know exactly how to calculate indemnizations as I used to own a business and fired 2 people and when I closed down I paid indemnizations to my 2 remaning employees. All indemnizations are governed by the LCT - Ley del Contrato de Trabajo and you can even speak with the union that your...

Those of us who want him out have calculated what his indemnization would be, and it's around $40,000. About $2,900 per apartment. Not that bad. And if he challenges it, which I doubt he would because he would then have to wait who knows how long until it went to trial, and the guy doesn't have...

I left out a few things here, all of these problems started to crop up a few months ago, when our administrator died suddenly. The admninstrator was an apartment owner here and administrator for 30 years and good friends with the encargado. He was nice enough, but totally ineffective. So last...

In my building we have an encargado who is dirty, smokes in the hallways and all over the building, does little or no work and if you ask him anything his reaction is usually nasty. I asked him not to smoke in the hallways as the cigarette smoke comes under my door and smells up my apartment, as...

I don't know how long you've been on this board for, or how much you view the threads and messages, but a good 75% of the expats that I have known in my 6 years here have left Argentina. A number more are leaving soon. There are many reasons for this. Keep reading and you will see why....

I've sold a good number of items on Mercado Libre and it's worked well for me. I used to sell things here and there on E-bay back when I lived in the USA and that worked well for me too. If you are honest, and upfront and describe your merchandise in full detail with pictures, and ask fair...

Currently, there's a lack of standalone hot air dryers in the market. The available options are primarily the washer/dryer combination machines. I personally own one, and it functioned flawlessly for three years. However, I encountered a challenging situation when it broke three times within a...

Let's clarify this point unequivocally: cash funds deposited in Argentina in a savings account do not factor into the calculation of your total assets for bienes personales (asset tax). What you referred to as a "current account" is equivalent to a "checking account" in other countries, known as...