Argentina (AR) — civil law.
Nothing on this page describes United States practice. There is no certificate sold to an investor, no administrative sale of land for unpaid tax, and no redemption window after a
subasta judicialin Argentina. If you arrived carrying US assumptions, read falsos-amigos first.
Buying a vehicle at a forced sale — step by step
Buying a vehicle at an Argentine forced sale takes four moves: identify which sale it is
(court subasta or a creditor’s art. 39 sale — the edict’s first line tells you), check
the dominio with a DNRPA informe and the vehicle itself at the exhibición, pay the
seña and comisión at the hammer and the saldo on the deadline, then inscribe at
the DNRPA — by court oficio (Digesto T.II Cap. II Sec. 4ª) or by the creditor’s
certificate (Sec. 5ª). You own the vehicle only on inscription (RJA art. 1), and you may
drive it only with the new cédula, your licence, proof of patente payment (RJA art. 22)
and mandatory insurance.
Underwrite every lot as price + commission + IVA (if any) + every debt the edict puts on
you + DNRPA transfer and liftings + verification + transport/storage + carry, and walk
away from three things no price fixes: a theft report or criminal seizure, engine or
chassis numbers that do not match the informe, and — in an art. 39 sale — third-party
embargos or an owner inhibición you cannot get lifted. Full legal background:
automotores.
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