Buying and due diligence
Review the registered owner, chain of title, liens, seller authority, survey and access before you commit funds. I coordinate transaction documents and follow through on closing and registration when engaged.
Real estate and property law · Honduras
Buy, sell, or resolve property in Honduras with the facts in hand.
I am Kelvin S. Martínez Bonilla, an independent Honduran attorney based in Roatán. I help buyers and owners across Honduras examine property, prepare a sale, address title problems, and move a transaction forward with clear responsibilities.
Independent attorney · Roatán, Honduras
Roatán base, Honduras-wide work
Buyer and seller inquiries
Legal and physical checks
English and Spanish
The work
From first inquiry to a workable next step.
Land, houses, condominiums and business property need different checks. My role and fee are agreed for each assignment.
Selling and owner listings
I can review your papers, agree on a sale or marketing mandate, and present an authorized property to interested buyers. Local owners are welcome, whether or not their property appears in an MLS.
Title, boundaries and disputes
Address discrepancies in documents, inheritance, possession or boundaries through the appropriate registry, municipal, technical or legal process. Recovery and litigation are assessed case by case.
Condos and business property
Examine condominium rules, fees and rental use, or the permits and ownership structure behind a business site. Where needed, I coordinate surveyors, engineers, appraisers and accountants.
Before signing or paying
A beautiful parcel still needs a real file.
These questions apply to a local owner sale and to an MLS listing. A listing is an introduction to a property, not evidence that its title and use have been cleared.
Read: buying land through a corporation ↗01
Ownership and authority
Registry history, liens, heirs, powers of attorney and company control.
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Land on paper and on site
Survey, boundaries, cadastral records, access and any competing occupation.
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Use, costs and shared rules
Municipal obligations, permits, condo or HOA documents, dues and rental restrictions.
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Coastal and island limits
Foreign buyers and corporate structures require parcel-specific review under applicable law, including constitutional Article 107.
For owners and buyers
A local owner can bring a property to market directly.
Roatán has an association-run MLS. It is one way properties reach buyers, not the land registry or the only route to a sale. I can present property I own and property an owner authorizes me to market. My role, authority and compensation are set out in writing.
Before marketing: confirm the owner's instructions and describe the property's document status honestly. Independent buyer counsel and potential conflicts are addressed separately.
A first conversation
Tell me what property you are considering.
Initial verbal consultation: US$55 per hour or fraction. Document investigation, marketing and representation are scoped and priced separately before work begins.