How we protect your investment.
Foreign ownership rights, title, escrow and the contractual framework that protect your purchase — and the funds behind it.
Buying property in a country that isn’t yours involves three questions, in order: am I allowed to own this? — is the title clean? — are my funds safe between now and the deed? The Dominican Republic answers the first two more cleanly than most international destinations. The third is on us, and we’ve built every step around it.
Foreign ownership in the Dominican Republic.
The Dominican Republic is one of the few Caribbean jurisdictions that grants foreigners the same property rights as nationals— no holding structures, no land-trust workarounds, no co-signatories required.
Title, deslinde and the registry.
The Dominican Republic operates a Torrens-style land registry — the same system used in Australia, Singapore and other modern jurisdictions. Once a property is registered, the state guarantees the title. A buyer relies on the registry record itself, not on a chain of historical deeds.
The strongest form of title is a fully deslindado parcel: a property that has been individually surveyed, separated from any parent parcel, and registered under its own Certificado de Título. Every lot at Sienna meets this standard before it’s offered for sale.
Your name appears on the Certificado de Título issued by the Registro de Títulos. That document, not a private contract, is the proof of ownership.
From reservation to title, step by step.
Every Sienna purchase moves through the same five stages. Your funds are protected at each one, and you can pause — or walk away — at any stage before the Promise of Sale is signed.
Four layers of protection, on every sale.
The framework that sits behind every Sienna purchase — from the title in your name to the documents you sign at closing.
Clean, registered title
Every lot at Sienna is fully deslindado — individually surveyed and registered with its own Certificado de Título. This is the highest title standard available under Dominican law and the prerequisite for resale, financing and inheritance.
Escrowed purchase funds
All buyer funds are held in escrow at Banco Santa Cruz, released only against completed milestones — see Payment Plans for the full schedule.
Independent title insurance
Title insurance is available through Stewart Title, which underwrites in the Dominican Republic. We coordinate the policy on your behalf if you choose to add this layer.
Documented governance framework
The Regulación Maestra, Tarifario del Proyecto and Promise of Sale together define every rule a buyer is bound by. There are no side letters — every owner signs the same documents and receives the same protections.
For the dollar-amount milestone schedule and the construction deliverables that trigger each release, see Payment Plans.
Project-level safeguards.
Beyond your individual transaction, the project itself is structured for stability. Each of these is verifiable on request.
A practical recommendation: retain independent Dominican counsel before signing the Promise of Sale. We work routinely with several bilingual firms in Las Terrenas and Santo Domingo and are happy to introduce you. You should never feel that your only legal contact in the country is ours.
Nothing on this page is legal advice. It is a summary of how Sienna structures its sales, drawn from documents your counsel will review with you.
Hold a lot with the framework behind you
A $5,000 refundable reservation triggers the protections on this page — escrow, independent counsel introduction, and the formal documents your lawyer will review before any commitment becomes final.