News & Opinion
For several months last year, the National Institute of Housing and Urbanism, the Ministry of Housing and Human Settlements and other related public institutions, together with the private sector, carried out the task of comprehensively reforming the Regulations to the Law Regulating Condominium Property (Executive Decree No. 45214-MIVAH-MEIC-TUR, which was published on October 22, 2025).
The Constitutional Court partially annulled Law No. 10210, which had amended the Forestry Law to allow certain construction projects in protected areas (riverbanks, watercourses, and bodies of water).
As we bid farewell to a year filled with challenges and valuable lessons, Zurcher Odio & Raven would like to express our sincere gratitude to our clients and friends for the trust you have placed in us. Your support has been essential to our continued growth and to providing legal solutions with the commitment, excellence, and integrity that define our firm.
Zurcher Odio & Raven wishes to inform that Douglas Soto has stepped down as a partner of the firm effective January 1st. 2026, in order to devote himself fully to his candidacy for the Vice Presidency of the Republic of Costa Rica in the 2026 national elections.
Our Environmental Department identified an inconsistency in Article 7.2.f of the Environmental Noise Control Regulation (Executive Decree No. 44486-S), which created uncertainty regarding the applicability of noise exceptions for construction activities.
As of June 4, the one-year term for all existing and registered companies to register an e-mail address with the Costa Rica's National Registry began.
Luciana Pineda Sequeira, Director of the Environmental Department at Zurcher Odio & Raven, was appointed this year as a member of the Board of Directors of the Council for the Promotion of Competitiveness (CPC).
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