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LDG·REGISTER·SINCE 1998

I have written about Aruban law since 1998, first in books for practitioners. In 2007 I started doing it in public.

On the courts, the economy, the coastline and the aircraft register. In four languages. Best read in order.

Books
15
since 1998
Articles
334
since 2007
Languages
4
en · nl · pap · es
Writing
1998
first book
Short-term rentals. Let Owners Register. Publish the legal basis. Then provide a system people can actually use. A property owner at a government registration counter, with binders labelled Permits, ROPV and Legal Basis on the shelf behind.
GOV·2026·334

Short-Term Rentals: Let Owners Register

17 October 2026

The government has announced a registration plan for vacation rentals. Before owners are asked to comply, the government should publish the legal basis, name the responsible authorities and build a system people can actually use.

Dossiers

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Each dossier is a standing thread, read oldest first, so an argument develops instead of arriving backwards.