Jeanne,

here are quite a few options for you that are commonly used. I may pick the one you like the best, but these are the most common.....


derecho de llave
I came across this term in a contract, here is some of the context:este contrato no generara una relacion inquilinaria, derecho de llave ni cualquier otro beneficio intangible
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Lia Fail: Could you clarify whether this contract refers to a commercial or residential let?
James Lyons (asker): derecho de llave - it's a commercial contract




English translation:compensation for goodwill /any ownership or tenency rights whatsoever
Following some investigation, and a look at a previous ProZ question, this is my suggestion. The reason I don't say goodwill is that goodwill is associated with premises, so cannot be separated, from example, from the location of teh premises. Which is why I say 'goodwill payment', i.e. a compensation for any goodwill added to the premises by the actions of the person who used it.

On the other hand, the INTENTION of this clause is to ensure that the person accepting this contract cannot claim/acquire ANY rights of any kind (if you are specified not to be a tenant or owner, then logically you have no rights protected by law in terms of your occupation of a place), so that's why I suggest, as an alternative, (this contract shall in no way endow any tenancy or ownership rights, nor any other intangible benefit).




Before 1995 Costa Rica’s rental laws were designed to protect tenants 100 percent, which made it almost impossible for a landlord to throw out even the worst deadbeats or get a fair rental price for the property. These old laws were created in the early part of the 1900s because the world wars made for a difficult time for most Costa Rican citizens, and the Costa Rican government felt an obligation to protect them. A stricter law protecting landlords was passed in 1988 but was almost immediately found unconstitutional by the Sala IV, Costa Rica’s constitutional court. So everything went back to the way in was in the old law.

The phrase representing the legal entitlement called ****derecho de llave, or key right**** was widely used in Costa Rica. This legal right was commonly sold representing a tenant’s time in a location. This was especially important to businesses where a key right could be worth tens of thousands of dollars and in very special cases, hundreds of thousands.

http://www.google.es/search?q=cache:8ls3EJXk5-gJ:www.amcosta...|lang_en|lang_fr|lang_de|lang_pt|lang_es

Tras el recorrido y la experiencia obtenida, de Lovo indicó que es necesario proyectar los mercados, mejorar su infraestructura, ordenarlos e incluso impulsar el ****“Derecho de Llave”, es decir que los vendedores lleguen a ser propietarios**** de sus puestos. Se revisará la tasa de ocupación.

http://www.google.es/search?q=cache:P4u6X7QaDswJ:www.elsalva...|lang_en|lang_fr|lang_de|lang_pt|lang_es

http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=579319






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Note added at 1 hr 58 mins (2004-09-26 18:51:15 GMT)
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Despite other people\'s propsals, I stand by teh notion of COMPENSATION FOR GOODWILL.

no generara (...) derecho de llave

A premises is what GENERATES goodwill, not a contract. A contract may bring into question the issue of whether the person that used a premises is ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION for that goodwill.

Goodwill is a perceived additional intangible value associated with a business.

It\'s absolutely crucial at this stage to be sure we are talking of commercial premsises .......


Definitions:

(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
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the friendly hope that something will succeed
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a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will; \"the victor\'s grace in treating the vanquished\"
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An intangible asset that exists when a business is valued at more than the fair market value of its net assets, usually due to strategic location, reputation, good customer relations, or similar factors; equal to the excess of the purchase price over the fair market value (FMV) of the net assets purchased.
www.sanrafaelvolunteers.org/Glossary Financial Detial.h...



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Note added at 2 hrs 0 min (2004-09-26 18:52:41 GMT)
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Despite other people\'s propsals, I stand by teh notion of COMPENSATION FOR GOODWILL.

no generara (...) derecho de llave

A premises is what GENERATES goodwill, not a contract. A contract may bring into question the issue of whether the person that used a premises is ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION for that goodwill.

Goodwill is a perceived additional intangible value associated with a business.

It\'s absolutely crucial at this stage to be sure we are talking of commercial premsises .......


Definitions:

(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


the friendly hope that something will succeed
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will; \"the victor\'s grace in treating the vanquished\"
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


An intangible asset that exists when a business is valued at more than the fair market value of its net assets, usually due to strategic location, reputation, good customer relations, or similar factors; equal to the excess of the purchase price over the fair market value (FMV) of the net assets purchased.
www.sanrafaelvolunteers.org/Glossary Financial Detial.h...


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SUMMARY OF ALL ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS PROVIDED
5 +4 goodwill Margarita Palatnik
5 lease premium Michael Powers (PhD)
3 +1 compensation for goodwill /any ownership or tenency rights whatsoever Lia Fail
4 goodwill Benoit HUPIN
4 right of entry Tom2004
2 entitlement to claim key money xxxKirstyMacC