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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-5/119/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 5 - Redevelopment Projects (§§ 101 — 119)›§ 119 - Preference to residents displaced by projects | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 5 - Redevelopment Projects (§§ 101 — 119) › § 119 - Preference to residents displaced by projects | In disposing of the lands acquired by an authority under the provisions of §§ 101—119 of this title, the authority shall, whenever it may deem it feasible, and if compatible with the method adopted for disposal of said lands, give preference or priority for the acquisition of a lot allocated for residential use accordi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/131/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 131 - Short title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 131 - Short title | Sections 131—142 of this title shall be known as the “Slum Clearance Act”.
History —May 14, 1945, No. 264, p. 910, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/132/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 132 - Statement of motives | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 132 - Statement of motives | It is hereby declared:
(1) That within and without the urban limits of the towns and cities of Puerto Rico there exist districts commonly known as “slum districts”, made up of unsanitary and unsafe dwellings and other structures which, due to the insalubrity of the lands where said districts are located, to the crowdin... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/133/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 133 - Declaration of slum districts | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 133 - Declaration of slum districts | Whenever in the judgment of the Puerto Rico Planning, Urbanizing and Zoning Board (hereinafter called the Board), as organized under Act No. 213 of 1942, any group of houses or other structures within or without the urban limits of any town of Puerto Rico proves dangerous, prejudicial, or contrary to the safety, health... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/134/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 134 - Declaration of slum districts—Procedure | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 134 - Declaration of slum districts—Procedure | Before making the declaration of “slum district”, the Board shall give notice of its intention of making such declaration to the mayor of the municipality within which the zone to be declared a “slum district” is situated, and to all the owners of the lands or houses and other structures included within such district. ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/135/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 135 - Declaration of slum districts—Notice and publication | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 135 - Declaration of slum districts—Notice and publication | The decision of the Board declaring a “slum district” shall include the description of the zone in the manner set forth under § 134 of this title, and shall be published three consecutive times in at least one newspaper of general circulation in Puerto Rico.
History —May 14, 1945, No. 264, p. 910, § 5. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/136/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 136 - Declaration of slum districts—Appeals | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 136 - Declaration of slum districts—Appeals | The Manager of the Government of the Capital or the mayor of the municipality and any of the owners of lands or houses located within the district declared slum district, or any other person with a right or interest therein, may challenge the decision of the Board through an appeal to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/137/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 137 - Puerto Rico Housing Authority—Supervision and inspection | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 137 - Puerto Rico Housing Authority—Supervision and inspection | As soon as a declaration of “slum district” is final, the Board shall give notice thereof to the Puerto Rico Housing Authority, and from the date of such notice the said “slum district” shall be placed under the supervision and inspection of the Puerto Rico Housing Authority, which is hereby vested with power to appoin... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/138/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 138 - Puerto Rico Housing Authority—Powers and duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 138 - Puerto Rico Housing Authority—Powers and duties | As soon as the Puerto Rico Housing Authority shall deem it advisable and pertinent, and as sufficient funds therefor are appropriated, it shall proceed to eliminate the zones declared “slum districts” through voluntary purchase or condemnation of the land, dwellings, or other unsanitary and unsafe structures included w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/139/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 139 - Puerto Rico Housing Authority—Additional duties of Housing Authority | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 139 - Puerto Rico Housing Authority—Additional duties of Housing Authority | It shall be the duty of the Puerto Rico Housing Authority and of the Secretary of Health to denounce to the Board the existence of circumstances which in their judgment justifies a declaration of “slum district”, in accordance with the provisions of §§ 131—142 of this title; and the Puerto Rico Housing Authority and th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/140/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 140 - Certain actions and contracts declared illegal | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 140 - Certain actions and contracts declared illegal | Hereafter it shall be illegal to erect any building or structure in a zone declared “slum district” under §§ 131—142 of this title, and it shall likewise be illegal to make repairs or improvements to houses located in a “slum district”, without previous permission in writing of the Puerto Rico Housing Authority. It sha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/141/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 141 - Violations, penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 141 - Violations, penalties | (a) Any person who wilfully, illegally, and maliciously violates the provisions of § 140 of this title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a minimum fine of fifty dollars ($50), or minimum imprisonment for a term of thirty (30) days, or by both penalties [at] the discretion of t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/142/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 142 - Restrictions on municipalities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 142 - Restrictions on municipalities | After the declaration made by the Board of a “slum district” is final, the corresponding municipality cannot introduce in same any improvement of a public character or service without previous permission in writing of the Puerto Rico Housing Authority
History —May 14, 1945, No. 264, p. 910, § 11. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/143/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 143 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 143 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities | It is hereby found and declared that the existence and occupation of dwellings in Puerto Rico which are unfit for human habitation are inimical to the welfare, and dangerous and injurious to the health, safety and morals, of the people of Puerto Rico, and that a public necessity exists for the repair or elimination of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/144/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 144 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 144 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Definitions | The following terms whenever used or referred to in §§ 143—151 of this title shall have the following respective meanings for the purpose of §§ 143—151 of this title, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
(a) Municipality. — Shall mean any municipality of Puerto Rico including the Government of t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/145/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 145 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Ordinances authorized | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 145 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Ordinances authorized | Upon the adoption of an ordinance finding that dwelling conditions of the character described in § 143 of this title exist within a municipality, the governing body of such municipality is hereby authorized to adopt ordinances relating to the dwellings within such municipality which are unfit for human habitation. Such... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/146/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 146 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Standards for determining fitness | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 146 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Standards for determining fitness | An ordinance adopted by a municipality under §§ 143—151 of this title shall provide that the public officer may determine that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation if he finds that conditions exist in such dwellings which are dangerous or injurious to the health, safety or morals of the persons using such dwellings... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/147/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 147 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Service of process; evidence | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 147 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Service of process; evidence | Complaints or orders issued by a public officer pursuant to an ordinance adopted under §§ 143—151 of this title shall be served upon persons either personally or by registered mail, but if the whereabouts of such persons is unknown and the same cannot be ascertained by the public officer in the exercise of reasonable d... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/148/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 148 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Judicial review | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 148 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Judicial review | Any person affected by an order issued by the public officer may apply to the Court of First Instance for an injunction restraining the public officer from carrying out the provisions of the order, and the court, or any judge thereof, may, upon such application, issue an order restraining the public officer pending fin... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/149/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 149 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Powers of public officer | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 149 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Powers of public officer | An ordinance adopted by the governing body of the municipality may authorize the public officer to exercise such powers as may be necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of §§ 143—151 of this title, including the following powers in addition to others herein granted:
(a) To inves... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/150/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 150 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Expenses; appropriations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 150 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Expenses; appropriations | The governing body of any municipality adopting an ordinance under §§ 143—151 of this title shall as soon as possible thereafter prepare an estimate of the annual expenses or costs to provide the equipment, personnel and supplies necessary for periodic examinations and investigations of the dwellings in such municipali... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/151/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 151 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Other powers not affected | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 151 - Elimination of unfit dwellings by municipalities—Other powers not affected | Nothing in §§ 143—151 of this title shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers of the courts or of any department of any city to enforce the laws, ordinances or regulations, nor to prevent or punish violations thereof; and the powers conferred by §§ 143—151 of this title shall be in addition and supplemental t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/152/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 152 - Prevention of slums on public lands—Appropriation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 152 - Prevention of slums on public lands—Appropriation | The sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or such part thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from any funds in the Commonwealth Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended in the policing of the public lands adjacent to the urban zones of the principal cities of Puerto Rico, including the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/153/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 153 - Prevention of slums on public lands—Watchmen to prevent construction of squatters’ houses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 153 - Prevention of slums on public lands—Watchmen to prevent construction of squatters’ houses | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby authorized to appoint the necessary number of watchmen to maintain the required vigilance over said lands, with a view to preventing the construction of squatters’ houses thereon; Provided, That the said watchmen may file charges in the competent court for the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/154/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 154 - Prevention of slums on public lands—Disposal of appropriation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 154 - Prevention of slums on public lands—Disposal of appropriation | The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to place the appropriation herein provided at the disposal of the Secretary of Public Works for the purpose indicated.
History —Nov. 21, 1941, No. 15, p. 48, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/155/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 155 - Elimination of dwellings inadequate for residential purposes—Findings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 155 - Elimination of dwellings inadequate for residential purposes—Findings | It is hereby determined and declared that the existence and occupation of dwellings in Puerto Rico which are inadequate for residential purposes is contrary to the welfare, and prejudicial and hurtful to the health, safety, and morals of the people of Puerto Rico, and that it is a public necessity to repair or eliminat... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/156/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 156 - Elimination of dwellings inadequate for residential purposes—Procedure by Secretary of Healt... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 156 - Elimination of dwellings inadequate for residential purposes—Procedure by Secretary of Health | Upon receiving such notice, the Secretary, if he finds that such conditions exist in regard to any dwelling which make it inadequate for residential purposes in violation of §§ 155—160 of this title or of any act and/or sanitary regulation, shall proceed as follows:
(a) If the dwelling is uninhabited, he shall close it... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/157/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 157 - Elimination of dwellings inadequate for residential purposes—Enforcement powers of Secretary... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 157 - Elimination of dwellings inadequate for residential purposes—Enforcement powers of Secretary of Health | The Secretary is hereby authorized, empowered, and instructed to begin and effectuate any and all acts and/or orders necessary or advisable for carrying out the provisions, purposes, and intents of §§ 155—160 of this title.
History —May 7, 1941, No. 128, p. 848, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/158/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 158 - Elimination of dwellings inadequate for residential purposes—Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 158 - Elimination of dwellings inadequate for residential purposes—Definitions | The terms “Secretary of Health” or “Secretary”, whenever used or referred to in §§ 155—160 of this title, shall mean the Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico and/or any of his duly authorized agents. The term “Housing Authority”, whenever used or referred to in §§ 155—160 of this title, shall mean any housing authority o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/159/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 159 - Elimination of dwellings inadequate for residential purposes—Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 159 - Elimination of dwellings inadequate for residential purposes—Penalties | (a) Any person who intentionally removes or destroys any card or notice of the Secretary which is affixed to a dwelling declared by the Secretary to be inadequate for residential purposes in accordance with §§ 155—160 of this title or any act or sanitary regulation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-7/160/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160)›§ 160 - Elimination of dwellings inadequate for residential purposes—Report to Housing Authority | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 7 - Slum Clearance (§§ 131 — 160) › § 160 - Elimination of dwellings inadequate for residential purposes—Report to Housing Authority | The Secretary of Health shall report or cause to be reported from time to time, to each housing authority, or on its request, concerning:
(a) the action taken by the Secretary upon effecting the closing, repair, alteration, or destruction of unsafe or unhygienic dwellings, in accordance with the provisions of §§ 155—16... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-9/215/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 9 - Reasonable Rentals (§§ 181 — 218)›§ 215 - Use of funds for repairs by government agencies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 9 - Reasonable Rentals (§§ 181 — 218) › § 215 - Use of funds for repairs by government agencies | The agencies, instrumentalities and public corporations of the Government of Puerto Rico and the municipal governments, including the Government of the Capital, are hereby authorized to use the funds and appropriations they may have available for the rent of buildings and premises, for carrying out the necessary repair... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-9/216/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 9 - Reasonable Rentals (§§ 181 — 218)›§ 216 - Use of funds for repairs by government agencies—Limitations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 9 - Reasonable Rentals (§§ 181 — 218) › § 216 - Use of funds for repairs by government agencies—Limitations | The expenses and obligations incurred for carrying out the repairs mentioned in § 215 of this title shall in no case exceed the balance of the available appropriations for the rent of buildings and premises during any fiscal year.
The officers and employees who authorize these repairs shall ascertain that the buildings... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-9/217/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 9 - Reasonable Rentals (§§ 181 — 218)›§ 217 - Use of funds for repairs by government agencies—Approval of Planning Board | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 9 - Reasonable Rentals (§§ 181 — 218) › § 217 - Use of funds for repairs by government agencies—Approval of Planning Board | No obligation whatever shall be contracted under the provisions hereof without the previous approval of the Puerto Rico Planning Board.
History —May 8, 1952, No. 209, p. 500, § 3, eff. 90 days after May 8, 1952. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-9/218/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 9 - Reasonable Rentals (§§ 181 — 218)›§ 218 - Use of funds for repairs by government agencies—Rules and regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 9 - Reasonable Rentals (§§ 181 — 218) › § 218 - Use of funds for repairs by government agencies—Rules and regulations | The Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico shall issue such rules as he may deem necessary to enforce the provisions of §§ 215—218 of this title.
History —May 8, 1952, No. 209, p. 500, § 4, eff. 90 days after May 8, 1952. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-15/401/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410)›§ 401 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410) › § 401 - Creation | A nonprofit corporation is hereby created under the name of “Workers Home Foundation,” hereinafter called the Foundation.
History —June 22, 1966, No. 104, p. 326, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-15/402/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410)›§ 402 - Purposes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410) › § 402 - Purposes | The following are the purposes of the Foundation:
(a) To orient and advise the workers, and to coordinate and facilitate the means whereby they may avail themselves of homes of their own at a low cost in good, accessible and convenient sites, under the most favorable financing terms and conditions possible.
(b) To prom... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-15/403/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410)›§ 403 - Tax exemptions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410) › § 403 - Tax exemptions | The property and holdings in general of the Foundation shall be exempt from the payment of all kinds of taxes, imposts, fees and excises of any type or nature of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its municipalities and other political subdivisions, or of any other entity with taxing power.
History —Jun... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-15/404/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410)›§ 404 - Incorporation; directors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410) › § 404 - Incorporation; directors | The Foundation shall be organized when its incorporators file with the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico the proper certificate of incorporation. It shall be governed by a Governing Board constituted by nine members. Five members shall represent organized labor and shall be elected by the stockholders of the Foundation... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-15/405/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410)›§ 405 - Additional director | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410) › § 405 - Additional director | Upon approval of this chapter and after the Corporation has a paid-in capital of at least $ 25,000, the stockholders shall meet and appoint from among themselves the five representatives of organized labor. Immediately they shall proceed to elect the additional director to represent the public interest.
Thus constitute... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-15/406/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410)›§ 406 - Term of office of directors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410) › § 406 - Term of office of directors | The five directors representing organized labor and the additional director appointed by the board shall be initially appointed for the following term: two for four years, two for three years, two for two years. Upon expiration of such terms, their succesors shall be appointed for terms of four years.
Any vacancy shall... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-15/407/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410)›§ 407 - Main office and branches | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410) › § 407 - Main office and branches | The main office of the Foundation shall be in San Juan, Puerto Rico. When the board of directors may deem it necessary branches of this office may be established elsewhere in the Island, as said board may determine.
History —June 22, 1966, No. 104, p. 326, § 7. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-15/408/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410)›§ 408 - Funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410) › § 408 - Funds | The Foundation shall be supported through the issuance of stock, the economic participation of the syndicates, contribution quotas by the beneficiaries, and gifts from institutions and individuals.
History —June 22, 1966, No. 104, p. 326, § 8. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-15/409/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410)›§ 409 - Powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410) › § 409 - Powers | In addition to the powers recognized to Puerto Rican corporations by the laws of Puerto Rico, the Foundation shall have the following powers:
(1) To receive gifts for the aims of this chapter.
(2) To issue stock to be acquired by workers and those labor syndicates interested in the purposes of the Foundation.
(3) To wi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-15/410/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410)›§ 410 - Annual report | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 15 - Workers Home Foundation (§§ 401 — 410) › § 410 - Annual report | The Executive Director of the Foundation shall be under obligation to submit to the board of directors an annual report on the operations and use of the Foundation’s funds. Said report shall be attested to by a firm of certified public accountants and a copy thereof shall be made available in the central offices of the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/501/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 501 - Short title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 501 - Short title | This chapter shall be known as the “Act of the Office of the Construction Officer Attached to the Urban Renewal and Housing Administration”.
History —June 13, 1967, No. 130, p. 406, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/502/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 502 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 502 - Definitions | (a) Person. — Shall mean any natural or [juridical] person.
(b) Office. — Shall mean the Office of the Construction Officer attached to the Urban Renewal and Housing Administration of Puerto Rico.
(c) Construction Officer. — Shall mean the person in charge of directing the Office created by this chapter.
(d) [Developer... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/503/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 503 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 503 - Creation | (a) There is hereby created, attached to the Urban Renewal and Housing Administration, created by §§ 21—25 of this title, the Office of the Construction Officer. The Governor shall appoint the Construction Officer with the consent and approval of the Senate of Puerto Rico for a term of four (4) years, who shall remain ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/504/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 504 - Functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 504 - Functions | (a) The Construction Officer shall be the executive officer of the Office and shall devote all his time to the duties and obligations of his office, and during his incumbency he shall not engage in any private business or in the practice of his particular profession or occupation.
(b) He shall appoint the necessary per... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/505/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 505 - License | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 505 - License | (a) Nine months from and after the effectiveness of this act, it shall be unlawful for any urbanizer or constructor to engage in the home construction business in Puerto Rico, without having first obtained a license issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Every license so issued shall fall due three (... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/506/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 506 - License—Requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 506 - License—Requirements | Every [developer] or constructor who must obtain or renew a permanent or provisional license to engage in the home urbanization or construction business in Puerto Rico shall file a petition under oath on the blank forms, which to such effects the Construction Officer shall adopt and provide, in which he shall inform, i... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/507/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 507 - License—Revocation; causes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 507 - License—Revocation; causes | When the Construction Officer, upon prior notice and holding of an administrative hearing, determines that [a developer] or constructor holding a license under the provisions of this chapter, has incurred in any of the acts or omissions hereinafter provided, he may revoke said license through order to that effect, the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/508/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 508 - Bond | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 508 - Bond | The Construction Officer may, after carrying out the necessary surveys on the subject, require of the [developer] or constructor that at time of the execution of the final deed of sale of the dwelling the post a bond or insurance for a sum not greater than ten percent (10%) of the selling price of said dwelling. The Co... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/509/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 509 - Undesirable practices | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 509 - Undesirable practices | Any [developer] or constructor shall incur in undesirable practice in the housing construction business who:
(a) Publishes, causes to publish, or divulges in any way, advertisements, statements or informations in which the terms under which lots or dwelling units may be acquired are tergiversated or exaggerated or offe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/510/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 510 - Requirements that shall be included in the option or purchase-sale contracts for dwellings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 510 - Requirements that shall be included in the option or purchase-sale contracts for dwellings | (a) Every option or purchase-sale contract shall be drafted in English and in Spanish, and shall be signed in English or Spanish as the buyer prefers.
The option or purchase-sale contracts of lots shall include the applicable specifications listed in the subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) The option contract ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/511/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 511 - Filing, investigation and adjustments of complaints | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 511 - Filing, investigation and adjustments of complaints | Any optionee or any buyer of a dwelling may file in the Department of Consumer Affairs a complaint alleging that the [developer] or constructor of his dwelling has incurred an undesirable construction practice or has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, persuant to the provisions of §§ 341e and 341n of Title... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/512/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 512 - Administrative hearings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 512 - Administrative hearings | In case that, in accordance with this chapter, a hearing is required, same shall be held by the Construction Officer, his representative, or an examiner appointed by him for such purposes, in such manner permitting the parties to offer every evidence and to argue their case as extensively as the swiftest explanation of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/513/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 513 - Reconsideration and judicial review | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 513 - Reconsideration and judicial review | The resolutions, orders and decisions of the Secretary may be the object of reconsideration and judicial review pursuant to the proceedings provided in §§ 341o and 341p of Title 3.
History —June 13, 1967, No. 130, p. 406, § 13; June 9, 1976, No. 160, p. 502, § 8, eff. 60 days after June 9, 1976. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/514/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 514 - False certificates | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 514 - False certificates | When the Construction Officer finds that an engineer or architect has falsely certified that a dwelling has been constructed in accordance with the plans approved by the Planning Board or the Permit Management Office, or has falsely certified the condition of the work done in an urbanization project, he shall notify sa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/515/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 515 - Advertisements and publications | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 515 - Advertisements and publications | Every advertisement, contract, correspondence, document, card, sign or any form of publicity shall indicate the name and address of the [developer] or constructor responsible for the development of the project.
History —June 13, 1967, No. 130, p. 406, § 15. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/516/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 516 - Administrative fines | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 516 - Administrative fines | The Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs, upon previous adequate notice and administrative hearing, may impose an administrative fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) on every urbanizer or constructor who violates the provisions of §§ 501—519 of this t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/517/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 517 - Construction | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 517 - Construction | Nothing herein provided shall be construed as a restriction or limitation to the right that through the Civil Code of Puerto Rico, or through any other law, is granted in cases of claims covered by this chapter.
History —June 13, 1967, No. 130, p. 406, § 17. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/518/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 518 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 518 - Penalties | Every urbanizer or constructor who violates the provisions of this chapter or its regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction by a court, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or to imprisonment in jail for not mor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-17/519/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519)›§ 519 - Appropriation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 17 - Office of the Construction Officer (§§ 501 — 519) › § 519 - Appropriation | The sum of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) is hereby appropriated from any available funds in the Commonwealth Treasury for the purposes of providing funds for the organization of the Office and to defray the operation expenses for the fiscal year 1967-68. The necessary appropriation for subsequent ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-19/618/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 19 - Regulation for Building or Structure Devoted to Rent for Residential Purposes (§§ 601-617 — 619)›§ 618 - New construction of residential apartment buildings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 19 - Regulation for Building or Structure Devoted to Rent for Residential Purposes (§§ 601-617 — 619) › § 618 - New construction of residential apartment buildings | It is hereby directed that all new construction of residential apartment buildings, from and after January 1, 2000, be required to have a stopcock for the flow of water installed inside the residential unit. In those cases that the residence is to be submitted to the horizontal property regime, it is provided that a se... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-19/619/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 19 - Regulation for Building or Structure Devoted to Rent for Residential Purposes (§§ 601-617 — 619)›§ 619 - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 19 - Regulation for Building or Structure Devoted to Rent for Residential Purposes (§§ 601-617 — 619) › § 619 - Regulations | It is provided that the Permit Management Office, attached to the Puerto Rico Planning Board, shall make the corresponding regulatory provisions to enforce this section and § 618 of this title.
History —July 24, 1999, No. 165, § 2. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/651/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 651 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 651 - Definitions | The following terms used in §§ 651-660c of this title shall be defined as follows:
New construction.— Any dwelling which has been constructed but not occupied, which is being constructed and/or is going to be constructed.
Adjusted monthly income.— Means one-twelfth (1/12) part of the annual income of the family after d... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/652/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 652 - Creation of program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 652 - Creation of program | The Housing Finance Authority is hereby authorized to take the necessary steps to assist said families so that they may acquire or rent newly-built housing. Any public or private entity, including the Cooperative Development Administration, may construct dwellings under the terms and conditions established in §§ 651–66... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/653/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 653 - Purpose; limitation; interest | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 653 - Purpose; limitation; interest | The subsidy shall consist of reducing the cost of the interest in the mortgage market guaranteed by dwellings, to a minimum interest cost of 1% [annually, provided the family can pay the monthly installment of the mortgage at 1%] with 20% of its adjusted monthly income.
The subsidy authorized herein shall not be tender... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/653a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 653a - Creation of a board; composition and functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 653a - Creation of a board; composition and functions | The Housing Finance Authority is hereby authorized to fix, through regulations, when the market conditions require it, the average maximum price per unit under which a subsidy in the mortgage interest shall be granted to moderate-income families that acquire newly-built housing under the terms of §§ 651-660c of this ti... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/654/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 654 - Schedule of adjusted monthly income | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 654 - Schedule of adjusted monthly income | The adjusted monthly income shall be equal to one-twelfth (1/12) part of the total income of the family after deducting the following credits:
(1) 10% of the annual gross income for payroll deductions.
(2) $ 300 for each unemployed dependent under 21 years.
(3) $ 300 for any member of the family over 65 years with no i... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/655/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 655 - Socio-economic investigation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 655 - Socio-economic investigation | To determine the amount of the initial subsidy in each case, the Housing Finance Authority shall carry out a socio-economic investigation of the families interested in said subsidy.
History —July 5, 1973, No. 10, p. 771, § 5; Aug. 4, 2012, No. 152, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/656/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 656 - Schedule of readjustment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 656 - Schedule of readjustment | The subsidy shall be readjusted every two (2) years in accordance with the below-described schedule taking as a basis the initial subsidy, or that is, the initial subsidy equal to one hundred percent (100%):
First and Second Years 100.00% Third and Fourth Years 88.57% Fifth and Sixth Years 76.78% Seventh and Eight Year... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/657/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 657 - Schedule of readjustment—Requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 657 - Schedule of readjustment—Requirements | To continue receiving the benefit of the subsidy granted by §§ 651—660c of this title, in accordance with the schedule set in § 656 of this title, the beneficiary shall keep up to date the share of his monthly payments.
History —July 5, 1973, No. 10, p. 771, § 7. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/657a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 657a - Partial prepayments | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 657a - Partial prepayments | (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the mortgage, after the effective date of this provision, every partial prepayment of a mortgage loan subsidized pursuant to the subsidy program established herein shall serve to reduce the amount of each installment instead of reducing the number of installments due... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/658/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 658 - Expenses incurred in operation of program; annual allowance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 658 - Expenses incurred in operation of program; annual allowance | The Housing Finance Authority is hereby authorized to incur obligations up to the amount of nine million two hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($9,220,000) for the payment of the interest subsidy during the first year of effectiveness of the program authorized by §§ 651-660c of this title. The amounts needed to honor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/659/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 659 - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 659 - Regulations | The Housing Finance Authority shall adopt such regulations as may be necessary and consistent with the purposes of §§ 651-660c of this title to expedite compliance with the provisions thereof. These regulations shall have force of law upon their promulgation.
History —July 5, 1973, No. 10, p. 771, § 9; Aug. 4, 2012, No... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/660/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 660 - Requirements in purchase and sale | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 660 - Requirements in purchase and sale | If the buyer of a dwelling, beneficiary of the subsidy program established in §§ 651-660c of this title, sells his dwelling to a third party, the Housing Financing Authority shall be empowered to recover from the seller the subsidy received plus interest thereon at the same rate fixed in the mortgage if the sale is mad... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/660a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 660a - Additional obligations—July 23, 1974 | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 660a - Additional obligations—July 23, 1974 | The Housing Finance Authority is hereby authorized to incur additional obligations under §§ 651-660c of this title to such extent that in no year the total payment of additional subsidy deriving from the obligations herein authorized may exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000); Provided, That the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/660b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 660b - Additional obligations—November 14, 1974 | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 660b - Additional obligations—November 14, 1974 | The Housing Finance Authority is hereby authorized to incur additional obligations under §§ 651-660c of this title to such extent that in no year the total payment of additional subsidy deriving from the obligations herein authorized may exceed twelve million two hundred thousand dollars ($12,200,000) in addition to th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/660c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 660c - Extension of subsidy to new acquirers through noncompliance of original owner | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 660c - Extension of subsidy to new acquirers through noncompliance of original owner | The Housing Finance Authority shall be empowered to extend the mortgage interest subsidy to moderate-income families that acquire housing that, under the subsidy plan provided herein, are acquired from their owners by the Housing Finance Authority because of noncompliance with the mortgage contract, or when they find i... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/661/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 661 - Program for interest on home mortgages—Authorization and limits | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 661 - Program for interest on home mortgages—Authorization and limits | The Housing Department is hereby authorized to establish a program to grant mortgage interest subsidies on four thousand (4,000) new homes during the life thereof, or up to a maximum of thirty (30) years on those granted to moderate-income families, to finance the purchase of their homes.
History —June 14, 1980, No. 14... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/661a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 661a - Program for interest on home mortgages—Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 661a - Program for interest on home mortgages—Definitions | (a) Dwelling. — Destined to moderate-income families as determined from time to time by the Secretary.
(b) Moderate-income family. — Means any family whose income at any given moment does not exceed that determined by regulations by the Secretary as maximum income for families to be benefited under §§ 661—661f of this ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/661b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 661b - Program for interest on home mortgages—Regulations for determining eligibility | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 661b - Program for interest on home mortgages—Regulations for determining eligibility | The Secretary shall adopt the regulations needed and consistent with the purposes of §§ 661—661f of this title, which shall become effective when they are approved by the Governor. The regulations shall establish the criteria and procedures to be used in determining eligibility, so that these families may pay up to a m... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/661c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 661c - Program for interest on home mortgages—Duration and readjustment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 661c - Program for interest on home mortgages—Duration and readjustment | The subsidy provided by §§ 661—661f of this title shall not exceed the life of the mortgage and shall be readjusted every two (2) years, or when warranted, according to increases or decreases in the participating beneficiary’s family group income.
History —June 14, 1980, No. 141, p. 527, § 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/661d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 661d - Program for interest on home mortgages—Guidelines for approval of units or projects | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 661d - Program for interest on home mortgages—Guidelines for approval of units or projects | The Secretary of Housing shall adopt the corresponding guidelines to grant approval of the housing units or projects to be built with the support of the subsidy authorized herein.
History —June 14, 1980, No. 141, p. 527, § 5. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/661d-1/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 661d-1 - Program for interest on home mortgages—Partial prepayments | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 661d-1 - Program for interest on home mortgages—Partial prepayments | (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the mortgage, after the effective date of this provision, every partial prepayment of a mortgage loan subsidized according to the subsidy program established herein shall serve to reduce the amount of each installment instead of reducing the number of installments du... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/661e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 661e - Program for interest on home mortgages—Mortgage loans, insurance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 661e - Program for interest on home mortgages—Mortgage loans, insurance | The Housing Bank and Finance Agency may insure the mortgage loans originated under this program, pursuant to the rules established for the Mortgage Insurance Guarantee provided by §§ 261—270 of Title 7.
History —June 14, 1980, No. 141, p. 527, § 6. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-21/661f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f)›§ 661f - Program for interest on home mortgages—Other housing eligible for subsidy; funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 21 - Commonwealth Subsidy Plan for Interest on Mortgage Markets (§§ 651 — 661f) › § 661f - Program for interest on home mortgages—Other housing eligible for subsidy; funds | Subsidies may be granted under §§ 661—661f of this title to housing units that have been acquired by the Housing Bank and Finance Agency having been turned over voluntarily or repossessed from the mortgage insurance program under §§ 261—270 of Title 7, created by §§ 661—661f of this title.
The Housing Department is her... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-24/730/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739)›§ 730 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739) › § 730 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated herein, unless another meaning is clearly construed from the context:
(a) Administration. — The Public Housing Administration of Puerto Rico.
(b) Administrator. — The Public Housing Administrator of Puerto Rico.
(c) Department. — The De... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-24/731/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739)›§ 731 - Creation of Program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739) › § 731 - Creation of Program | The Department of Housing and the Public Housing Administration shall direct, establish and prepare, without any unnecessary delay, programs that provide for the disposition, through any pertinent sales method, of one or more housing units with common elements that comprise the total or part of one or more existing occ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-24/731a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739)›§ 731a - Eligibility of buyers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739) › § 731a - Eligibility of buyers | The eligibility of the buyers shall be established in the approved plan. Any application under this chapter shall be handled separately from any others made under any other housing program. An application under this chapter shall not impair the opportunities of the candidate under any other housing sales program of the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-24/733a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739)›§ 733a - Option to set up horizontal property regimes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739) › § 733a - Option to set up horizontal property regimes | In those cases in which the approved plan contemplates the sale of housing units in buildings to families, the Administration may subject the building to the horizontal property regime. To such an end, the Administration shall grant the original deed for constituting each condominium, including the blueprints, appraisa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-24/734/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739)›§ 734 - Creation of the Public Housing to Condominium Conversion Council | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739) › § 734 - Creation of the Public Housing to Condominium Conversion Council | The Public Housing Projects Title Ownership Conversion Council is hereby created, attached to the office of the Governor, composed of the heads of agencies listed hereinafter, who may appoint a permanent representative thereto, from among their personnel, to substitute them on those occasions in which the member thus r... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-24/736a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739)›§ 736a - Provisions for the purchase; sale | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739) › § 736a - Provisions for the purchase; sale | In those cases where the plan approved contemplates the sale of housing units in buildings to families, the approved plan shall contain provisions that establish the project’s scheme of operations, which will include elements of administration, financing, and maintenance of the projects and the qualification and traini... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-24/737/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739)›§ 737 - Acceptance of loans and donations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739) › § 737 - Acceptance of loans and donations | The agency holding the deed of a public housing project in the process of being converted or already converted into a condominium, and the council of proprietors of the condominiums constituted pursuant to this chapter, may receive for the conversion program established by this chapter, loans in money, or in goods or s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-24/739/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739)›§ 739 - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 24 - Public Housing Projects Conveyance (§§ 730 — 739) › § 739 - Regulations | The Secretary shall adopt the necessary regulations and execute all administrative and managerial actions for the implementation of this chapter.
History —June 20, 1996, No. 55, added as § 11 on Sept. 12, 1997, No. 120, § 12. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-25/751/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 25 - Dwellings Located on Another’s Land (§§ 751 — 764)›§ 751 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 25 - Dwellings Located on Another’s Land (§§ 751 — 764) › § 751 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following phrases and words shall have the meaning expressed below:
(a) Basic assessment. — The assessment of each one of the lots referred to in this chapter, conducted by experts, taking into consideration the effect that their being occupied and the general circumstances of area... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-25/752/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 25 - Dwellings Located on Another’s Land (§§ 751 — 764)›§ 752 - Conveyance of public lands | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 25 - Dwellings Located on Another’s Land (§§ 751 — 764) › § 752 - Conveyance of public lands | The Land Authority, the Land Administration, the Department of Transportation and Public Works, the Industrial Development Company, the General Services Administration, and any other public instrumentality is hereby directed to convey to the Department of Housing, free of charge, the title deed of the tracts of public ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-25/753/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 25 - Dwellings Located on Another’s Land (§§ 751 — 764)›§ 753 - Free conveyance of lands | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 25 - Dwellings Located on Another’s Land (§§ 751 — 764) › § 753 - Free conveyance of lands | The conveyance of the lands to the Department of Housing by the agencies or departments referred to in § 752 of this title shall be gratuitous.
History —July 1, 1975, No. 132, p. 388, § 3. |
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