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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-38/1052/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 38 - Aguadilla Punta Borinquen Property Liberation Act (§§ 1051 — 1052)›§ 1052 - Exercise of acts of domain without restrictions from the Urban Renewal and Housing Corporat... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 38 - Aguadilla Punta Borinquen Property Liberation Act (§§ 1051 — 1052) › § 1052 - Exercise of acts of domain without restrictions from the Urban Renewal and Housing Corporation | The restrictive conditions imposed on the properties in the Punta Borinquen Residential Project in the old Ramey Base in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and specifically, those established in the purchase deed by the Urban Renewal and Housing Corporation, shall become ineffective, and the owners thereof shall be able to aliena... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-39/1061/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070)›§ 1061 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070) › § 1061 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:
(a) Acquisition.— Means the process through which the title deed, ownership, and use and enjoyment of a real property is procured and obtained, be it through purchase, exchange, dation in payment, foreclosure, transfer, or dona... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-39/1062/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070)›§ 1062 - New Cooperative Housing Model | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070) › § 1062 - New Cooperative Housing Model | The creation of new housing cooperatives is hereby directed under a development model that complies with the following ends and purposes:
(a) Begin construction, conversion, acquisition, and/or rehabilitation for the creation of housing cooperatives within an established (non-equity) timeframe.
(b) Create a development... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-39/1063/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070)›§ 1063 - New Cooperative Housing Model Strategic Plan | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070) › § 1063 - New Cooperative Housing Model Strategic Plan | The Department of Housing and the Cooperative Development Commission shall develop a strategic plan to create a new cooperative housing model. The size of the projects and the number of members whose accumulated contributions shall provide the financial capacity needed for a balanced operation shall be determined.
The ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-39/1064/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070)›§ 1064 - Functions of the Department of Housing | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070) › § 1064 - Functions of the Department of Housing | The Department of Housing shall develop the part of the Strategic Plan corresponding to its duty to develop cooperative housing, including the design, planning, acquisition, management, conversion, rehabilitation, construction, and contracting phases. It shall create the Construction, Conversion, Acquisition, Rehabilit... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-39/1065/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070)›§ 1065 - Functions of the Cooperative Development Commission | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070) › § 1065 - Functions of the Cooperative Development Commission | The Cooperative Development Commission shall develop the part of the strategic plan corresponding to its duty to promote, develop, educate, organize, and qualify co-op housing members.
The Commission shall create the Operating and Economic Plan that shall serve as reference for the development of new housing cooperativ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-39/1066/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070)›§ 1066 - Transfer from occupancy rights to ownership rights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070) › § 1066 - Transfer from occupancy rights to ownership rights | Active members who are exercising their occupancy rights on the date of the mortgage payoff may acquire ownership rights over the housing unit after the corresponding conversion to a member-owner regime as established in the General Cooperative Partnerships Act. In the new cooperative housing model set forth in this ch... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-39/1067/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070)›§ 1067 - Integration of agencies and entities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070) › § 1067 - Integration of agencies and entities | In establishing and enforcing the strategic plan, the Department of Housing and the Cooperative Development Commission shall develop the mechanisms needed to ensure that they work in an integrated and effective manner. They shall consult with and involve federal, state, and municipal entities concerned with affordable ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-39/1068/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070)›§ 1068 - Cooperative development of the projects | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070) › § 1068 - Cooperative development of the projects | In order to ensure the bona fide nature of the cooperative and the adequate establishment of cooperative housing projects, every project shall assign personnel to work in coordination and cooperative development. These cooperative coordinators shall be designated and answer directly to the Commission pursuant to the co... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-39/1069/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070)›§ 1069 - Special independent projects | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070) › § 1069 - Special independent projects | The Commission may coordinate special housing projects with federal or municipal agencies and with private entities or persons not involved with the plan, together with the Department of Housing. For these cases, special development and construction, conversion, acquisition, and/or rehabilitation plans shall be prepare... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-39/1070/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070)›§ 1070 - General provisions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 39 - Puerto Rico New Cooperative Housing Model Act (§§ 1061 — 1070) › § 1070 - General provisions | (a) In the event that the provisions of this chapter come into conflict with the provisions of any other act, the provisions herein set forth shall prevail.
(b) None of the provisions of this chapter shall affect the vested rights of already constituted housing cooperatives.
(c) The General Cooperative Partnerships Act... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-45/1451/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462)›§ 1451 - Public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462) › § 1451 - Public policy | The Department of Housing is the body responsible for formulating and executing public policy and contributing to the social development of Puerto Rican communities, through the development of housing programs and structural improvement of communities. As part of said responsibility, the Department has among its functi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-45/1452/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462)›§ 1452 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462) › § 1452 - Creation | The Administration for Community Revitalization is hereby created, attached to the Department of Housing.
History —Sept. 30, 1995, No. 211, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-45/1453/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462)›§ 1453 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462) › § 1453 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the terms listed below shall have the following meaning:
(a) Administration. — The Community Revitalization Administration.
(b) Administrator. — The Administrator of Community Revitalization.
(c) Agency. — Any department, office, bureau, division, board, commission, administration, pub... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-45/1454/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462)›§ 1454 - Functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462) › § 1454 - Functions | The Administration shall have the following functions, powers and duties:
(a) To coordinate the efforts for the maintenance, social development and improvement of the quality of life of communities and public housing projects served by the Department and its attached agencies.
(b) To establish mechanisms for effective ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-45/1455/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462)›§ 1455 - Administrator | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462) › § 1455 - Administrator | The Administration shall be directed by an Administrator appointed by the Secretary, with the consent of the Governor, who shall be responsible for the organization, direction and execution of all the duties of the Administration. The Administrator shall perform the duties of his/her office at the Secretary’s volition,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-45/1456/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462)›§ 1456 - Administrator—Faculties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462) › § 1456 - Administrator—Faculties | In addition to the duties conferred to the Administration by this chapter, the Administrator shall have but not be limited to the following powers and duties:
(a) Establish, with the approval of the Secretary and the coordination and advice of the Office of Management and Budget, the internal organization of the Admini... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-45/1458/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462)›§ 1458 - Organization of programs, services, etc | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462) › § 1458 - Organization of programs, services, etc | The Administrator shall organize the programs, services, utilities, divisions and dependencies that are hereby transferred to the Administration, and any others that may be transferred in the future, in such a way that the services are not affected and the goals of this chapter for purposes of this restructuring are me... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-45/1459/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462)›§ 1459 - Adoption of rules and regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462) › § 1459 - Adoption of rules and regulations | The Administrator shall adopt those rules and regulations that are needed for the implementation of this chapter and for the operation of the Administration and of the programs transferred hereby. Said regulations shall not take effect until they are approved by the Secretary. Such regulations, except for the Administr... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-45/1460/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462)›§ 1460 - Administrator—Contracting services, personnel, etc | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462) › § 1460 - Administrator—Contracting services, personnel, etc | In order to attain the purposes of this chapter, the Administrator may request the services, facilities and personnel of any public, Commonwealth, federal or municipal government agency, and they shall render and offer their services. Any employee or official from a public agency who is temporarily assigned to the Admi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-45/1461/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462)›§ 1461 - Transference of functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462) › § 1461 - Transference of functions | All the functions, duties, powers and faculties of the Division for Community Organization of the Housing Development and Improvement Administration, and the Council for the Improvement of Urban Area Quality of Life, and its programs from the Comprehensive Resources Network (RED, Spanish acronym), and the Office for Co... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-45/1462/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462)›§ 1462 - Guarantee of acquired rights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 45 - Community Revitalization Administration Organic Act (§§ 1451 — 1462) › § 1462 - Guarantee of acquired rights | The provisions of this chapter shall not affect the vested rights of the personnel attached to the programs, services, divisions and dependencies of the Department which are transferred to the Administration.
No provision of this chapter shall be understood to modify, alter or invalidate any agreement, contract, covena... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-47/1470/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 47 - Rental Housing Program for Low Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1470 — 1475)›§ 1470 - Governing principles for the granting of incentives | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 47 - Rental Housing Program for Low Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1470 — 1475) › § 1470 - Governing principles for the granting of incentives | In the evaluation, analysis, consideration, award, renegotiation, and revision of any incentive or benefit granted under this chapter, the Department of Housing and the Secretary thereof shall be required to oversee and ensure compliance with the governing principles stated below:
(a) Jobs.— The incentivized rental hou... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-47/1471/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 47 - Rental Housing Program for Low Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1470 — 1475)›§ 1471 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 47 - Rental Housing Program for Low Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1470 — 1475) › § 1471 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Elderly person. — Refers to every person sixty (60) years or older, who does not own a house, and whose income is within the limits to participate in the program established through regulations by the Secretary of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-47/1472/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 47 - Rental Housing Program for Low Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1470 — 1475)›§ 1472 - Exemption—Construction of rental housing | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 47 - Rental Housing Program for Low Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1470 — 1475) › § 1472 - Exemption—Construction of rental housing | A ninety percent (90%)-exemption from the payment of income taxes, municipal licenses, construction excise taxes, and any other municipal tax or fee shall be granted to every housing construction or rehabilitation projects to be leased to elderly persons, provided that:
(a) The construction or refurbishing of the renta... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-47/1473/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 47 - Rental Housing Program for Low Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1470 — 1475)›§ 1473 - Exemption—Leasing of housing units | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 47 - Rental Housing Program for Low Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1470 — 1475) › § 1473 - Exemption—Leasing of housing units | The revenues received by the owner of a rental housing project for the elderly, whether newly constructed or refurbished, shall be ninety percent (90%) exempt from the payment of income taxes, license fees, real and personal property taxes and any other municipal tax or fee, provided that:
(a) The construction or refur... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-47/1474/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 47 - Rental Housing Program for Low Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1470 — 1475)›§ 1474 - Requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 47 - Rental Housing Program for Low Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1470 — 1475) › § 1474 - Requirements | Every owner who builds or rehabilitates housing units to be leased to the elderly and wishes to avail himself of the tax exemptions established in §§ 1472 and 1475 of this title shall:
(a) File a tax exemption application with the Secretary of Housing and the Secretary of the Treasury including the following informatio... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-47/1475/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 47 - Rental Housing Program for Low Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1470 — 1475)›§ 1475 - Duties of the Secretary of the Department of Housing, Certificate of Compliance, rulemaking... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 47 - Rental Housing Program for Low Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1470 — 1475) › § 1475 - Duties of the Secretary of the Department of Housing, Certificate of Compliance, rulemaking authority | In the evaluation, analysis, consideration, award, renegotiation, and revision of any incentives or benefits granted under this chapter, the Department of Housing and Secretary thereof shall be required to oversee and ensure compliance with the governing principles set forth in § 1470 of this title, as well as with all... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the definitions set forth herein shall have the following meanings:
(a) Activities of daily living. — Everyday tasks that include personal hygiene, bodily hygiene, sanitary needs, the acts of dressing and bathing, feeding, walking and all other related tasks within the personal care needs ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481a - Construction | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481a - Construction | This chapter shall be interpreted in favor of the elderly person in such a manner that the guarantees and rights provided in the Bill of Rights of Elderly Persons [sic].
This chapter shall be interpreted liberally regarding all matters leaning toward respect toward the individuality and autonomy of elderly persons.
His... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481b - Certification | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481b - Certification | (a) Any entity seeking to operate a housing project within the concept of assisted living shall submit an application for certification to the Department of Housing along with an internal revenue stamp in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) to defray expenses for the processing of same. No person or entity shall e... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481c - Special services | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481c - Special services | For a housing project within the conceptual framework of assisted living to be certified as such, the sponsor shall provide or establish arrangements for the rendering of services to persons with an individualized service plan to ensure for the elderly person, as a minimum, the following:
(a) Supervision and assistance... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481d - Medical and nursing services | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481d - Medical and nursing services | The sponsor of the residence shall provide or make arrangements to provide health services pursuant to the following conditions:
(a) The rendering of high skilled and complex medical and nursing services are hereby restricted in all residences to legally authorized certified providers that do not have any sort of bonds... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481e - Services provided | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481e - Services provided | All housing projects within the conceptual framework of assisted living shall hereby:
(a) Provide units for one (1) or two (2) persons with locked doors, to restrict unwanted entries by other residents and to achieve greater mobility, individual space and privacy in their room for the elderly residents. Single units sh... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481f - Personnel requirements and training | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481f - Personnel requirements and training | (a) Administrator and services coordinator. — Every residence shall have an Administrator of proven administrative and professional capabilities, with at least a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in experience in human resources, housing administration, or in health care services.
Such Administrator shall render full... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481g - Office of the Advocate for the Elderly—Duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481g - Office of the Advocate for the Elderly—Duties | The Office of the Advocate for the Elderly shall perform the following actions:
(a) Follow up on the operations of the residences and develop the creation of housing projects within the conceptual framework of assisted living.
(b) Prepare advertising campaigns in the different communications media to inform about the p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481h - Rights of the residents | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481h - Rights of the residents | (a) Residents shall have a non-waiverable right to have all their documentation kept pursuant to the strictest confidentiality.
(b) Residents shall have the right to demand a residency agreement stating in detail, as a minimum, the following: the charges for each service, as well as the means for billing and the arrang... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481i - Procedure for review | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481i - Procedure for review | The Secretary of the Department shall have the right to repeal, deny, modify or refuse to renew a certification for the operation of a residence or housing project within the conceptual framework of assisted living when the sponsor or applicant fails to comply with the requirements set forth herein. It shall be the dut... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481j - Ombudsman for Elderly Residents—Duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481j - Ombudsman for Elderly Residents—Duties | (a) The Ombudsman shall have the primary duty to attend the claims of the housing projects within the conceptual framework of assisted living residents, and their relatives or representatives, with diligence. When addressing the claims, the Ombudsman shall provide said persons with pertinent juridical and government in... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481k - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481k - Penalties | All housing projects or residences established within the conceptual framework of this chapter that incurs in a violation or noncompliance against the provisions set forth in this chapter and the duties demanded in same shall risk that the Department of Housing may determine that the suspension of their certification, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481l - Exemptions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481l - Exemptions | Any residence established within the conceptual framework of “assisted living” shall be exempt from payments on the percentage (%) of municipal licenses, the payment of personal and real property taxes, and income tax for the first two (2) years of operation pursuant to this chapter.
Only for the purpose of granting th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481m/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481m - Establishment of the model project | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481m - Establishment of the model project | The Department of Housing shall establish a model project within the conceptual framework of assisted living to begin the forthcoming implementation of this new regulatory scheme set forth in this chapter, and to execute the concept of assisted living, as conceived herein. Regarding the administration of said model pro... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481n/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481n - Collaboration agreements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481n - Collaboration agreements | For this chapter to be effective, the necessary collaboration of innumerable agencies, municipalities and public and private instrumentalities is required. Therefore, both the Department of Housing and the Office of the Advocate for the Elderly are hereby empowered to set forth collaboration agreements with the Departm... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481o/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481o - Applicability of the Establishments for the Elderly Act | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481o - Applicability of the Establishments for the Elderly Act | The Establishments for the Elderly Act §§ 351 et seq. of Title 8, shall not apply in any manner to residences within the conceptual framework of assisted living.
History —Sept. 3, 2003, No. 244, § 19. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481p/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481p - Regulation and forms | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481p - Regulation and forms | The Department of Housing is hereby empowered to create by means of regulation any necessary dispositions for the implementation of this chapter within one hundred eighty (180) days after the approval of this act, and pursuant to §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act of the Com... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-48/1481q/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q)›§ 1481q - Funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 48 - Assisted Living Housing Projects (§§ 1481 — 1481q) › § 1481q - Funds | The Department of Housing shall request federal funds through the federal Department of Housing in order to comply with the provisions herein. However, the Department of Housing may use funds identified and appropriated in the General Fund of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, subject to the availability of such resource... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-49/1491/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495)›§ 1491 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495) › § 1491 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:
(a) Elderly person.— Refers to any person who is sixty (60) years of age or older, whose income is within the limits established by the Secretary of Housing through regulations to participate in the program, which m... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-49/1492/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495)›§ 1492 - Program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495) › § 1492 - Program | (a) The Secretary of Housing is hereby authorized to create a program to subsidize the monthly payment of housing rents and interest on loans granted to elderly persons or their relatives with whom they live permanently, to perform improvements to facilitate their mobility and enhance the enjoyment of their home.
(b) T... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-49/1492-1/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495)›§ 1492-1 - Housing projects | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495) › § 1492-1 - Housing projects | The provisions of this chapter shall equally apply to housing projects and not only to individuals, as defined in this chapter. Provided, that the housing project qualification shall be subject to the discretion of the Secretary contingent on the availability of funds for the implementation of the provisions of this ch... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-49/1492a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495)›§ 1492a - Veteran’s Housing Rental Matching of Funds Program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495) › § 1492a - Veteran’s Housing Rental Matching of Funds Program | (a) The Secretary of Housing is hereby authorized to create a program to subsidize the monthly payment for housing rental pursuant to Public Law No. 88-450 of August 19, 1964, as amended, better known as the “Nursing Home Care”, to all veterans and their spouses or veterans’ surviving spouses.
(b) The subsidy shall con... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-49/1493/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495)›§ 1493 - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495) › § 1493 - Regulations | The Secretary of Housing shall adopt such regulations as are necessary and consistent with the purposes of this chapter, and the same shall have force of law after their promulgation pursuant §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Act”.
History —Au... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-49/1494/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495)›§ 1494 - Restricting conditions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495) › § 1494 - Restricting conditions | (1) In cases of loans or improvements, the public document shall consign the following restricting conditions:
(a) The beneficiary shall have the obligation to reimburse to the Secretary of Housing the entirety or part of the subsidy received under this chapter, in case he/she should decide to sell, exchange, give, lea... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-49/1495/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495)›§ 1495 - Veterans’ Housing Rental Matching of Funds Program—Restrictive conditions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 49 - Housing Rental and Improvement Subsidy Program for Low-Income Elderly Persons (§§ 1491 — 1495) › § 1495 - Veterans’ Housing Rental Matching of Funds Program—Restrictive conditions | In the rental matching of funds the following restrictive conditions shall be consigned in the housing rental contract:
(a) The lessee shall neither sublet the property nor use it for a purpose other than his/her usual and permanent residence.
(b) If the beneficiary dies, the rent subsidy shall be suspended unless his/... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-50/1501/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 50 - Housing Subsidy for Veterans (§§ 1501 — 1505)›§ 1501 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 50 - Housing Subsidy for Veterans (§§ 1501 — 1505) › § 1501 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Monthly income. — Means one-twelfth (1 / 1 2) of the total annual income of a person or family.
(b) Advocate. — Is the Puerto Rico Veterans Advocate Office.
(c) Home care system. — Means the service area that prov... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-50/1502/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 50 - Housing Subsidy for Veterans (§§ 1501 — 1505)›§ 1502 - Housing Rental Subsidy Program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 50 - Housing Subsidy for Veterans (§§ 1501 — 1505) › § 1502 - Housing Rental Subsidy Program | (a) The Veterans Advocate is hereby authorized to create a program to subsidize the monthly housing rental payments established pursuant to Public Law No. 88-450 of August 19, 1964, as amended, better known as “Nursing Home Care”, for every veteran and his or her spouse, or for the surviving spouse of a veteran.
(b) Th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-50/1503/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 50 - Housing Subsidy for Veterans (§§ 1501 — 1505)›§ 1503 - Regulations; reports | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 50 - Housing Subsidy for Veterans (§§ 1501 — 1505) › § 1503 - Regulations; reports | The Veterans Advocate, with the advice of the Secretary of Housing, shall adopt the regulations and standards that are necessary and consistent with the purposes of this chapter, and shall have the force of law after being promulgated pursuant to §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Uni... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-50/1504/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 50 - Housing Subsidy for Veterans (§§ 1501 — 1505)›§ 1504 - Restrictive conditions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 50 - Housing Subsidy for Veterans (§§ 1501 — 1505) › § 1504 - Restrictive conditions | The following restrictive conditions in the leasing subsidies shall be consigned in the lease contract:
(a) The lessee may not sublet the property nor devote the same to any use other than as his or her habitual and permanent residence.
(b) In the case of the death of a beneficiary, the rental subsidy shall be suspende... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-50/1505/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 50 - Housing Subsidy for Veterans (§§ 1501 — 1505)›§ 1505 - Special fund—Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 50 - Housing Subsidy for Veterans (§§ 1501 — 1505) › § 1505 - Special fund—Creation | A special fund is hereby created that shall be known as the “Veterans Housing Rental Subsidy Fund”. This Fund shall be administered pursuant to the standards and regulations adopted by the Veterans Advocate Office, in accordance with the provisions for the administration of similar funds in effect. The Fund shall be us... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1511/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1511 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1511 - Creation | The Individual Savings and Development Accounts Program of Puerto Rico is hereby established.
History —Dec. 4, 2001, No. 170, § 2. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1512/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1512 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1512 - Definitions | (1) Individual savings and development account. — Savings accounts for eligible low-income persons, as stipulated in § 1518 of this title. The deposits or contributions made to these accounts by the participants shall be matched, using public and private resources to increment in a speedy manner the total of the capita... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1513/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1513 - Matching of funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1513 - Matching of funds | The persons that are selected to participate in the Individual Savings and Development Accounts Program shall receive a progressive contribution of funds equal to the amount deposited in savings. Said contribution shall be limited to a maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) annually per participant.
History —Dec. 4, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1514/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1514 - Consideration of assets for other programs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1514 - Consideration of assets for other programs | While the participant is making contributions to his/her account, the assets deposited in the individual savings and development accounts, including any interest generated thereby, shall not be considered for the purposes of any federal, state, local assistance or social welfare program that requires consideration of t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1515/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1515 - Tax exemptions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1515 - Tax exemptions | The money donated to the Communities Revitalization Administration (ARCo.) to be used for the matching of funds in individual savings and development accounts, may [be] deducted from the gross income of the donors pursuant to Section 1022(o) and 1023(aa)(2)(M) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The money deposited in the in... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1516/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1516 - Deductions for donations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1516 - Deductions for donations | The sum donated to the Communities Revitalization Administration (ARCo.), to be used to match funds in the Individual Savings and Development Accounts may be deducted from the gross income of the donors pursuant to Section 1022(o) and 1023(aa)(2)(M) of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 1994.
History —Dec. 4, 200... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1517/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1517 - Forfeiture | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1517 - Forfeiture | The funds contributed through matching to an [sic] individual savings and development accounts created by this chapter, shall be nonforfeitable.
History —Dec. 4, 2001, No. 170, § 9. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1518/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1518 - Eligible persons | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1518 - Eligible persons | (a) Limit of income. — In order to participate in the Individual Savings and Development Accounts Program, the income of potential participants shall not exceed 100% of the area median income, as established or modified by the Secretary of the Federal Urban Housing Department, known as the U.S. Department of Housing an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1519/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1519 - Intermediary agency | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1519 - Intermediary agency | The Communities Revitalization Administration (ARCo.) shall serve as intermediary between the owners of individual savings and development accounts and the financial institutions that maintain the deposits. Its responsibilities shall include, but shall not be limited to:
(a) Request or provide from any available and le... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1520/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1520 - Withdrawals | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1520 - Withdrawals | Withdrawals from accounts may be made only by simultaneous agreement between the participant owner of the account and the Communities Revitalization Administration (ARCo.), and may only be made for one or more of the approved uses, as defined in § 1512(4) of this title. The participant may withdraw his/her contribution... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1521/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1521 - Selection of participants | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1521 - Selection of participants | From the total number of individuals or families eligible for assistance under the Individual Savings and Development Accounts Program, pursuant to § 1517 of this title, the Communities Revitalization Administration (ARCo.), shall select those individuals or families that the organization deems are the most suited to r... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1522/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1522 - Financial institutions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1522 - Financial institutions | The financial institutions participating in the Individual Savings and Development Accounts Program shall: (i) maintain the account in the name of the participant; (ii) allow that deposits be made to the participants’ account, and (iii) ascertain that the accounts generate the prevailing interests at that time, establi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1523/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1523 - Annual report | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1523 - Annual report | The Communities Revitalization Administration (ARCo.), the intermediary agency, shall render an annual report to the Department of Housing specifying the number of accounts it administers, the total of matching funds assigned to those accounts and the source thereof, the activity in active accounts and any other reason... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1524/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1524 - Other powers and obligations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1524 - Other powers and obligations | The Secretary of the Department of Housing shall immediately request the permits and exemptions needed to implement this program from the pertinent agencies, and shall ensure that they are obtained as soon as possible.
History —Dec. 4, 2001, No. 170, § 17. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-51/1525/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525)›§ 1525 - Coordination of programs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 51 - Individual Savings and Development Accounts (§§ 1511 — 1525) › § 1525 - Coordination of programs | There is no prohibition to combine this program with any other program that is not inconsistent therewith and for which the participant also qualifies.
History —Dec. 4, 2001, No. 170, § 18. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-52/1531/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 52 - Good Samaritan [Law] for Collaborators in a Construction Affected by a Natural Disaster (§§ 1531 — 1533)›§ 1531 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 52 - Good Samaritan [Law] for Collaborators in a Construction Affected by a Natural Disaster (§§ 1531 — 1533) › § 1531 - Definitions | The following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:
(a) Architect. — Shall mean that person who is licensed, as provided in §§ 711 et seq. of Title 20, known as the “Board of Examiners of Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects of Puerto Rico Act”.
(b) Engineer. — Shall mean that person who... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-52/1532/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 52 - Good Samaritan [Law] for Collaborators in a Construction Affected by a Natural Disaster (§§ 1531 — 1533)›§ 1532 - Release from liability | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 52 - Good Samaritan [Law] for Collaborators in a Construction Affected by a Natural Disaster (§§ 1531 — 1533) › § 1532 - Release from liability | Every architect, engineer, land surveyor, or construction personnel under his/her supervision, who voluntarily without any compensation and by petition or with the approval of an officer or a federal or state employee, a member of the Puerto Rico or Municipal Police or a housing inspector of the Commonwealth of Puerto ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-52/1533/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 52 - Good Samaritan [Law] for Collaborators in a Construction Affected by a Natural Disaster (§§ 1531 — 1533)›§ 1533 - Applicability | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 52 - Good Samaritan [Law] for Collaborators in a Construction Affected by a Natural Disaster (§§ 1531 — 1533) › § 1533 - Applicability | This exoneration from responsibility shall only be applicable when the architects, engineers or land surveyors act free of charge and voluntarily without having any legal or contractual relation whatsoever, and when they have not acted with gross negligence nor have had the purpose of causing any harm.
History —Aug. 1,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-53/1541/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 53 - Puerto Rico Affordable Housing Mortgage Market Act (§§ 1541 — 1546)›§ 1541 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 53 - Puerto Rico Affordable Housing Mortgage Market Act (§§ 1541 — 1546) › § 1541 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:
(a) PRHFA.— Means the Housing Finance Authority, a public corporation attached to, and a subsidiary of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico.
(b) GDB.— Means the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico.
(c) Execut... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-53/1542/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 53 - Puerto Rico Affordable Housing Mortgage Market Act (§§ 1541 — 1546)›§ 1542 - Public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 53 - Puerto Rico Affordable Housing Mortgage Market Act (§§ 1541 — 1546) › § 1542 - Public policy | Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1, 7, and 19 of Article II of our Constitution, it is hereby declared to be the public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico to enable citizens or families who wish to acquire a decent, safe, and affordable real property to be used as their principal residence and who meet the r... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-53/1543/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 53 - Puerto Rico Affordable Housing Mortgage Market Act (§§ 1541 — 1546)›§ 1543 - Endorsement and certification | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 53 - Puerto Rico Affordable Housing Mortgage Market Act (§§ 1541 — 1546) › § 1543 - Endorsement and certification | The PRHFA may endorse and certify loans, disbursements, funds, income, and obligations from the private banking sector or in which said sector intervenes, insofar as they meet the purposes of this chapter and the requirements established by PRHFA.
History —Aug. 12, 2011, No. 184, § 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-53/1544/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 53 - Puerto Rico Affordable Housing Mortgage Market Act (§§ 1541 — 1546)›§ 1544 - Guarantee | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 53 - Puerto Rico Affordable Housing Mortgage Market Act (§§ 1541 — 1546) › § 1544 - Guarantee | Mortgage loans endorsed and certified by PRHFA shall be backed by the Insured Mortgage Reserve Fund established under §§ 261 et seq. of Title 7.
History —Aug. 12, 2011, No. 184, § 5. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-53/1545/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 53 - Puerto Rico Affordable Housing Mortgage Market Act (§§ 1541 — 1546)›§ 1545 - Powers and duties of the Executive Director of PRHFA | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 53 - Puerto Rico Affordable Housing Mortgage Market Act (§§ 1541 — 1546) › § 1545 - Powers and duties of the Executive Director of PRHFA | The Executive Director of PRHFA shall have the following powers:
(a) To establish the parameters and requirements under which a real property shall qualify as affordable housing for the purposes of this chapter, as provided under§§ 891 et seq. of this title. Only housing developments previously approved by the Executiv... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-seventeen/chapter-53/1546/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546)›Chapter 53 - Puerto Rico Affordable Housing Mortgage Market Act (§§ 1541 — 1546)›§ 1546 - Regulations and reports | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 53 - Puerto Rico Affordable Housing Mortgage Market Act (§§ 1541 — 1546) › § 1546 - Regulations and reports | The PRHFA shall establish regulations as are pertinent and necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. Said regulatory process shall be exempt from the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3.
The Executive Director shall render an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly on all efforts ma... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-1/1/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 1 - General Provisions (§§ 1 — 5)›§ 1 - Public education free and nonsectarian | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 1 - General Provisions (§§ 1 — 5) › § 1 - Public education free and nonsectarian | There shall be in Puerto Rico an entirely free and nonsectarian system of public education.
History —July 24, 1952, No. 4, p. 6, § 1, eff. July 25, 1952. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-1/2/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 1 - General Provisions (§§ 1 — 5)›§ 2 - Public education free and nonsectarian—Free in elementary and secondary; compulsory in element... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 1 - General Provisions (§§ 1 — 5) › § 2 - Public education free and nonsectarian—Free in elementary and secondary; compulsory in elementary | Education shall be free in the elementary and secondary schools, and, insofar as the facilities of the Commonwealth will permit, elementary education shall be compulsory. Attendance at public schools shall not be compulsory for those who are receiving education in schools established under the auspices of nongovernment... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-1/3/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 1 - General Provisions (§§ 1 — 5)›§ 3 - Public education free and nonsectarian—Public funds limited to Commonwealth schools | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 1 - General Provisions (§§ 1 — 5) › § 3 - Public education free and nonsectarian—Public funds limited to Commonwealth schools | No public property or funds shall be used for the maintenance of schools and educational institutions other than those of the Commonwealth. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the Commonwealth from extending to any child noneducational services provided by law for the protection or welfare of children.
Hist... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-1/4/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 1 - General Provisions (§§ 1 — 5)›§ 4 - Public education free and nonsectarian—Tuition free in elementary and secondary schools | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 1 - General Provisions (§§ 1 — 5) › § 4 - Public education free and nonsectarian—Tuition free in elementary and secondary schools | No tuition fee whatsoever shall be collected in the day and evening elementary and secondary schools of the Commonwealth.
History —July 24, 1952, No. 5, p. 6, § 1, eff. July 25, 1952. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-2/subchapter-i/8/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§ 8)›§ 8 - Statement of purpose | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§ 8) › § 8 - Statement of purpose | Article II, Section 5, of the Constitution of Puerto Rico guarantees that “[e]very person has the right to an education which shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
The Legislature is duty bound to respond with l... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-2/subchapter-ii/9/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17)›Subchapter II - Rights (§§ 9 — 12)›§ 9 - Students | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17) › Subchapter II - Rights (§§ 9 — 12) › § 9 - Students | Every student in the public education system has the right to:
(a) Receive an education that fosters the full development of his/her personality and the strengthening of respect toward human rights and the fundamental freedoms within a safe environment.
(b) Spend his/her school day in a safe environment that is free fr... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-2/subchapter-ii/10/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17)›Subchapter II - Rights (§§ 9 — 12)›§ 10 - Teaching personnel (teachers,... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17) › Subchapter II - Rights (§§ 9 — 12) › § 10 - Teaching personnel (teachers, librarians, advisors, social workers and othe... | All teaching personnel working in a public system educational institution shall have the right to:
(a) Spend their workday in a safe environment that is free from undue pressures related to school violence.
(b) Receive information regarding their responsibilities with respect to the Crisis Management Strategic Plan for... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-2/subchapter-ii/11/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17)›Subchapter II - Rights (§§ 9 — 12)›§ 11 - Parents, tutors or guardians | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17) › Subchapter II - Rights (§§ 9 — 12) › § 11 - Parents, tutors or guardians | All parents with children in the Public Education System have the right to:
(a) A safe study environment free from undue pressures related to school violence guaranteed for their children or the students under their care.
(b) Know the security level of the school that their children shall attend before the completion o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-2/subchapter-ii/12/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17)›Subchapter II - Rights (§§ 9 — 12)›§ 12 - Non-teaching personnel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17) › Subchapter II - Rights (§§ 9 — 12) › § 12 - Non-teaching personnel | All non-teaching personnel working in a public system educational institution shall have the right to:
(a) Spend their workday in a safe environment that is free from undue pressures related to school violence.
(b) Receive information regarding their responsibilities with respect to the Crisis Management Strategic Plan... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-2/subchapter-iii/13/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17)›Subchapter III - Responsibilities (§§ 13 — 17)›§ 13 - Department of Edu... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17) › Subchapter III - Responsibilities (§§ 13 — 17) › § 13 - Department of Education | (a) To establish and promulgate the General Regulations for the Students of the Puerto Rico Public Education System and the Internal Security Regulations and give notice thereof by means of a copy and orientations to the parents and students of the public education system. Said regulations shall be adopted pursuant to ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-2/subchapter-iii/14/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17)›Subchapter III - Responsibilities (§§ 13 — 17)›§ 14 - Students | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17) › Subchapter III - Responsibilities (§§ 13 — 17) › § 14 - Students | (a) General Regulations for the Students of the Puerto Rico Public Education System. — Students shall try to resolve problems in non-violent ways and through dialogue. Maintain respect for their fellow students, their teachers and the school authorities.
(b) Students shall report any violent act, crime, vandalism and t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-2/subchapter-iii/15/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17)›Subchapter III - Responsibilities (§§ 13 — 17)›§ 15 - Parents | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17) › Subchapter III - Responsibilities (§§ 13 — 17) › § 15 - Parents | (a) To promote communication with their children so that they may become actively integrated with the activities in which they participate within the school environment.
(b) To visit the school regularly to verify the academic performance of their children and obtain the academic progress report of their children at th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-2/subchapter-iii/16/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17)›Subchapter III - Responsibilities (§§ 13 — 17)›§ 16 - Private sector | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17) › Subchapter III - Responsibilities (§§ 13 — 17) › § 16 - Private sector | (a) The private sector may provide support for the educational efforts of the Government by adopting a school and helping to develop its physical facilities and improve its environment.
(b) The private sector may provide training in basic labor skills. The training programs may be focused on interpersonal skills, compu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-2/subchapter-iii/17/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17)›Subchapter III - Responsibilities (§§ 13 — 17)›§ 17 - Elected officers ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the School Community (§§ 8 — 17) › Subchapter III - Responsibilities (§§ 13 — 17) › § 17 - Elected officers and government agencies | (a) Elected officers are responsible for promoting legislation directed toward the reduction of school violence and the development of safe schools, provided that the resources of the Commonwealth so allow.
(b) Police officers and School Guards I and II shall be responsible for institutional order within one hundred (1... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-3/31/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 3 - Secretary of Education (§§ 31 — 61)›§ 31 - Secretary of Education to establish system of public education | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 3 - Secretary of Education (§§ 31 — 61) › § 31 - Secretary of Education to establish system of public education | Establishment of system of public education, see §§ 143a et seq. of Title 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-3/32/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 3 - Secretary of Education (§§ 31 — 61)›§ 32 - Duties of Secretary | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 3 - Secretary of Education (§§ 31 — 61) › § 32 - Duties of Secretary | For duties of the Secretary of Education, see §§ 143a et seq. of Title 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-3/33/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 3 - Secretary of Education (§§ 31 — 61)›§ 33 - Division of School Hygiene—Creation and program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 3 - Secretary of Education (§§ 31 — 61) › § 33 - Division of School Hygiene—Creation and program | A Division of School Hygiene is hereby created to prepare and carry out a complete program of health and physical development of pupils.
History —May 9, 1928, No. 74, p. 524, § 1, eff. 90 days after May 9, 1928. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eighteen/part-i/chapter-3/34/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520)›PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d)›Chapter 3 - Secretary of Education (§§ 31 — 61)›§ 34 - Division of School Hygiene—Personnel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 3 - Secretary of Education (§§ 31 — 61) › § 34 - Division of School Hygiene—Personnel | The Secretary of Education shall appoint the officers and employees pertaining to this Division.
History —May 9, 1928, No. 74, p. 524, § 2, eff. 90 days after May 9, 1928. |
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