2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 102 - General Cooperative Associations Act (2004) › Subchapter XV - Member-Owner Cooperative Housing Regime (§§ 4590 — 4640) › § 4602 - Contents of the master deed

The deed mentioned in § 4592 of this title is the “master deed” and it shall contain the following:
(a) A description of the land and a general description of the structures thereon and its respective areas and construction materials.
(b) A description of each housing unit, and in the case of apartment, the number of each, their measurements, location, its consisting parts, the main entrance door and the location to which it immediately communicates, as well as other information needed for its identification.
(c) A description of the common elements.
(d) A clear indication of the purpose and use of the real or personal property and of each of its housing units and common elements.
(e) The entire surface of the housing units in the real property in the case of multi-family structures.
(f) Matters pertaining to the administration of the real property, including any reserves to be established.
(g) Restricting conditions that arise from the articles of incorporation and the bylaws which shall include, without it being limited to, the requirement of membership prior to the acquisition of a housing unit, ownership resolving conditions, or resale agreements in the event of the loss of membership, right of revocation, prior claim or right of first refusal in favor of the cooperative in the case of the transfer of ownership to a third party, the prohibition on the transfer of property for a certain number of years, and the limitation to a single housing unit for each family. Any other reasonable restrictions on the property that appear in the bylaws of the cooperative according to the public policy described in this subchapter shall also be included.
(h) Any other matter pertaining to the real property and which is relevant to include or required by the Mortgage Law and the Property Registry Act, §§ 2001 et seq. of Title 30, and its regulation.
(i) The statement of circumstances included in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (e) of this section, shall be made according to a certified description provided by the engineer or architect who was in charge of the blueprints of the real property, which shall be filed at the Property Registry, pursuant to § 4604 of this title.
The following shall also be included with the deed:
(1) A certified copy of the license of the developer or constructor, issued by the Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs, if so required, pursuant to the provisions in §§ 501 et seq. of Title 17.
(2) A sworn certification from the person who submits the real property to the horizontal property regime attesting to the following:
(a) That the blueprints filed at the Property Registry are a faithful and exact copy of those approved by the Regulations and Permits Administration and include any changes made in the real property up to the time of the granting.
(b) The private and common areas that are still under construction and the projected date in which they shall be completed, as well as the promise to file at the Property Registry copies of the blueprints, including the changes made during the construction process, duly certified by the Regulations and Permits Administration.
(c) That in order to submit the real property to the regime, all the requirements of this chapter, as well as the resolutions and permits from government agencies have been complied with.
(d) That a faithful copy of the certified description provided by the engineer or architect in charge of executing the blueprints of the real property has been included with the deed.
History —Sept. 1, 2004, No. 239, § 35A.12.