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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 30 - Insure, Co-insure, Re-insure of Mortgages (§§ 861 — 867) › § 866 - Foreclosure of a mortgage

In case the mortgagee forecloses a mortgage insured by the Agency in which the highest offer for the property is less than the insured debt, including its interest and other insured items, as determined in the Regulations to obtain the insurance benefits, the mortgagee shall automatically maintain an offer equal to the amount of the insured debt in order for the title deed to the property to be adjudicated to the mortgagee. Once the mortgagee acquires the title deed, he/she shall transfer said deed in favor of the Agency, as a prior condition for receiving the payment in the manner provided by this chapter.
History —July 26, 1995, No. 86, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 30 - Insure, Co-insure, Re-insure of Mortgages (§§ 861 — 867) › § 867 - Bonds, principal and interest

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico hereby secures the payment of principal and interest on the debenture bonds issued by the Agency for the purposes authorized in this chapter, for a total principal sum which shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000.00). The debenture bonds to which this mortgage guaranty is to be applied shall be those specified by the Agency, and a declaration of such guaranty shall be stated on the face of said bonds. If at any time the amount of money deposited in the Fund’s account which is obligated for the payment of the principal and interest on such debenture bonds, is not sufficient to pay said principal and interest upon maturity, the Agency shall draw, upon any of its unencumbered funds those amounts needed for the payment of the principal and interest due and shall order that said amounts be deposited in the Fund. If such amounts are not sufficient to pay such principal and interest at their maturity, the Secretary of the Treasury shall draw upon any available funds in the Treasury of Puerto Rico those amounts needed to cover the deficiency in the amount required to pay such principal and interest and shall order that such amounts thus drawn be applied to such payments. The good faith and credit of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are hereby pledged to make such payments.
History —July 26, 1995, No. 86, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 31 - Prefabricated Houses (§§ 871 — 879) › § 871 - Definitions

For the purposes of §§ 871—879 of this title, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings and scope expressed for each:
(a) Prefabricated house. — Means a complete housing unit, made in its place of manufacture, which is intended to be transported or sent to be joined to or affixed on permanent foundations or on another structure, containing a kitchen, bathroom, dining, living and sleeping areas which includes or does not include plumbing, heating and lighting equipment. A prefabricated house may consist of one or more modules, but shall not consist of components or panels, nor individual parts that need to be molded or cut to be assembled or attached to the permanent foundation. The term does not include a mobile unit.
(b) Prefabricated wood house. — Means a prefabricated house, as defined above, with the structural framework, and outside and inside walls made of wood.
(c) Prefabricated concrete house. — Means a prefabricated house, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, with the outside and inside walls, floor and roof made of concrete. In this type of prefabricated house, concrete or clay blocks may be used for partitions or inside walls.
(d) Prefabricated metal house. — Means a prefabricated house as defined in subsection (a) of this section, with a structural framework of steel, aluminum, steel plate or other material.
(e) Prefabricated plastic house. — Means a prefabricated house as defined in subsection (a) of this section, with a structural framework of steel, aluminum or other rigid metal, with outside and inside walls and a roof of polyurethane panels covered with fiberglass or acrylic plastic sheets.
(f) Administration. — Means the Regulations and Permits Administration of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —June 12, 1980, No. 113, p. 387, § 1, eff. 90 days after June 12, 1980.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 31 - Prefabricated Houses (§§ 871 — 879) › § 872 - Sale and distribution of prefabricated houses; requirements

Any natural or juridical person engaged in the sale and distribution of prefabricated houses made of wood, concrete, metal, plastic or any other material that may be used to build a low-cost house must comply with the following requirements:
(1) To hand to the buyer of each house the blueprint of the housing unit purchased, which shall be duly drafted and certified by a duly licensed engineer, according to the laws in force in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The seller or distributor of said houses shall be liable to the buyer for the erros or defects in the construction, without impairment of his right to recover the sums he might have had to pay for damages from the one who made said plans.
(2) To file the bids of sale papers in the Department of Consumer Affairs for approval. Said bids of sale papers must include all the specifications for a prefabricated housing unit and specifications for all those things not included in the sale that the buyer himself must acquire.
(3) To give the buyer a guarantee of at least (5) years on the materials used in the houses sold.
(4) To furnish the buyer with a brief informational brochure which includes a list of the insurance costs for basic risks, such as fire, earthquake and hurricane, as well as a description of the frequency and the estimated costs the buyer will have to assume to keep his property protected against termites and other insects that attack the wood used in his house. This pamphlet must be written pursuant to the stipulation issued for similar cases by the Department of Consumer Affairs.
History —June 12, 1980, No. 113, p. 387, § 2, eff. 90 days after June 12, 1980.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 31 - Prefabricated Houses (§§ 871 — 879) › § 873 - Building permit—Purchase and construction of prefabricated houses

Any person interested in buying and building a prefabricated house of wood, concrete, steel, plastic or any other material that may be used to build a low-cost house must apply, before purchasing the same, for a building permit from the Regulations and Permits Administration of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Administration shall take action on said application within a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days after the same has been filed.
History —June 12, 1980, No. 113, p. 387, § 3, eff. 90 days after June 12, 1980.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 31 - Prefabricated Houses (§§ 871 — 879) › § 874 - Building permit—Aspects to consider for issuance

Pursuant to the provisions of § 873 of this title, the Administration must consider the following aspects, among others:
(a) The place where the housing unit shall be built and type of existing buildings, so that said unit will not alter the aesthetics of the place;
(b) condition and characteristics of the land;
(c) accessibility;
(d) water, light and/or sewer facilities, and
(e) that the design of the building and the materials to be used comply with the requirements a permanent building must have for the safety of its inhabitants.
History —June 12, 1980, No. 113, p. 387, § 4, eff. 90 days after June 12, 1980.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 31 - Prefabricated Houses (§§ 871 — 879) › § 875 - Building permit—Completion; use permit; inspection

The Administration shall grant a building permit so that the buyer may start the process of acquiring the materials and building his prefabricated wood house.
Once finished, said house cannot be definitely occupied until the Administration grants a permit for its use which shall be subject to an inspection to verify the degree of safety it offers against fortuitous events such as fires, earthquakes and hurricane winds.
The Administration must determine whether the seller’s specifications were followed and verify whether the buyer made substantial alterations that may injure the seller.
History —June 12, 1980, No. 113, p. 387, § 5, eff. 90 days after June 12, 1980.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 31 - Prefabricated Houses (§§ 871 — 879) › § 876 - Administrative powers—Functions of Administration

The Regulations and Permits Administration is hereby empowered, after consulting the Department of Consumer Affairs, to adopt the rules and regulations it deems necessary for the faithful compliance with the functions assigned to it in §§ 871—879 of this title.
History —June 12, 1980, No. 113, p. 387, § 6, eff. 90 days after June 12, 1980.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 31 - Prefabricated Houses (§§ 871 — 879) › § 877 - Administrative powers—Sale, distribution and construction of prefabricated houses

The Department of Consumer Affairs, after carrying out all legal proceedings and consulting the Regulations and Permits Administration, is hereby empowered to adopt, through regulations, all those provisions that are relevant and necessary with regard to the sale, distribution and construction of prefabricated houses made of wood, concrete, metal, plastic or any other material that may be used to build a low-cost house, taking the following matters into consideration:
(a) Approval of bid of sale papers;
(b) quality of the materials provided;
(c) quantitative specifications of the materials deemed necessary to build the unit, and
(d) terms and conditions of the construction in cases where the seller himself is going to perform the construction work.
History —June 12, 1980, No. 113, p. 387, § 7, eff. 90 days after June 12, 1980.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 31 - Prefabricated Houses (§§ 871 — 879) › § 878 - Administrative powers—Requirements, conditions and rates for transportation of prefabricated houses

The Public Service Commission is hereby empowered to regulate, after public hearings are held and the legal formalities are completed, the requirements, conditions and rates that will prevail for the transportation of prefabricated houses to be delivered to their purchasers. The authentic rates must be published in an intelligible form and a copy thereof must be delivered to the buyer by the seller.
History —June 12, 1980, No. 113, p. 387, § 8, eff. 90 days after June 12, 1980.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 31 - Prefabricated Houses (§§ 871 — 879) › § 879 - Violation of provisions; penalties

Any person who violates the provisions of §§ 871—879 of this title or the regulations provided herein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, punished by a fine of no less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for a term of not less than five (5) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both penalties, in the discretion of the court.
History —June 12, 1980, No. 113, p. 387, § 9, eff. 90 days after June 12, 1980.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 33 - New Housing Operation Copartnership Program (§§ 891 — 902) › § 891 - Short title

This chapter shall be known as the “Public and Private Sector Copartnership for the New Housing Operation”.
History —June 26, 1987, No. 47, p. 159, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 33 - New Housing Operation Copartnership Program (§§ 891 — 902) › § 894 - Income derived from the sale of housing

The income earned by an owner of a newly-built or rehabilitated affordable housing project from the sale thereof shall be exempt from the payment of income taxes, provided that:
(a) The construction or rehabilitation of the housing units for sale has begun after the effective date of this act and before December 31 st, 2018.
(b) Prior to the beginning of the construction or rehabilitation work, he presents an itemized cost breakdown duly approved by the Program Administrator.
(c) The buyer of the housing unit is a low or moderate income family or a middle class family, as defined in this chapter and certified as eligible by the mortgagee who originates the permanent mortgage financing for the housing.
(d) The income on which the tax exemption is claimed, in the case of affordable housing, is the product of profits that do not exceed a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per housing unit derived from the sale of affordable housing units and that said profits have an exclusive direct relationship with the affordable housing project to which said income is attributed. In the case of middle class housing, an exemption of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) shall only be granted per housing unit against the profits derived from the sale of middle class housing units when said profits are directly related to the middle class housing project to which said revenues are attributed. However, the exemption of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) provided in this subsection may be used against the profits from the sale of a regular housing project of the same developer as described below. A developer may take the exemptions corresponding to the construction of four (4) middle class housing units, or ten thousand dollars ($10,000), against the profits from the sale of each regular housing unit of the same developer. The exemption of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) provided in this subsection shall be available only for middle class housing units built after July 1, 2001.
(e) The owner shows, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, that at the moment the sale is executed the housing unit to which the income is attributed did not have a lien or tax burden.
History —June 26, 1987, No. 47, p. 159, § 4; Dec. 29, 1989, No. 2, p. 643, § 3; Dec. 10, 1993, No. 121, § 2; Aug. 28, 1997, No. 105, § 2; Dec. 31, 1999, No. 369, § 2; Aug. 17, 2001, No. 118, § 3; May 11, 2004, No. 114, § 2; Dec. 14, 2007, No. 198, § 2; May 12, 2011, No. 72, § 1; Nov. 17, 2015, No. 187, § 36.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 33 - New Housing Operation Copartnership Program (§§ 891 — 902) › § 895 - Income derived from the lease of housing

There shall be exempt from income taxes, the income earned by the owner of a multi-family affordable housing project destined to be leased as well as up to ten percent (10%) of the yield on the capital invested in the acquisition and construction or rehabilitation of the property, provided that:
(a) He demonstrates, through the presentation of documents and records required by regulations, that the capital invested in the construction or rehabilitation of the multifamily project, whatever the case may be, is the product of a bona fide transaction.
(b) The rental fee of the rented housing units does not exceed the sum that the Program Administrator determines is adequate for the owner of the housing units to cover the administration and maintenance expenses of the rented property, to receive a yield on his capital investment and to meet his other obligations as an owner, pursuant to the parameters established by regulations.
(c) The income on which a tax exemption is claimed is derived from the rental fee paid by low or moderate income families.
(d) The unit rented within the multifamily housing project or the family occupying the unit does not receive a direct subsidy for the payment of the rental fee from the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the Government of the United States of America.
(e) The construction or rehabilitation of the housing units to which said income is attributable began after the approval of this act and before December 31 st, 2018.
The income tax exemption granted under this section may be claimed by the owner to the Secretary of Treasury and the Secretary of Housing, as long as the housing units are occupied by low- or moderate-income persons and for a term not to exceed fifteen (15) years, counted as of the date of approval of the tax exemption.
History —June 26, 1987, No. 47, p. 159, § 5; Dec. 29, 1989, No. 2, p. 643, § 4; Dec. 10, 1993, No. 121, § 3; Aug. 28, 1997, No. 105, § 3; Dec. 31, 1999, No. 369, § 3; Aug. 17, 2001, No. 118, § 4; May 11, 2004, No. 114, § 3; Dec. 14, 2007, No. 198, § 3; May 12, 2011, No. 72, § 2; Nov. 17, 2015, No. 187, § 37.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 33 - New Housing Operation Copartnership Program (§§ 891 — 902) › § 896 - Tax exemption—On property dedicated to rental

The housing units of multifamily projects rented to low or moderate income families shall be exempt from the payment of property taxes, subject to:
(a) Compliance with the requirements established by subsections (b), (d) and (e) of § 895 of this title.
(b) The rental fee of each housing unit to reflect a reduction equal to the total sum of the property tax that the owner would be bound to pay if the tax exemption provided herein should not apply.
The tax exemption granted by this section shall be in effect as long as the housing units on which it is claimed are occupied by low or moderate income families and for a term not greater than fifteen (15) years, starting as of January 1 of the year following the date of occupancy of the housing unit by a low or moderate income family.
The Secretary of Housing shall certify annually to the Secretary of the Treasury whether the families that occupy the housing units on which the tax exemption established by this section is claimed are eligible as low or moderate income families.
History —June 26, 1987, No. 47, p. 159, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 33 - New Housing Operation Copartnership Program (§§ 891 — 902) › § 897 - Procedure and conditions for exemption

Any owner who builds or rehabilitates affordable housing to be sold or leased to low- or moderate-income persons and middle class housing to be sold to middle class persons, and who wishes to avail himself of the tax exemptions established in §§ 894-896 of this title, as the case may be, shall file with the Secretary of the Department of Housing an application for exemption including the following information: the name of the business or company; the cadastre number of the property or properties connected to the business; the merchant registration number; the account connected to the business as required by the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code; the employer identification number; and the information required by §§ 1141 et seq. of Title 23, better known as the “Fiscal Information and Permit Control Act”, in addition to any other documents and information required by regulations. The Secretary of the Department of Housing shall act on said application within sixty (60) days as of the filing date thereof. Any owner who requests to avail himself of the benefits of this chapter shall be up to date in the payment of all taxes imposed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including those in which he acts as withholding agent, and shall likewise keep up to date in the payment of such taxes for the time during which he enjoys the benefits granted under this chapter.
History —June 26, 1987, No. 47, p. 159, § 7; Aug. 17, 2001, No. 118, § 5; Nov. 17, 2015, No. 187, § 38.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 33 - New Housing Operation Copartnership Program (§§ 891 — 902) › § 899 - Accounting records

Every owner who wishes to avail himself of the benefits of this chapter must keep a detailed and complete accounting for each housing unit of all income derived from their sale or rental, as the case may be, and of the expenses incurred for the sale or rental.
History —June 26, 1987, No. 47, p. 159, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 33 - New Housing Operation Copartnership Program (§§ 891 — 902) › § 901 - Reports

The operational unit shall render a quarterly report to the Legislature regarding the transactions for the sale of public lands carried out pursuant to this chapter and the housing projects initiated or being developed under it.
History —June 26, 1987, No. 47, p. 159, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 35 - Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (§§ 1001 — 1014) › § 1001 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the following meaning:
(a) Administration. — Shall mean the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration created through this chapter.
(b) Agency. — Shall mean any department, office, bureau, division, board, commission, administration, public corporation or its subsidiaries, instrumentalities of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and of the United States of America, excluding municipalities, the Judiciary Branch and the Legislative Branch.
(c) Administrator. — Shall mean the highest level executive official of the Administration with the responsibility of organizing, directing and executing all its functions and duties.
(d) Department. — Shall mean the Department of Housing of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as created by §§ 441 et seq. of Title 3, its programs, services, offices, dependencies and units.
(e) Board. — Shall mean the Public Housing Administration Governing Board of Puerto Rico.
(f) Person. — Shall mean every natural or juridical profitable or nonprofit entity that includes, but is not to be understood as a limitation, a partnership, association, firm, institution, entity, consortium, foundation, corporation, cooperative, or group of persons.
(g) Secretary. — Shall mean the Secretary of the Department of Housing of Puerto Rico.
(h) Public housing. — Shall mean any housing unit developed with funds from the Government of the United States and/or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which is safe, healthful and adequate to be rented to low income families.
History —Aug. 17, 1989, No. 66, p. 282, § 2; Jan. 10, 2003, No. 71, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 35 - Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (§§ 1001 — 1014) › § 1005 - Acquisition and distribution of materials and supplies

The timely acquisition of materials, supplies, equipment and non-personal services is hereby declared as essential for an effective administration of public housing projects. The timely availability of the entirety of materials, supplies, equipment and non-personal services that are essential for fast and efficient execution of the programs and activities of the Administration and for the rendering of mandatory services, contributes to the attainment of the purposes of this chapter.
The Administration shall design and implement a program or system for the acquisition and distribution of materials, equipment, supplies. It shall also adopt the rules, procedures and systems needed to ensure that the requisitions of materials, supplies, equipment and non-personal services of the different public housing projects may be handled without unjustified delay and at the lowest cost. It shall also establish an effective system for the distribution of materials, equipment and supplies according to the rules established through regulations.
History —Aug. 17, 1989, No. 66, p. 282, § 6; Jan. 10, 2003, No. 71, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 35 - Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (§§ 1001 — 1014) › § 1007 - Construction, improvements and repair programs in public housing projects

The Administration shall be responsible for areas of planning and programming, of ordinary and extraordinary preventive maintenance and refurbishing of public residential projects. The Administrator shall prepare and submit a program to the Board each year, on the date it requires for the repair, maintenance and refurbishing or renovation work in public housing projects and of the structures and buildings of the programs and activities under his/her administration.
The Administration shall have the obligation to establish, maintain and execute the programs that are needed for the maintenance, cleaning and beautification of housing projects and to carry out ordinary and extraordinary repairs, and improvements and refurbishing works of the buildings and of public housings. The Administrator may contract with the municipalities for the performance of such services and works, provided they have the necessary capacity to do so. Likewise, he shall promote the participation of residents in these programs to bolster the sense of belonging to their community and the strengthening of the families.
The Administrator shall establish through regulations the minimum norms for the conservation and maintenance of all public housing projects and the structures and buildings of the programs under his/her administration.
History —Aug. 17, 1989, No. 66, p. 282, § 8; Jan. 10, 2003, No. 71, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 35 - Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (§§ 1001 — 1014) › § 1008 - Transfer of programs and services

All the powers and faculties of the Public Housing Program of the Urban Renewal and Housing Corporation are hereby transferred to the Public Housing Administration. Unless the Secretary and the Board provide otherwise, by virtue of the authority conferred in § 1009 of this title, the subsidized housing projects of the federal Housing and Urban Development Department and those of the Farmers Home Administration are exempted from this transfer, as well as the subsidized housing projects of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Urban Renewal and Housing Corporation of Puerto Rico, and the federal Housing Program adopted pursuant to § 1007 of this title, which shall continue to be under the Administration of the Urban Renewal and Housing Corporation, or the Department, as provided by the Secretary and the Board.
Aside from the exceptions previously established in this section, all the ordinary and extraordinary activities of maintenance, beautification, refurbishing and administration of public housings, debt service incurred for development, and collecting efforts, leasing or rent of public housing, lands, buildings or facilities of any home project, as defined in §§ 1 et seq. and 31 et seq. of this title and every property of any nature belonging to or used in connection therewith and every interest and legal or equitable right on the same, and the liens thereon, as well as debts secured by said liens.
The above listed activities with regard to all rental housing projects for low income persons, developed with funds of the United States Government under the Public Housing Program and preceding entities, as well as those projects developed with financing secured by said federal entities are deemed to be transferred to the Administration. All rental housing projects for low income persons, developed with Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Funds or financed through obligations secured by them, are also hereby transferred to the Administration.
The funds, chattel and real estate, personnel, files, contracts, agreements, obligations and all income or capital assets of any kind, nature or description, rights and privileges, licenses, permits and authorizations inherent or related to the activities transferred by virtue of this chapter, are hereby transferred to the Administration, to be used for the aims and purposes of this chapter.
History —Aug. 17, 1989, No. 66, p. 282, § 9; Aug. 9, 1991, No. 58, p. 251, § 7; Jan. 10, 2003, No. 71, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 35 - Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (§§ 1001 — 1014) › § 1009 - Additional transfers

The Secretary may transfer other programs, services, units, divisions or branches of the Department to the Administration, with the purpose of achieving an effective integration and coordination of the administration of public housing and rendering of essential services to their residents. Any transfer made by the Secretary by virtue of this section must be written down in a document clearly stating the transferred functions, responsibilities, funds and transferred resources. A copy of this document must be remitted to the Legislature, to the Governor of Puerto Rico and to the Government’s Office of the Management and Budget no later than fifteen (15) days following the date on which the Secretary and the Board authorizes the transfer of the program, service, unit, division or branch of the Department involved.
Whenever he deems it necessary and feasible, the Secretary may advise the Governor to transfer the services, activities, functions and resources of the Coordination Office for Assistance and Services to Residential Project Citizens (OCASCIR) and any other program, activity or service established administratively or through executive order of the Governor, to the Administration. In those cases that the Governor performs the transfer, he shall determine the manner and effective date and shall take the measures he deems necessary or convenient so that operation and services of said Office or any other activity, program or service transferred to the Administration according to what is authorized in this section, are not affected.
The Administration and the OCASCIR Program shall establish those working agreements which will allow the development of a joint and comprehensive effort to raise the quality of life of the residents and which facilitate the future integration of these services. When the Secretary deems it necessary, to avoid duplication of efforts, he may recommend to the Governor of Puerto Rico, that in the exercise of the faculties conferred to him through § 559 of Title 1, to provide for the transfer of those programs, functions and resources destined for the exclusive benefit of public housing residents by the RED Program to the Administration.
History —Aug. 17, 1989, No. 66, p. 282, § 10; Jan. 10, 2003, No. 71, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 35 - Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (§§ 1001 — 1014) › § 1010 - Organization of transferred programs

The Administrator shall organize the programs, services, units, divisions and branches that are transferred to the Administration through this chapter and any others that are transferred in the future, in such a way that services are not affected and that the purposes of this chapter are complied with. For the purposes of this restructuring, the Administrator shall take into consideration the claims and indications of the programs and services transferred, those of public housing project residents and, in particular, those of the Board, for the purpose of ensuring the greater effectiveness of the administration’s services.
History —Aug. 17, 1989, No. 66, p. 282, § 11; Jan. 10, 2003, No. 71, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 35 - Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (§§ 1001 — 1014) › § 1011 - Public Housing Improvement Fund

A special fund is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury designated as the “Public Housing Improvement Fund”, which shall be nourished by appropriations from the Legislature of Puerto Rico, from income originating from the collection of rent of public housing projects under their administration built with local funds, as well as from donations and transfers from any other agencies of the federal government or income from special funds and donations by private persons and entities. This fund shall be administered according to the regulations established by the Secretary of the Treasury and shall be destined exclusively to attend to the ends and purposes of the Administration.
History —Aug. 17, 1989, No. 66, p. 282, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 35 - Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (§§ 1001 — 1014) › § 1012 - Rules and regulations

The Administrator is hereby empowered to adopt the rules and regulations that are needed for the execution of this chapter and for the financing of the Administration and of the programs, services, units, divisions or branches that are transferred to it through this chapter. These regulations shall not take effect until approved by the Board.
Such regulations, except those for internal operation of the Administration, shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act”.
History —Aug. 17, 1989, No. 66, p. 282, § 13; Jan. 10, 2003, No. 71, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 35 - Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (§§ 1001 — 1014) › § 1013 - Exemptions

All rights, exemptions, contributions, fees or taxes granted by any previous act to the bodies, programs, units, divisions or branches transferred through this chapter, are hereby granted and extended to the Administration under the same terms, scope and privileges established in the act under which they were granted.
History —Aug. 17, 1989, No. 66, p. 282, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 35 - Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (§§ 1001 — 1014) › § 1014 - Collaboration of public agencies

To fulfill the purposes of this chapter, the Administrator may request the services, facilities and personnel of any public agency and municipality, and they may render and offer him/her their services. Any official or employee of a public agency who is temporarily transferred to the Administration by virtue of the provisions of this section, shall retain all his/her rights, benefits, classification and position in the former public agency.
The Administrator, through the Board, may likewise request any public agency to carry out a study or investigation needed to comply with the purposes of this chapter.
History —Aug. 17, 1989, No. 66, p. 282, § 15; Jan. 10, 2003, No. 71, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 36 - Rental Contract Cancelation Procedure (§§ 1015 — 1015h) › § 1015 - Definitions

(a) Administration. — The Public Housing Administration created by §§ 1001 et seq. of this title.
(b) Administrator. — The executive official responsible for directing and managing a public housing unit, as defined in this chapter.
(c) Managing agent. — The natural or juridical person with whom the Puerto Rico Department of Housing and/or the Public Housing Administration have an administration and maintenance contract of the Public Housing Projects of Puerto Rico and who shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the contract signed among them, and the regulations of the Puerto Rico Department of Housing and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
(d) Self-administrator. — Public housing project administered by its own residents through a Board of Directors elected by the residents themselves. The Board shall be governed by the terms and conditions of a management contract and the regulations of the Department of Housing and HUD. Any change of a purpose agreed upon between the Department and the Residents.(sic)
(e) Affirmative measures. — One or more acts performed by the tenant of a public housing unit that may be reasonably interpreted as performed in order to avoid or dissuade the alleged criminal behavior of a member of the family unit or a visiting third party.
(f) Innocent third party. — Means any public housing unit resident being investigated for alleged criminal activity who has not participated, directly or indirectly, in the activity under investigation.
(g) Visiting third party. — Means any person who is investigated, accused, suspected, or convicted for criminal activity, who does not reside in the public housing unit under investigation for an alleged criminal activity, but has made one or more visits to said unit with the consent of any of the members of the family unit.
(h) Public housing unit. — Any housing developed with United States Government funds or Commonwealth funds, that is safe, hygienic and adequate for leasing to low income families.
Words in singular shall include the plural and vice-versa.
History —Dec. 4, 2001, No. 171, § 1, eff. 90 days after Dec. 4, 2001.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 36 - Rental Contract Cancelation Procedure (§§ 1015 — 1015h) › § 1015c - Eviciton—Continued residence

The administration, administrating agent, or selfadministrator shall allow that those members of the family nucleus that were not involved or did not participate in the activity prohibited in the public housing lease contract, to continue to live in the public housing unit object of such an agreement in all cases of eviction for violating a public housing lease contract by incurring any of the activities prohibited in said agreement. As a condition to allow the continued use and enjoyment of the public housing unit in question, it can be required that the members of the family nucleus or third parties who participated in or were involved in the prohibited activity, shall not be able to live in or occupy the public housing unit until attesting evidence is presented that the person who incurred the prohibited behavior or activity has completed a duly accredited treatment or rehabilitation program satisfactorily.
History —Dec. 4, 2001, No. 171, § 4, eff. 90 days after Dec. 4, 2001.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 36 - Rental Contract Cancelation Procedure (§§ 1015 — 1015h) › § 1015d - Cancellation of contract—Conditions

The administration, administrating agent or the selfadministrator may condition the cancellation of the lease agreement to the tenant by having said tenant guarantee that the person whose action provokes the cancellation has vacated the housing unit and has been excluded from the lease contract.
History —Dec. 4, 2001, No. 171, § 5, eff. 90 days after Dec. 4, 2001.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 36 - Rental Contract Cancelation Procedure (§§ 1015 — 1015h) › § 1015e - Regulations

The Public Housing Administrator is hereby directed to approve regulations to govern the procedures under “One Strike and You’re Out” and this legislation uniformly, within ninety (90) days following the approval of this act. Said regulations shall, at least, contain the following:
(a) A list of such delinquent conduct that, due to their social and collective impact, could give merit to the termination of the lease contract.
(b) The procedure to be followed by the privatizing agents when they deem that any of the offenses incurred could warrant the termination of the contract, including what is provided in this chapter.
(c) The procedure to be followed during the evidentiary hearing.
(d) The administrative review procedure of the evidentiary hearing’s determination to terminate the lease agreement.
History —Dec. 4, 2001, No. 171, § 6, eff. 90 days after Dec. 4, 2001.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 36 - Rental Contract Cancelation Procedure (§§ 1015 — 1015h) › § 1015f - Coordination with other agencies

The administration shall coordinate the appropriate implementation of this chapter, along with other government agencies and other branches of government.
History —Dec. 4, 2001, No. 171, § 7, eff. 90 days after Dec. 4, 2001.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 36 - Rental Contract Cancelation Procedure (§§ 1015 — 1015h) › § 1015g - Applicable laws

The procedures of this chapter shall be governed pursuant to what is established in §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act”. Likewise, the right to present recourses of administrative review pursuant to the Puerto Rico Judiciary Act of 1984, Act No. 1 of July 28, 1984, as amended, and the Regulations of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Circuit Court of Appeals, Aps. XXI-A and XXII-A of Title 4, shall be guaranteed.
History —Dec. 4, 2001, No. 171, § 8, eff. 90 days after Dec. 4, 2001.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 36 - Rental Contract Cancelation Procedure (§§ 1015 — 1015h) › § 1015h - Orientation

The Public Housing Administration, the administrating agent and the selfadministrator, are hereby directed that after the approval of this act, they shall program among their activities, training mechanisms to inform the members of the boards of directors of the residents of the public housing units on the implications of the federal regulation known as “One Strike and You’re Out” and the rights, safeguards and obligations contained in this chapter and in the regulations created by virtue thereof. Also discussed shall be topics such as: the content of the lease agreement, causes for the cancellation of the contracts, procedures established for the canceling of the contracts, defenses allowed, and the eviction procedure. It is imperative for the agency to develop mechanisms whereby the boards can be given information on all the programs for the management [of] controlled substances and the prevention of violence existing in their agencies or in other government agencies or instrumentalities. The Public Housing Administration, administrating agent and the selfadministrators shall coordinate for the orientation of the [board] the existence of available training, reeducation, and health programs, as well as any other program that is directed to improve the quality of life of the residents of the public housing projects and motivate them toward self-management.
History —Dec. 4, 2001, No. 171, § 9, eff. 90 days after Dec. 4, 2001.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 37 - Social Concerns-Housing Subsidy Program (§§ 1021 — 1034) › § 1021 - Definitions

In accordance with this chapter, the terms and phrases mentioned below shall have the following meaning:
(a) Low or moderate income families or individuals. — Means those who have income within the limits established by the Secretary of Housing through regulations in order to participate in the Program.
(b) Adjusted monthly income. — Means one-twelfth (1/12) of the total annual income of the person or family after deducting the credits provided in this chapter.
(c) New construction. — Means all housing whose construction commences after the Subsidy Program is approved.
(d) Existing houses. — Means all houses already constructed on the date of approval of this act, that the Department of Housing deems acceptable under the Program created by virtue of this chapter.
History —Dec. 10, 1993, No. 124, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 37 - Social Concerns-Housing Subsidy Program (§§ 1021 — 1034) › § 1022 - Subsidy Program—Authorization

The Secretary of Housing is hereby authorized to create a program to subsidize the monthly mortgage payment and part of the down payment of low or moderate-income families or individuals through the Housing Finance Authority of Puerto Rico to help low or moderate-income families or individuals to acquire newly constructed or existing homes located in projects approved by the Department of Housing or its attached bodies, or jointly with any municipality of Puerto Rico.
History —Dec. 10, 1993, No. 124, § 3; Sept. 29, 2004, No. 498, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 37 - Social Concerns-Housing Subsidy Program (§§ 1021 — 1034) › § 1023 - Subsidy Program—Restrictions

The subsidy authorized by this chapter shall not be available for any dwelling unless the project in which it is located, or the dwelling itself, has been constructed within the parameters established by the Department of Housing and the purchase price cannot exceed the limit established from time to time by the Secretary of Housing. The existing housing projects shall be approved by the Department of Housing and the limitations of the purchase price mentioned above shall apply. In the case of joint projects with the municipalities, these shall be approved by the Department of Housing as well as by the mayor and the Municipal Legislature of each municipality that participates in the agreement.
History —Dec. 10, 1993, No. 124, § 4; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 437, § 1; Sept. 29, 2004, No. 498, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 37 - Social Concerns-Housing Subsidy Program (§§ 1021 — 1034) › § 1024 - Subsidy Program—Subsidy

The subsidy shall consist of reducing the corresponding monthly payment and the down payment that the low or moderate-income family or individual must pay. The Secretary of Housing shall determine the subsidy that the beneficiary will receive depending on the family’s or individual’s income and the family composition, through regulations.
History —Dec. 10, 1993, No. 124, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 37 - Social Concerns-Housing Subsidy Program (§§ 1021 — 1034) › § 1025 - Computation of adjusted monthly income

The adjusted monthly income shall be computed at the time the rate of interest corresponding to the family or individual is determined, and it shall be equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the total annual family income after subtracting the following credits:
(1) 10% of the annual gross income as a fixed deduction.
(2) Five hundred dollars ($500) for each non-working dependent under the age of 21, or person over 65 years of age or a disabled person who has been certified as such by a physician authorized to practice as such in Puerto Rico.
History —Dec. 10, 1993, No. 124, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 37 - Social Concerns-Housing Subsidy Program (§§ 1021 — 1034) › § 1026 - Interest; determination

To determine the rate of interest that the beneficiary shall pay, the Housing Finance Authority of Puerto Rico or a mortgagee participating in the Program, shall obtain evidence of the income and the family composition of the applicant.
History —Dec. 10, 1993, No. 124, § 7; Sept. 29, 2004, No. 498, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 37 - Social Concerns-Housing Subsidy Program (§§ 1021 — 1034) › § 1027 - Granting of subsidy

Once the corresponding subsidy is granted, the same shall not be readjusted.
History —Dec. 10, 1993, No. 124, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SEVENTEEN - Housing (§§ 1 — 1546) › Chapter 37 - Social Concerns-Housing Subsidy Program (§§ 1021 — 1034) › § 1028 - Obligations of beneficiary

The beneficiary shall keep up to date the corresponding share of the monthly payments in order to continue benefitting from the subsidy granted under this chapter. If the loan is in arrears and the beneficiary decides to bring it up to date, the subsidy for the months in arrears shall be contributed.
History —Dec. 10, 1993, No. 124, § 9.