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Unemployment Word Count by State

Calculates the total word count of documents related to unemployment in each state, revealing insights into the volume of unemployment-related content by location.

CO Title 8 Word Count

Calculates the total number of words in the content of entries related to 'Title 8' in Colorado, providing insight into the volume of text data available for that specific category and state.

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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-57/612/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 57 - Homesteads (§§ 611 — 616)›§ 612 - Acquisition or grouping of homestead parcels—Number limited	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 57 - Homesteads (§§ 611 — 616) › § 612 - Acquisition or grouping of homestead parcels—Number limited	No person may, without the expressed written consent of the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico, acquire by purchase, gift, conveyance, assignment, execution, or through any other legal means, any of the parcels devoted to the Homestead Program, if at the time of the new acquisition, such person is owner, usufructuary or lessee, for any of such reasons, of two of said parcels. History —June 16, 1954, No. 63, p. 342, § 1.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-57/613/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 57 - Homesteads (§§ 611 — 616)›§ 613 - Acquisition or grouping of homestead parcels—Permission of Secretary of Agriculture	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 57 - Homesteads (§§ 611 — 616) › § 613 - Acquisition or grouping of homestead parcels—Permission of Secretary of Agriculture	Any person who meets the conditions expressed in Act No. 53 of July 11, 1921, and who may desire to acquire a new homestead parcel in excess of the one held by him, shall request from the Secretary of Agriculture permission to acquire said parcel and group it with the one he is holding; Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico is hereby authorized to order an investigation in each case that may arise, and if said investigation should disclose that the conditions of the land, the working facilities of the candidate and the location of the parcels warrant the new acquisition and/or grouping, the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico shall give his consent to the said new acquisition and/or grouping. History —June 16, 1954, No. 63, p. 342, § 2.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-57/614/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 57 - Homesteads (§§ 611 — 616)›§ 614 - Acquisition or grouping of homestead parcels—Recording of excess parcels	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 57 - Homesteads (§§ 611 — 616) › § 614 - Acquisition or grouping of homestead parcels—Recording of excess parcels	The recording in the registries of property of Puerto Rico of any documents whereby more than two homestead parcels are acquired and/or grouped is hereby prohibited under penalty of nullity when said documents are not accompanied by a supplementary instrument evincing the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico. History —June 16, 1954, No. 63, p. 342, § 3.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-57/615/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 57 - Homesteads (§§ 611 — 616)›§ 615 - Acquisition or grouping of homestead parcels—Recording prohibited; powers of registrars	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 57 - Homesteads (§§ 611 — 616) › § 615 - Acquisition or grouping of homestead parcels—Recording prohibited; powers of registrars	Any person who shall violate the provisions of § 613 of this title shall be estopped from recording in the registries of property of Puerto Rico the parcel thus acquired. Registrars of property are hereby empowered to refuse, under penalty of nullity, the registration of any documents whereby a homestead parcel in excess of the one already held is acquired and/or grouped, when said documents are not accompanied by a supplementary instrument evincing the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture. History —June 16, 1954, No. 63, p. 342, § 4.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-57/616/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 57 - Homesteads (§§ 611 — 616)›§ 616 - Acquisition or grouping of homestead parcels—Penalties	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 57 - Homesteads (§§ 611 — 616) › § 616 - Acquisition or grouping of homestead parcels—Penalties	Any person who shall knowingly violate the provisions of §§ 612—616 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be subject to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars ($250), or one-day imprisonment for each dollar he may fail to pay. History —June 16, 1954, No. 63, p. 342, § 5.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-59/631/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 59 - Division of Small Community Industries (§§ 631 — 636)›§ 631 - Creation	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 59 - Division of Small Community Industries (§§ 631 — 636) › § 631 - Creation	A Division of Small Community Industries of Puerto Rico is hereby created, annexed to and as a part of the Housing Development and Improvements Administration. History —May 8, 1951, No. 365, p. 866, § 1.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-59/632/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 59 - Division of Small Community Industries (§§ 631 — 636)›§ 632 - Purposes	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 59 - Division of Small Community Industries (§§ 631 — 636) › § 632 - Purposes	The purposes of this Division, which shall hereafter be known as the “Division of Small Community Industries” shall be to promote, establish and develop small industries at various points of the Commonwealth, where the workman has working opportunities only during certain seasons of the year and his income is insufficient to meet his most essential needs. It shall also be the purpose of this Division to provide additional training opportunities to the workmen and to contribute toward their social and financial betterment. The utilization of unexploited resources shall receive preferent[ial] attention. History —May 8, 1951, No. 365, p. 866, § 2.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-59/633/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 59 - Division of Small Community Industries (§§ 631 — 636)›§ 633 - Rights and powers	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 59 - Division of Small Community Industries (§§ 631 — 636) › § 633 - Rights and powers	The Housing Development and Improvements Administration is hereby vested with the rights and powers necessary or advisable to carry out the program of small community industries, including, without limitation, the following: (a) To adapt its programs of activities to the financial and social realities of the various regions of the Commonwealth and to the aptitude, capacity and education of its population. (b) To make regulations to govern the norms of the activities to be developed by this program. (c) To make contracts for the exercise of its powers therefor. (d) To acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation, and to declare of public utility, any property necessary to the enforcement of this chapter, and to dispose of said property as may be determined by its requirements. (e) To sell to the Commonwealth Government or its dependencies, including public officials and employees, or to any person or business partnership, at prevailing market prices, the products manufactured, produced or processed. Every dependency, branch or agency of the Commonwealth Government interested in buying any of the products manufactured by the Division, shall acquire such product preferably through this program. (f) To appoint or contract for the necessary personnel and to fix the compensation therefor. The personnel of the Division shall not be subject to the provisions of Act No. 345 of May 12, 1947, creating the Office of Personnel. (g) To accept gifts from, and to make contracts or other transactions with, any federal agency, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the political subdivisions and instrumentalities thereof, and to apply the proceeds of any such gifts to any of its purposes. (h) To construct, purchase, rent and equip warehouses, factories, and shops wherein to carry out the activities of the Division. (i) To sell, lease, or cede to groups of its own workmen organized in cooperatives under the General Cooperative Associations Act of Puerto Rico or any other organization, under the terms deemed advisable, the property devoted to a particular industry. (j) To purchase supplies and equipment without the intervention of the General Supplies Administration. (k) To loan to natural or artificial persons, under the terms and conditions he may deem convenient and necessary, the sums of money necessary for the establishment or development of small industries within the spirit of this chapter, in those cases in which the necessity and convenience of making such loans is established to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of the Housing Development and Improvements Administration. Any applicant may appeal from [sic] a decision against him to the Secretary of Housing, who shall review the case. History —May 8, 1951, No. 365, p. 866, § 3; July 1, 1953, No. 111, p. 394.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-59/634/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 59 - Division of Small Community Industries (§§ 631 — 636)›§ 634 - Tax exemption	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 59 - Division of Small Community Industries (§§ 631 — 636) › § 634 - Tax exemption	The Division of Small Community Industries shall not be required to pay any tax, impost, excise, or license tax on any of the properties acquired for the program of small industries, or on its activities in the operation and maintenance of any enterprise, or on the income derived from any of its enterprises and activities. Contractors doing business with the Program of Small Industries shall not be subject to the tax on Government contracts established by § 16 of Act No. 85 of August 20, 1925, as amended by Act No. 158 of May 13, 1941. History —May 8, 1951, No. 365, p. 866, § 4.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-59/635/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 59 - Division of Small Community Industries (§§ 631 — 636)›§ 635 - Finances	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 59 - Division of Small Community Industries (§§ 631 — 636) › § 635 - Finances	All the funds shall be deposited with recognized depositories of the funds of the Commonwealth Government and shall be kept in separate accounts in the name of the Housing Development and Improvements Administration. Disbursements shall be made by the Housing Development and Improvements Administration according to the regulations and budgets approved by the Department of Housing and following the procedures and accounting systems prescribed for the purpose by the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico. The accounting system to be used by the Division shall be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico. History —May 8, 1951, No. 365, p. 866, § 5.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-59/636/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 59 - Division of Small Community Industries (§§ 631 — 636)›§ 636 - Fund	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 59 - Division of Small Community Industries (§§ 631 — 636) › § 636 - Fund	To carry out the purposes of this chapter, the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year 1951—52, from any available funds in the Commonwealth Treasury not otherwise appropriated, which sum the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico shall place at the disposal of the Housing Development and Improvements Administration in accordance with this chapter; Provided, That the sum appropriated shall be constituted into a special revolving fund which is hereby created known as “Small Community Industries Fund of the Housing Development and Improvements Administration, Trust Fund” and into which shall likewise be covered all the moneys received as proceeds from these activities. History —May 8, 1951, No. 365, p. 866, § 6.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-61/661/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 61 - Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico (§§ 661 — 668)›§ 661 - Short title	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 61 - Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico (§§ 661 — 668) › § 661 - Short title	The short title of this chapter shall be “An Act to Eliminate Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico”. History —May 9, 1952, No. 218, p. 522, § 1; Apr. 12, 1955, No. 14, p. 52, § 3.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-61/662/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 61 - Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico (§§ 661 — 668)›§ 662 - Powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 61 - Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico (§§ 661 — 668) › § 662 - Powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture	The Secretary of Agriculture shall, for the carrying out of the ends and purposes of this chapter, have the following powers, faculties, and duties: (1) To prepare and adopt such regulations as may be necessary for the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter. (2) To examine, approve, amend, or deny requests for financial aid, or for any other kind of aid, submitted for the carrying out of any improvement project in Puerto Rico; Provided, That in order that a project may be approved, the following points shall be established: (a) That the project is necessary for the general welfare of Puerto Rico. (b) That there is a willingness to employ in the work all available resources, such as labor and materiel obtainable, and to supply the place for carrying out the project, as well as the largest possible financial contribution. (c) That the total value of the factors mentioned in clause (b) of this subsection is not less than forty percent (40%) of the total cost of the completed project; Provided, That in cases in which exceptional circumstances intervene, the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico may accept a contribution of not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total cost of the project. (d) That if the aid requested were not approved, the project could not be carried out. (e) There shall be submitted detailed and practical plans for carrying out the project, and plans, also, for the utilization and maintenance of the same upon its completion. (f) There shall be furnished a detailed history of the project and its growth and development right from the time it was first conceived of, and such history shall show that the majority of the people want the project. (3) To acquire by purchase, condemnation, donation, exchange, or any other lawful means, as well as to rent, any kind of property, real or personal, for carrying out the ends and purposes of this chapter; Provided, That the transactions necessary for carrying out the ends and purposes of this chapter shall not be subject to the provisions of Act No. 150 of May 9, 1945. Any properties or property rights which the Secretary of Agriculture deems suitable, useful, or necessary for carrying out the purposes of this chapter are hereby declared to be of public utility. (4) To grant the aid required for the development and completion of the projects to be carried out in Puerto Rico, which aid may be in the form of materiel, equipment or the use thereof, technical supervision, counsel or management, as well as the services of technical personnel. (5) To make request for and to use any technical personnel, equipment, or services appertaining to other government agencies, provided such use does not impinge upon the functions assigned by law to the agencies involved. (6) To sell at cost to the people materiel to be used in projects which are being carried out pursuant to the purposes of this chapter. (7) To authorize the payment, chargeable to the fund herein created, of the premiums required by the State Insurance Fund for the insurance of such workmen as may work gratis under the provisions of this plan; Provided, That whenever it is so desired and requested it shall be obligatory to keep and maintain up to date the requisite rolls and records of the workmen involved. (8) To utilize any other powers and faculties necessary for or incidental to the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter. History —May 9, 1952, No. 218, p. 522, § 2; Apr. 12, 1955, No. 14, p. 52, § 3.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-61/663/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 61 - Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico (§§ 661 — 668)›§ 663 - Trust Fund	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 61 - Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico (§§ 661 — 668) › § 663 - Trust Fund	There is hereby created a fund to be known as the “Fund for the Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico, Trust Fund”, which fund shall be under the administration and custody of the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico and shall, as a part of the funds of the Department of Agriculture, be specifically held aside for use toward the ends and purposes of this chapter without limitation as to any specific fiscal year, and into the said fund there shall be covered all sums heretofore appropriated by law or that may hereafter be appropriated by the Legislature for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. History —May 9, 1952, No. 218, p. 522, § 3; Apr. 12, 1955, No. 14, p. 52, § 3.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-61/664/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 61 - Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico (§§ 661 — 668)›§ 664 - Organization; personnel; compensation	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 61 - Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico (§§ 661 — 668) › § 664 - Organization; personnel; compensation	The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby empowered and authorized to set up the organization required for the administration and operation of the program for the elimination of civic unemployment, the personnel of which organization shall be in the exempt service; Provided, That the compensation of the employees appointed shall be paid chargeable to the Fund created by this chapter. History —May 9, 1952, No. 218, p. 522, § 4; Apr. 12, 1955, No. 14, p. 52, § 3.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-61/667/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 61 - Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico (§§ 661 — 668)›§ 667 - Approval by Planning Board	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 61 - Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico (§§ 661 — 668) › § 667 - Approval by Planning Board	All projects carried out under the provisions of this chapter shall previously be approved by the Puerto Rico Planning Board. History —May 9, 1952, No. 218, p. 522, § 7, eff. July 1, 1952.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-61/668/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 61 - Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico (§§ 661 — 668)›§ 668 - Delegation of powers to director of Social Programs Administration or other officials	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 61 - Elimination of Civic Unemployment in Puerto Rico (§§ 661 — 668) › § 668 - Delegation of powers to director of Social Programs Administration or other officials	The powers and faculties vested under this chapter in the Secretary of Agriculture may be delegated to the Director of the Social Programs Administration of the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico. History —May 9, 1952, No. 218, p. 522, § 8; Apr. 12, 1955, No. 14, p. 52, § 3.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/681/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 681 - Title deeds	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 681 - Title deeds	The Secretary of Housing of Puerto Rico is hereby authorized to grant title deeds to usufructuaries or occupants of parcels in the communities established pursuant to the provisions of §§ 551—556 of this title. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 1969.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/682/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 682 - Sale of parcels	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 682 - Sale of parcels	In the case of such usufructuaries who at present own a rural or urban parcel and who have not violated the provisions of § 553 of this title, the Secretary of Housing shall sell to them, if they so request, the parcel for the sum of one dollar ($1), provided they comply with the following requirements: (a) Have built on, or transferred their house to said parcel and reside therein, though on so doing they have exceeded the term of one hundred twenty (120) days required by §§ 241 et seq. of this title. (b) Request the title deed from the Secretary of Housing at any time during the effectiveness of this act. (c) Pay as purchase price, the sum of one dollar ($1) to the Secretary of the Treasury at the time of executing the deed. (d) For the purposes of this section the occupant of a parcel who uses it as his sole residence, shall not be considered as violating § 553 of this title, even though on June 1, 1968, he did not have a usufruct title, but met the requirements of law and the regulations thereof, to qualify as usufructuary, or if on that same date he had acquired by cession or conveyance a parcel or part thereof, from a usufructuary to whom he is related by consanguinity or affinity up to the fourth degree. (e) [Repealed. Act May 30, 1970, No. 74, p. 190, § 1.] History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 2; May 30, 1970, No. 74, p. 190, §§ 1—3.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/682a/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 682a - Restrictions	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 682a - Restrictions	The acquirers shall use the property as their main residence. Any usufructuary to which a title deed has been granted for the amount of one dollar ($1), pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, who sells or otherwise transfers the title on or before the ten (10)-year period since the date of the granting, shall return seventy-five percent (75%) of the value of the lot to the Department of Housing at the time of sale. The term sale includes other forms of transfer such as exchange, encumbrance, mortgage, lease or offering securities using the property as collateral. Such amount shall be returned at the time of the transaction to the official who appears at the sale on behalf of the Department of Housing, who shall be responsible for receiving the corresponding amount outright. All usufructuaries that have been exempted by the Secretary are the only ones to be excepted from compliance with the obligations set forth in this chapter. This restrictive clause shall be included in all certifications or sales deeds issued or executed pursuant to this chapter and shall be extended to the legal heirs of the acquirer. The exemption granted by the Secretary shall be made through written certification attesting to compliance with any of the circumstances listed further below. The Department of Housing shall exempt those persons or families from the payment of said money for the sale or transfer (mortgage, security, lease or encumbrance) of the lot before the established ten (10) -year period for any of the following reasons: (1) Divorce, when one (1) of the spouses assigns his/her participation in the lot to the other party who shall acquire the corresponding share of the lot with the same restrictions as the assignor spouse and have the duty of complying with said restrictions as an agreement in their divorce without receiving money or goods in exchange. (2) Inheritance, if the property is acquired from the deceased owner, who bequeathed it to his/her dependents or legatees who shall acquire the lot with the same restrictions imposed on the deceased and shall be bound to comply therewith. (3) Serious or terminal disease, as certified by a doctor to that effect. Provided, That said disease suffered by the owner or its dependents who live together in the same lot compels them to sell or transfer the lot in order to obtain medical treatment. (4) To take on mortgage loans so as to conduct property improvements, without leaving a surplus. (5) Any other situation that the Secretary may deem meritorious. Any person who shall be exempted for the aforementioned reasons shall not be entitled to benefit again from the program established under the Sales of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants Act. The money recovered shall be used for the present Housing Rehabilitation Program of the Department. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, added as § 2-A on Aug. 6, 2008, No. 174, § 1.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/683/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 683 - Withholding or sale	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 683 - Withholding or sale	In the case of those usufructuaries who may have violated the provisions of § 553 of this title, the Secretary of Housing shall choose whether to withhold the title deed on these parcels or to sell them. (a) The Secretary shall withhold the title deed in those cases in which there exist specific plans on the part of the agencies and instrumentalities of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to devote said parcels to a public purpose or use such as: highways, hospitals, schools, recreation areas or any government project or facility. In these cases, and in spite of the confiscation that is established by §§ 241 et seq. of this title, as penalty of the violations of § 553 of this title the Secretary of Housing shall compensate the owners of the buildings existing on said lands, in accordance with § 1164 of Title 31, with respect to persons of good faith who erect on lands belonging to another person. (b) Except as above mentioned, the Secretary may sell the parcels in accordance with the regulations that to such effect he may adopt. The determination of the price and the conditions whereby the parcels shall be sold shall be made taking into consideration, among others, the following factors: (1) The nature, seriousness, motivations and circumstances in which the violation to § 553 of this title occurred. (2) The use being given to the parcel. (3) The time the occupant has lived on the parcel. (4) Financial standing of the occupant of the parcel. (5) The market value of the parcel, determined, on the basis of an expert appraisal. In cases where the usufructuary or occupant does not meet the requisite established in the regulations that the Secretary may adopt or where he shows no interest in purchasing the parcel at the price and under the conditions that the latter may fix, the Secretary may sell the parcel to the highest bidder. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 3, eff. July 1, 1969.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/684/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 684 - Lotting requirements, exemption	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 684 - Lotting requirements, exemption	The lottings that may be necessary to carry out the execution of the title that the Secretary of Housing may make under this chapter, shall be exempt from the provisions and lotting regulations of Act No. 213 of May 12, 1942, as amended. The Secretary of Housing in consultation with the Puerto Rico Planning Board shall adopt the necessary regulation to govern the lotting of parcels located in urban or rural areas. The size of the parcels to be lotted shall be determined taking into account among other factors, the value of the land, the populational density, the topography and original area of the parcel to be lotted. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 4, eff. July 1, 1969.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/685/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 685 - Leases	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 685 - Leases	The persons or entities to whom, pursuant to the provisions of § 552 of this title, lots have been ceded in rental for commercial, industrial, educational, social, religious, civic, charitable purposes or labor organizations may continue enjoying said lots subject to the clauses of the lease contract. The Secretary of Housing is hereby empowered to sell said lots and/or parcels to the persons or entities to whom, pursuant to the provisions of § 552 of this title, lots have been ceded in rental, if they so request; Provided, That the lots and/or parcels which are devoted at present to dwellings, and which are not covered by the other provisions of this chapter, shall be sold pursuant to the provisions of this section. The decision of the price and conditions whereby the lots and/or parcels leased shall be sold shall be made taking into consideration the following factors, and any others that the Secretary of Housing may adopt by regulation: (1) The use which is being given to the lot and/or parcels. (2) The market value of the lot and/or parcel determined on the basis of an expert assessment. The Secretary of Housing shall not sell more than one lot and/or parcel to a person who holds in rental a parcel for housing and/or commercial purposes, in case he has more than one in rental. The Secretary of Housing shall not sell more than one lot and/or parcel in rental to nonprofit religious, educational, social, civic, charitable, commercial, industrial or labor organizations in the same community. All the expenses incurred in the execution of the deed arisen as a result of the sales of lots and/or parcels authorized under this section shall be defrayed exclusively by the buyer. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 5; July 9, 1973, No. 3, p. 823.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/686/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 686 - Limitation of parcels	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 686 - Limitation of parcels	The Secretary of Housing shall not sell more than one parcel to the same usufructuary or occupant. In the event that at the time of approval of this act, a person occupies or enjoys in usufruct more than one parcel, he may choose the one he wishes to purchase. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 6, eff. July 1, 1969.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/687/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 687 - Disqualification	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 687 - Disqualification	Any person to whom a parcel has been sold under this chapter, and who sells or transfers it, or who gives up said parcel in any manner, shall become disqualified to acquire another parcel under the Land Law, §§ 241 et seq. of this title, or under this chapter. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 7, eff. July 1, 1969.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/688/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 688 - Mortgages	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 688 - Mortgages	In those cases where the Housing Bank has granted a loan guaranteed by the usufruct and the building constructed upon such parcel, the mortgage shall automatically extend in fee simple to the parcel in question, as if it had thus been originally executed. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 8, eff. July 1, 1969.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/689/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 689 - Former contracts	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 689 - Former contracts	In cases of sale of parcels under the provisions of this chapter, any contract or agreement which is not the usufruct contract entered into, prior to the effectiveness of this act, between the Housing Development and Improvements Administration and the usufructuaries, shall continue to bind the parties, under the same conditions and obligations agreed upon until its expiration. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 9, eff. July 1, 1969.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/689a/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 689a - Transfer of title of ownership through certificate	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 689a - Transfer of title of ownership through certificate	The transfer of the title of ownership by public deed authorized in this chapter may also be performed through certificates of transfer of title deeds issued by the Secretary of Housing, or by a Housing Department official whom he may delegate. These certificates shall be recordable in the Property Registry of Puerto Rico, and shall contain the name and personal circumstances of each person acquiring title, and other necessary information for its registration, pursuant to § 9 of the Mortgage Law. Such certificates shall be covered by the provisions of § 691 of this title. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, added as § 9-A on June 20, 1977, No. 77, p. 157, § 1.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/690/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 690 - Delegation of powers	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 690 - Delegation of powers	The Secretary of Housing is hereby authorized to delegate in subordinate officers or employees to appear in his name and representation and to execute the purchase deeds of parcels. He is, further, empowered to name without being subject to the provisions of Act No. 345 of May 12, 1947, and to contract the professional, technical or administrative services necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 10, eff. July 1, 1969.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/691/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 691 - Exemptions	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 691 - Exemptions	The deeds executed by the Secretary of Housing under this chapter are exempt from the payment of any tax or notary fees and the deeds executed under § 682 of this title, shall also be exempt from the payment of fees for their recording in the corresponding sections of the Property Registry of Puerto Rico. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 11, eff. July 1, 1969.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/692/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 692 - Regulation requirements	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 692 - Regulation requirements	The Agregados Reinstatement Program established under the provisions of Title V of the Land Law, §§ 551—556 of this title, shall continue in force, as well as the following provisions of the regulations in force on the distribution and administration of parcels: Candidates’ requisites .— (a) They should be bona fide agregados, that is, a family head residing in the rural zone, whose home is erected on lands belonging to another person or to a private or public entity, whose only means of livelihood is his labor for a wage and who does not possess lands as owner. (b) The Housing Development and Improvements Administration may discretionally extend the benefits of Title V of the Land Law, §§ 551—556 of this title, to persons residing in the urban zone who meet the other requisites, provided they earn their wages in agricultural labors and to persons residing in the rural zones who do not earn wages in agricultural labors. (c) Such persons who have sufficient economic means or whose income in the judgment of the Housing Development and Improvements Administration permit them to acquire lands without the assistance of the Housing Development and Improvements Administration, are not eligible. (d) Through a parcel lease contract, the Housing Development and Improvements Administration may extend the benefits of Title V, §§ 551—556 of this title, to teachers of public education, to religious ministers and peace officers who work in such rural communities. Selection of candidates and adjudication of parcels.— (a) ... (b) ... (c) In the investigations preference shall be given to persons who live on the farm, object of the expropriation. Preference shall be given in second place to families living as agregados on the farms contiguous to the farm acquired. In the third place, preference shall be given to all such families as agregados in the neighboring barrios within the municipal boundaries. (d) The adjudication of parcels among the accepted candidates shall be made by a drawing, except as to such agregados residing on the farm to be allotted and to whom shall be adjudicated without the need of a drawing the parcel whereon they have erected the house or the parcel closest thereto in the event that the location of the house prevent the lotting of the farm. (e) Agregados not winning a parcel in a drawing shall have preference in the following drawings to be made in the same barrio or adjacent barrios. Any amendment to the preceding provisions of said regulation shall be approved by the Legislature. The persons who have acquired or may acquire parcels under this program after June 1, 1968, may have them in perpetual usufruct, or choose the title deed on the same once they have occupied said parcels as their domiciles. Likewise the title deed shall be granted to an usufructuary who, although he does not reside on the adjudicated parcel because no structure exists thereupon, can properly prove that he proposes to build it, as well as the arrangements he is making to obtain the financing that would allow him to build, with the understanding that these arrangements must be accredited by a certificate issued by the financial source with which the usufructuary is negotiating the loan; Provided, That the writ through which the title deed is granted shall be executed simultaneously with the Mortgage Constitution Deed which guarantees the loan, which shall be executed before a notary public paid by the institution financing the loan. When the existing regulations of the institution financing the loan do not provide for the payment of the fees for the Mortgage Constitution Deed, the corresponding amount shall be added to the amount of the loan. The Secretary of Housing shall grant the title deeds pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 12; Apr. 9, 1974, No. 8, Part 1, p. 109; June 20, 1977, No. 77, p. 157, § 2; June 20, 1978, No. 12, p. 396.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/693/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 693 - Information on rights and responsibilities	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 693 - Information on rights and responsibilities	The Secretary of Housing, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall establish a program prior to the granting of the title deed to a usufructuary or occupant whereby he shall be informed of the rights, obligations and responsibilities to which he shall be entitled as owner of the parcel. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 13, eff. July 1, 1969.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/694/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 694 - Regulations	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 694 - Regulations	Any regulation adopted by the Secretary of Housing for the implementation of this chapter shall have the express approval of the Governor of Puerto Rico. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 14, eff. July 1, 1969.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/695/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 695 - Property right; easements	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 695 - Property right; easements	To the usufructuaries or occupants acquiring the title deed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter there shall apply all laws relative to the enjoyment of the property right; Provided, That all right of way held on these parcels by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its agencies and instrumentalities, shall continue to be exercised thereon and shall not be included in the title to be transferred in favor of the acquirer. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 15, eff. July 1, 1969.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-63/697/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697)›§ 697 - Appropriations	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 63 - Sale of Parcels to Usufructuaries or Occupants (§§ 681 — 697) › § 697 - Appropriations	The sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) is hereby appropriated during fiscal year 1969—70 from unencumbered funds in the Commonwealth Treasury to carry out the provisions of § 693 of this title. The amounts necessary for subsequent years shall be included in the General Budget of Expenses of the Government of Puerto Rico. History —June 14, 1969, No. 35, p. 60, § 17, renumbered as § 16 on May 23, 1995, No. 46, § 2.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-67/731/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 67 - Sale of Lots to Persons Not Qualified to Become Usufructuaries (§§ 731 — 737)›§ 731 - Creation	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 67 - Sale of Lots to Persons Not Qualified to Become Usufructuaries (§§ 731 — 737) › § 731 - Creation	A program is hereby created within the Rural Housing Administration, at present the Housing Development and Improvements Administration of the Department of Housing, for the development and sale of lots to families or persons with incomes in excess of the limit established through regulations for the granting of lots in usufruct under the provisions of Title V of the Land Act, §§ 551—561 of this title, as amended, but that in no case exceed an amount equal to two and a half (2 1 / 2) times the maximum income established in said regulations, and for the sale of lots to affordable housing developers. History —July 18, 1986, No. 4, p. 761, § 1; Dec. 19, 1995, No. 239, § 1; Sept. 6, 1997, No. 118, § 1.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-67/732/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 67 - Sale of Lots to Persons Not Qualified to Become Usufructuaries (§§ 731 — 737)›§ 732 - Authorization	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 67 - Sale of Lots to Persons Not Qualified to Become Usufructuaries (§§ 731 — 737) › § 732 - Authorization	The Housing Development and Improvements Administration of the Department of Housing is hereby authorized to acquire land, either through direct purchase or through the right of eminent domain, for the development of lots according to the minimum norms and requirements established through regulations by the Secretary of Housing in coordination with the Planning Board and other government agencies. In the selection of land, it must be taken into consideration that such an acquisition shall not affect lands usable for agriculture for natural and economic reasons. History —July 18, 1986, No. 4, p. 761, § 2; Sept. 6, 1997, No. 118, § 2.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-67/733/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 67 - Sale of Lots to Persons Not Qualified to Become Usufructuaries (§§ 731 — 737)›§ 733 - House building; term; financing; training	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 67 - Sale of Lots to Persons Not Qualified to Become Usufructuaries (§§ 731 — 737) › § 733 - House building; term; financing; training	A reasonable term shall be granted to families or persons that acquire lots to build the structure for their dwelling, which may be extended for just cause, but in no case shall it exceed twenty-four (24) months. Prior to the execution of the property title deed of the lot, the Housing Development and Improvements Administration shall evaluate the capability of the future owner to negotiate and obtain the financing needed to build the dwelling unit from those financial institutions recognized for the purposes of this chapter by the Department of Housing. The Housing Bank and Finance Agency, under the conditions and requirements established by the Secretary of Housing, may grant loans to said persons to build the structures and establish all the necessary guarantees to allow the effective recovery of the loans granted. In cases where it may apply, acquiring persons and families shall be offered short training courses in order to teach them simple building techniques according the simple building plans and specifications provided by the Housing Development and Improvements Administration, to be used in the construction of said structures. The Permit Management Office and the Planning Board shall be consulted for the adoption of said plans and specifications. Persons qualified in structure building techniques may participate as volunteers together with other citizens in the construction of houses, and may be supervised by personnel from the Housing Development and Improvements Administration. History —July 18, 1986, No. 4, p. 761, § 3; Dec. 19, 1995, No. 239, § 2; Sept. 6, 1997, No. 118, § 3.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-67/734/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 67 - Sale of Lots to Persons Not Qualified to Become Usufructuaries (§§ 731 — 737)›§ 734 - Maximum price for land and structure	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 67 - Sale of Lots to Persons Not Qualified to Become Usufructuaries (§§ 731 — 737) › § 734 - Maximum price for land and structure	In the case of the sale of lots to families or persons, the maximum price of the lots and the cost of the structure shall be established for each project taking into consideration the cost of acquisition and development of the land and the costs, construction materials, and labor. History —July 18, 1986, No. 4, p. 761, § 4; Sept. 6, 1997, No. 118, § 4.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-eight/part-iii/chapter-67/734a/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737)›PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737)›Chapter 67 - Sale of Lots to Persons Not Qualified to Become Usufructuaries (§§ 731 — 737)›§ 734a - Eligibility requirements	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART III - Housing Development And Improvements Administration (§§ 521 — 737) › Chapter 67 - Sale of Lots to Persons Not Qualified to Become Usufructuaries (§§ 731 — 737) › § 734a - Eligibility requirements	The Secretary of Housing shall establish through regulations the eligibility requirements for the families or persons who acquire a lot developed under this chapter. Without it being construed as a limitation, the regulations shall contain the following: (1) The maximum income and other qualifications which enable the families to acquire a lot and build a structure to be need a their dwelling on it. (2) In order to qualify, the families or persons shall not be owners of a lot or a housing unit. (3) Neither the purchaser of the lot nor the family may destine the lot to any use other than their habitual and permanent home. (4) The purchaser of the lot shall not mortgage, sell or dispose of it without the prior consent of the Housing Development and Improvements Administration and, for the time it prescribes, through regulations adopted to such effect by the Secretary of Housing. These restrictions shall be part of the conveyance documents and noncompliance therewith shall be sufficient cause to annul the transaction executed in violation of this provision and the same shall not confer any kind of right whatsoever. History —July 18, 1986, No. 4, p. 761, added as § 5 on Sept. 6, 1997, No. 118, § 5.