P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 441b
The Department shall be the government organization responsible for making and executing the public policy on housing and communal development of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and of administering all the governmental programs in this field. To this end, it shall have, among others, the following functions:
(a) To plan, in consonance with the general guidelines of the central government planning organizations all the efforts of the government aimed at developing the housing and communal development complementary to the housing and to the anticipation and attention of its problems.
(b) To establish the programming standards to attain and administer the development of all the programs and activities in the field of dwellings of social interest.
(c) To carry out the surveys and investigations that may be necessary to carry out its mission.
(d) To direct and supervise all government activities connected with the development, financing and administration of housing programs of social interest and of in-site urban renewal or rehabilitation projects.
(e) To develop the construction of housing projects for cooperatives organized by government organizations responsible for this function. It being understood, further, that the Department of Housing shall coordinate and refer to the agencies of the Cooperative Development Administration and the Cooperative Development Company of Puerto Rico the groups interested in the organization of housing cooperatives to be guided as to everything related with the organization and operation of this kind of cooperative. Provided, That said agencies shall retain the functions of promotion, development, education, organization and qualification of members of housing cooperatives.
(f) To carry out activities and programs to improve the living conditions of the housing communities, and
(g) to promote the participation of private entities in the development of dwellings of social interest and communal development.
History —June 10, 1972, No. 97, p. 242, § 3; Feb. 18, 1976, No. 7, p. 17.