P.R. Laws tit. 5, § 4586
In the case of housing cooperatives, when the Board of Directors determines that a member is delinquent in complying with the periodic monetary contributions contracted with the cooperative, or has incurred conduct which is improper or unacceptable as defined in § 4584 of this title, it may separate said member and deprive him/her of the rights and benefits in the cooperative, pursuant to the procedure established hereinbelow:
(a) The Board shall grant the member, with prior opportunity to be heard at a hearing held before it, after being notified at least ten (10) days before the hearing. Said notice shall be delivered personally or by certified mail to the last known address of the member.
(b) Said notice shall include the date, time and place of the hearing, a statement providing the legal authority to hold the hearing, and a brief statement of the allegations against the member.
(c) The hearing shall be carried out simply and informally, without the need to comply strictly with the evidentiary procedures of the administrative, adjudicative and judicial systems.
(d) The member may be represented or advised by an attorney.
(e) If the member fails to appear at the hearing and does not justify said absence, the Board may proceed to separate the member by completely depriving him/her of every right he/she may have as such and granting him/her thirty (30) days to vacate the unit.
History —Sept. 1, 2004, No. 239, § 35.6.