P.R. Laws tit. 31, § 284
Both spouses shall be administrators of the community property, except when otherwise stipulated, in which case one of the spouses shall grant a mandate to the other to act as administrator of the community property.
Purchases made by either of the spouses out of said property shall be valid when they comprise things or articles for personal or family use in accordance with the social and economic standing of the family. Provided, that either of the spouses may make said purchases in cash or on credit.
The real property of the conjugal community may not be alienated or encumbered, under penalty of nullity, except with the written consent of both spouses. Nothing above provided shall be construed as to limit the liberty of the future spouses to execute articles of marriage.
History —Civil Code, 1930, § 91; May 21, 1976, No. 51, p. 134, § 1.