P.R. Laws tit. 31, § 1279
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No part owner shall be obliged to remain a part to the common ownership. Each of them may, at any time, demand the division of the thing held in common.
Nevertheless, the stipulation of keeping the thing undivided, for a stated period of time, not exceeding ten years, shall be valid. This term may be extended by a new agreement.
History —Civil Code, 1930, § 334.