P.R. Laws tit. 31, § 1291o
When the building or its common elements require urgent or necessary repair, security, or preservation works, any owner may perform them at his/her own expense and recover from the other owners the proportional payment for the expenses incurred, by means of the pertinent explanations with supporting data.
Regarding urgent or necessary works, the recovery of the expenses shall proceed if the Board of Directors, once notified, had not acted with the due diligence warranted by such works, except when under emergency situations. The reimbursement shall be requested no later than thirty (30) days after having made the payment. The Board shall verify the reimbursement request, and if appropriate, it shall make the payment within thirty (30) days, if same does not exceed 10% of the budget, in which case the procedure to follow is set forth in subsection (d)(2) of § 1293b of this title. Unless so authorized by the Board, the owner shall not compensate such an expense against the maintenance fee. In any case, recovery by an owner for necessary works or reimbursement shall not proceed if the Condominium Association decides to postpone or not perform the same. The owner who feels having been harmed by such decision may request assistance from the authority with jurisdiction.
History —June 25, 1958, No. 104, p. 243, § 17; Apr. 5, 2003, No. 103, § 13, eff. 90 days after Apr. 5, 2003.