P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 5047a
Titles validly granted under Act No. 32-2009, as amended by Act No. 70-2001, shall be upheld. However, the validity of the ownership titles granted under the aforementioned Acts with respect to lands that constitute public domain, do not exist, or belong to third parties or private entities, shall not be recognized. Neither shall the validity of ownership titles granted to persons who already held the title of their respective lands.
The Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate the Titles Granted under Act No. 32-2009, as amended, is hereby created to determine the validity of such ownership titles. This Ad Hoc Committee shall be composed of five (5) members, one of whom shall be designated by the Mayor of the Municipality of San Juan and preside over the Committee. Another one (1) shall be designated by the Secretary of the Department of Housing, another one (1) by the Secretary of the Department of Justice, one (1) professor from the University of Puerto Rico, and one (1) attorney-at-law designated by the Puerto Rico Bar Association. Members of the Ad Hoc Committee who are attorneys-at-law shall be knowledgeable about Property Law, obligations and contracts, and Mortgage Law. This Ad Hoc Committee shall begin to carry out its functions as of the effective date of this amendment, and continue to carry them out for one hundred eighty (180) days following such date. Within such term, the Ad hoc Committee shall render a report on the result of its work to the Secretary of the Department of Housing, the Secretary of the Department of Justice, the Mayor of San Juan, the G-8, and the Corporation.
The Municipality of San Juan and the Department of Housing shall provide the Ad Hoc Committee with a detailed list of titles and certifications granted under Act No. 32-2009, as amended [17 L.P.R.A. §§ 751 et seq.], along with all complementary documents, such as evaluations, studies, survey plans, or any other plans devised with regards to each land or plot. Moreover, they shall provide a copy of such documents to the Corporation, including those in electronic format or georeferenced. The AD Hoc Committee shall adopt the corresponding evaluation procedure for such titles so as to guarantee due process of law to the persons who received them.
History —Sept. 24, 2004, No. 489, added as § 20 on Aug. 14, 2013, No. 104, § 14.