P.R. Laws tit. 17, § 94c
In filing said writ in court, it shall proceed to summon the titleholder of the dwelling, the known creditors, and the Department or the Office, to a hearing to be held within twenty (20) days following the summons, to hear the case. It shall be estimated by pertinent evidence in the hearing, that the dwelling is vacant and abandoned, the nonpayment of the mortgage contract by the mortgager, and the rights of the creditors. The Department or the Office, as the case may be, shall show cause why the contract shall be cancelled in their favor, or the title deed should be conveyed to them. In the event that the creditors with known interest do not appear, or show a lack of interest, the court may decide that the amounts due shall be cancelled.
History —June 12, 1980, No. 118, p. 431, § 3; Aug. 9, 1991, No. 53, § 5.