P.R. Laws tit. 17, § 1481k
All housing projects or residences established within the conceptual framework of this chapter that incurs in a violation or noncompliance against the provisions set forth in this chapter and the duties demanded in same shall risk that the Department of Housing may determine that the suspension of their certification, the permanent repeal of their certification, or the denial of the renewal of same is warranted.
Furthermore, any person who operates or manages a housing project or residence within the conceptual framework of assisted living created pursuant to this chapter without the due certification shall incur in a misdemeanor, and if found guilty, shall be punished with a penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or a jail term of up to six (6) months, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court.
Any person in Puerto Rico who is dedicated to or disposed toward running residences within the conceptual framework of assisted living for the elderly created pursuant to this chapter, knowing that said residence or housing project does not have a certification for its operations shall incur in a misdemeanor, and if convicted, shall be punished with a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or a jail term of up to six (6) months, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court.
Any violation against the aforementioned shall constitute reasonable cause to deny, renew, modify or repeal a certification for dedication to the purposes mentioned previously in this chapter. Regardless of the existence or use of any other remedy, at the request of the Office or the Department, the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico shall request an injunction or any other remedy to restrain the accused person from operating or managing a housing project or residence within the conceptual framework of assisted living without due certification.
History —Sept. 3, 2003, No. 244, § 14.