P.R. Laws tit. 17, § 1502
(a) The Veterans Advocate is hereby authorized to create a program to subsidize the monthly housing rental payments established pursuant to Public Law No. 88-450 of August 19, 1964, as amended, better known as “Nursing Home Care”, for every veteran and his or her spouse, or for the surviving spouse of a veteran.
(b) The subsidy shall consist of a reduction in the monthly rental payments of the collective housing facility granted to every veteran and his or her spouse, or the surviving spouse of a veteran. The Veterans Advocate is hereby authorized to adopt the regulations needed to determine the subsidy to be received by the beneficiary depending on the monthly income of the veteran.
(c) The maximum subsidy to be granted in the case of veterans who avail themselves of the home care system shall not exceed the sum of four hundred dollars ($400) a month. The Veterans Advocate is hereby empowered to adopt the regulations needed to dispose of the subsidies to be granted and their duration.
(d) The maximum subsidy that may be granted in the case of veterans who avail themselves of the nursing care system shall not exceed the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) a month. The Veterans Advocate is hereby empowered to adopt the regulations needed to provide the subsidies to be granted and their duration.
(e) Once the rental subsidy has been granted it may vary annually should there be a change in the income of the veteran and his or her spouse or of the surviving spouse of the veteran.
(f) The Veterans Advocate may request and obtain evidence of the income of the veteran and his or her spouse or of the surviving spouse of a veteran with the purpose of determining the subsidy to be granted.
(g) The beneficiary of the subsidy must keep the corresponding payments up to date to continue to benefit from the subsidy granted under this chapter. Should the beneficiary of the subsidy be delinquent in paying the rent, the subsidy for the months in arrears shall only be honored if the payment is brought up to date and it is accepted by the lease holder.
History —Sept. 2, 2000, No. 313, § 3; Feb. 14, 2004, No. 59, § 2.