P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 995b
Every municipality shall proceed to identify as a public nuisance all structures or lots that are classified as such, pursuant to the definition contained in § 995(a) of this title, and shall notify the proprietors, owners, and persons with interest of its intention to declare said property as a public nuisance, and shall also inform them of their right to a hearing where they may challenge the classification of the property as a public nuisance. The notification shall substantially comply with Rule 4 of the Rules of Civil Procedure of 2009, and the notices shall be published in one (1) newspaper of general circulation in accordance with the municipal ordinance and without a previous court order.
After the notification, whether personally delivered or by mean of notices, the proprietor, owner or person with interest shall have twenty (20) days counting from the notification thereof to challenge the declaration of public nuisance, and to request a hearing before an Examining Officer to submit the attesting, documentary or expert evidence deemed convenient.
History —Jan. 18, 2012, No. 31, § 3; Sept. 29, 2012, No. 292, § 2.