Yes, you need to file in Puerto Rico since the work was supposed to be done here and, yes, you can sue the contractor from Boston, so long as you retain legal counsel in Puerto Rico. Furthermore, as a non resident, the Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure mandate that you post a bond of not less... View More

If the bank executed foreclosure and you were living abroad, they may have successfully processed served you by publishing an edict through a Puerto Rico newspaper. Were that the case, and not knowing your physical whereabouts, 30 days after publication of the edict, the court would have taken... View More

To answer your question, I would need to know: (a) How long have you been renting the property? (b) What does the rental contract say regarding extension of the rental term? (c) How long is the landlord giving you to vacate the property? Assuming that you have been faithfully complying with the... View More

Unless your relative is an attorney, he/she will have a hard time in representing you before the courts because he/she would lack legitimacy (unless you grant your relative a power-of-attorney.

Also, considering that your cause of action is collection due to a contract violation, and that... View More

Unfortunately, an estate community property is not subject to usucapion by anyone of its commoners. Nevertheless, your father can go before a court of law to request partitioning, distribution, and liquidation of the community estate. He should retain the services of an engineer to prepare a plot... View More

My first suggestion would be for you to contact your attorney and relay these concerns to him/her. In extreme circumstances, real estate property that has been abandoned, that shows a lack of maintenance, and whose property taxes are not paid *may* result in the property being declared a public... View More

Some donation deeds have a revocation clause, returning the donated property back to the donor in the event of the recipient's death. Before filing with the property registry, a donation tax return should have been filed with the Puerto Rico property registry. Back then, that step could take... View More

The answer to your question should be included within the rental contract that you both should've signed. As a rule, most rental contracts have a 30-day advance notice clause for termination of the lease.

If the landlord/landlady attempts to evict, and the leasee is an senior citizen,... View More

I am inferring from your question that your then live-in partner does not appear on the sales deed. If this is the case, your live in partner does not have a participation right in the real estate property, although he can have a right to receive repayment of the amount that he provided for the... View More

Los herederos restantes pueden acudir ante el Tribunal del municipio donde se halla la casa, en una demanda de liquidación de comunidad hereditaria. La hermana que no desea vender tendría que ser emplazada (por edicto, si vive fuera de Puerto Rico o si no la pueden ubicar). Al vender la casa, la... View More

Your text does not detail how your mother found out about her inheritance. First off, you would need to identify the real estate property in Puerto Rico, procure either a title study or registry certification for the property to understand whether or not it still remains in your grandparents'... View More

For a person that died prior to January 1, 2018, the value of the deceased's participation in any real estate property reported in the estate tax return filed for that person is valued at fair market value, typically submitted along with an appraisal of the real estate's value at the time... View More

The sibling who paid out $8,000 into the inherited property has the right to recover $6,000 from his/her siblings. If an heir assumes exclusive possession of the property in detriment to the other sibling's inheritance rights, any can go before a court of law to request a liquidation of the... View More

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answered on Jul 2, 2024

This is a complex question involving several aspects of Puerto Rican property law, tax law, and legal ethics. I'll break down the key issues and provide some general insights, but please note that this is a situation where consulting a qualified local attorney would be crucial for specific... View More

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answered on Jun 25, 2024

Based on the information provided, there are a few potential avenues you could explore to research unclaimed funds from the sale of a family estate in Puerto Rico:

1. Departamento de Hacienda (Department of Treasury):

This is indeed a good place to start. The Departamento de... View More

In layman's terms, what the paragraph means is that all of the owners each has a participation of a specific percentage over the entire real estate property, but none has specific ownership. For example, if the property is a house, no one owns the kitchen or the bathroom, etc. A subsequent... View More

The most control that you have over leaving real estate property, before death, is by donation; after death, conditional to your having left a will before your passing. If you leave a will, the declaration of heirs will not be necessary. Whether to transfer the property via donation or by way of a... View More

You can donate the real estate to your children, assuming that it is done in equal parts and assuming that you have no spouse, since, under Puerto Rico rule of law, the spouse is as much an heir as your children.

If you decide to donate the real estate, both you and your children must... View More

First of all, real estate property in Puerto Rico is subject to the Rule of Law in Puerto Rico, regardless of whether a will exists or not. If you leave no will upon your death, a petition for a declaration of your heirs will need to be presented before the Puerto Rico courts, in the municipality... View More

El Código Civil estipula que se presume que todo adulto es capaz. Si el envejeciente desconocía del proceso, pudo haber solicitado que un abogado de su confianza revisara el contrato de opción previo a firmar. Sin tener a mano el contrato de opción, la otra defensa que tendría el envejeciente... View More