Puerto RicoPS 108620th Legislative Assembly (2025-2028)SenateWALLET

Para enmendar los Artículos 17, 47, 49, 52, 57, 65, 66, suprimir el actual Artículo 67 y sustituirlo por uno nuevo, derogar los Artículos 68 y 69, reenumerar el Artículo 70, como Artículo 68, y a su vez enmendarlo, reenumerar el Artículo 73, como Artículo 71, y a su vez enmendarlo, y reenumerar los Artículos 71, 72, 74, 75 y 76, como los Artículos 69, 70, 72, 73 y 74, respectivamente, en la Ley 129-2020, según enmendada, conocida como “Ley de Condominios de Puerto Rico”, con el propósito de establecer que corresponderá al Tribunal de Primera Instancia tener la jurisdicción primaria exclusiva para dirimir controversias que surjan en inmuebles sometidos al régimen de propiedad horizontal en Puerto Rico; para establecer que el Consejo de Titulares tendrá la obligación, mediante el voto mayoritario, de establecer los requisitos mínimos de educación o el cumplimiento con cualquier curso relacionado con las disposiciones de la “Ley de Condominios de Puerto Rico” para la contratación de su Agente Administrador; para transferir a los municipios determinadas funciones administrativas relacionadas con el manejo de áreas de reciclaje en los condominios; para crear una Sala Especializada de Adjudicación de Controversias de Condominios en cada región judicial; para incorporar una cláusula transitoria a los fines de reglamentar la transferencia de las querellas activas ante el Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor que versen sobre Ley 129-2020, según enmendada, conocida como “Ley de Condominios de Puerto Rico”; realizar enmiendas técnicas; y para otros fines relacionados.

Sponsored By: Héctor Joaquín Sánchez Álvarez (PNP), Thomas Rivera Schatz (PNP)

Signed by Governor

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Outgoing condominium directors face daily fines

Outgoing condominium directors must help the incoming board take over and provide relevant records and information. They must also help transfer authority to sign for bank accounts. A court may impose personal financial liability and fines of up to $100 for each day of noncompliance.

Condominium owners must set manager qualifications

Each condominium’s Council of Owners must set education or course requirements for hiring its managing agent. The council must approve the requirements by majority vote. The requirements must relate to Puerto Rico’s Condominium Law. The law does not set one education level or require a single course for all condominiums.

Condominium owners must support their objections

Owners must support objections to agreements requiring unanimity or approval by two-thirds of owners holding two-thirds of common-area interests. A whim or bare claim of property rights is not enough; unsupported objections do not count. If the board rejects an absent owner’s objection as unfounded, it must explain its decision in writing using objective reasons. The owner may challenge that decision in the Court of First Instance in the property’s judicial region.

Owners pay for court-appointed condominium management

If nobody is able or willing to serve as director or board, an owner may request a court-appointed manager, called a syndic. The syndic serves for six months and reports to owners and the court every three months. The court sets compensation based on the property type and management complexity; owners pay through shared expenses. The court may remove the syndic at an owner’s request or for just cause. The syndic may also serve as the managing agent only with court approval.

Pending condominium cases get transfer deadlines

Condominium cases active at the Department of Consumer Affairs when the law was approved stay there unless transfer is authorized. The law takes effect 90 days after approval; parties have 30 days after that to request transfer to court. The department generally must decide within 15 days, but cannot approve transfer when an adjudicative hearing is ready and scheduled. After approval becomes final and unappealable, the requesting party has 30 days to file the court complaint. Required attachments include the administrative case file and transfer order; the court filing continues the case without new service. Missing requirements leaves a still-pending case at the department or can cause court dismissal without preventing refiling. A transfer request does not automatically stop department proceedings; a court must order a pause.

Specialized courts handle condominium disputes

Puerto Rico’s Court of First Instance has exclusive jurisdiction over condominium disputes under the law, subject to pending-case transition rules. The Judicial Branch must create a specialized court chamber in each judicial region. This covers residential, commercial, and mixed-use condominiums. Covered challenges to condominium decisions or conduct must go to the chamber where the property is located. Courts must order parties who act with unreasonable stubbornness, called temerity, to pay court costs and attorney fees.

Condominiums face emergency rules with flexibility

Every January, condominiums must send board members’ and managing agents’ names and phone numbers to local emergency agencies. These include the police precinct, municipal emergency office, and fire station. Puerto Rico’s emergency-management commissioner may issue rules for owners and councils during water or power supply crises. A Council of Owners may use an alternative plan if the property’s features make the standard plan burdensome or unreasonable. The council must first get the commissioner’s approval.

Condominiums must provide recycling containers

Every Puerto Rico condominium must provide recycling containers unless no space is available. Its council, board, or manager must notify the mayor in writing if space is unavailable. Notice may be delivered personally, by certified mail, or by email. The mayor or a delegate may investigate and require compliance if the lack of space is not justified. An affected party may request an administrative hearing under the Municipal Code.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Héctor Joaquín Sánchez Álvarez

    PNP • Senate

  • Thomas Rivera Schatz

    PNP • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Héctor Gabriel González López

    PNP • Senate

  • Jamie Barlucea Rodríguez

    PNP • Senate

  • Jeison Rosa Ramos

    PNP • Senate

  • José L. Dalmau Santiago

    PPD • Senate

  • Luis Daniel Colón La Santa

    PNP • Senate

  • Wilmer Reyes Berríos

    PNP • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 56 • No: 20

House vote • 6/23/2026

Aprobado por Cámara en Votación Final

Yes: 36 • No: 15

Senate vote • 4/30/2026

Aprobado por el Senado en Votación Final

Yes: 20 • No: 5 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Ley Núm. 157 — Firmada por la Gobernadora

    7/31/2026Senate
  2. Enviado a la Gobernadora

    7/20/2026House
  3. Firmado por el Presidente de la Cámara

    7/14/2026House
  4. Firmado por el Presidente del Senado

    7/7/2026Senate
  5. Se dispone que sea enrolado

    6/29/2026House
  6. Cuerpo de Origen concurre con enmiendas

    6/29/2026Senate
  7. Aprobado por Cámara en Votación Final

    6/23/2026House
  8. Aprobado con enmiendas en sala

    6/23/2026House
  9. Aprobado con enmiendas del informe

    6/23/2026House
  10. En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales de la Cámara

    6/23/2026House
  11. Remitido a Comisión de Calendarios de la Cámara

    6/22/2026House
  12. Entirillado del Informe

    6/22/2026House
  13. 1er Informe Comisión rendido con enmiendas

    6/22/2026House
  14. Referido a Comisión(es)

    5/12/2026House
  15. Relevado de Comisión(es)

    5/12/2026House
  16. Referido a Comisión(es)

    5/7/2026House
  17. Aparece en Primera Lectura de la Cámara

    5/7/2026House
  18. Texto de Aprobación Final enviado a la Cámara

    4/30/2026Senate
  19. Aprobado por el Senado en Votación Final

    4/30/2026Senate
  20. Aprobado con enmiendas en sala

    4/30/2026Senate
  21. Aprobado con enmiendas del informe

    4/30/2026Senate
  22. En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales del Senado

    4/30/2026Senate
  23. Remitido a la Comisión de Reglas y Calendario del Senado

    4/24/2026Senate
  24. Entirillado del Informe

    4/24/2026Senate
  25. 1er Informe Conjunto Comisiones rendido con enmiendas

    4/24/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Se dispone que sea enrolado

    6/29/2026

  • Texto de Aprobación Final enviado a la Cámara

    4/30/2026

  • Radicado

    2/18/2026

  • Radicado (Senado mirror)

    2/18/2026

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