Public housing in Puerto Rico is a subsidized system of housing units, mostly consisting of housing projects (Spanish; Castilian: residenciales, Spanish; Castilian: barriadas, or Spanish; Castilian: caseríos públicos), which are provided for low-income families in Puerto Rico. The system is mainly financed with programs from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the US Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development. As of 2020, there were 325 public housing developments in Puerto Rico.[1]
Neighborhoods in Puerto Rico are often divided into three types: Spanish; Castilian: sector, Spanish; Castilian: urbanización, and Spanish; Castilian: residencial público (public housing).
An Spanish; Castilian: urbanización is a type of housing where land is developed into lots, often by a private developer, and where single-family homes are built. Non single-family units, such as condominiums and townhouses fall into this category.
Public housing, on the other hand, are housing units built with government funding. These have traditionally consisted of multi-family dwellings in housing complexes: in a Spanish; Castilian: barriada (neighborhood) or in a Spanish; Castilian: caserío público also called a Spanish; Castilian: residencial (public housing). This is housing where all exterior grounds are shared areas. Increasingly, public housing developments that look like garden apartments are being built.
Finally, a home that is located in neither an Spanish; Castilian: urbanización nor of a public housing development is said to be located in a barrio.
In Puerto Rico, a barrio also has a second and official meaning- the geographical area into which a municipality of Puerto Rico is divided for administrative purposes. In this sense, urbanizaciones, public housing developments, as well as one or several "barrios" in the popular sense of the word (as in Spanish; Castilian: sector, from a populated place standpoint), may be located in one of the 902 official geographic areas which are seen on the Puerto Rico US Census records.[2]
By the early 1940s Spanish; Castilian: La Autoridad Sobre Solares was addressing the issue of subpar housing in Puerto Rico.[3] A law passed in Puerto Rico in 1945 allowed housing agencies to clear slum areas (Spanish; Castilian: arrabales).[4] One of the provisions of the US Housing Act of 1949 did the same. As a result of the 1949 law, agencies in Puerto Rico sent plans for the construction of Spanish; Castilian: caseríos (housing) to Washington, DC for approval and by August 1952, the building of 9,890 new units across Puerto Rico had been authorized.[5]
Law 93-383 passed by the US Congress on August 22, 1974 for the improvement of residences, included Puerto Rico.[6]
The Puerto Rico Department of Housing, created in 1972,[7] succeeded the Urban Renewal and Housing Corporation, or Spanish; Castilian: Corporación de Renovación Urbana y Vivienda (CRUV, its Spanish acronym),[8] which was created in the late 1950s to succeed the Puerto Rico Housing Authority, created by Gov. Luis Muñoz Marín and headed by Juan César Cordero Dávila, to consolidate several state and municipal housing agencies.
Puerto Rico Housing and CRUV were responsible for the design and construction of many of the older "residenciales" in Puerto Rico.[9]
The first three public housing developments, Ponce De Leon, Santiago Iglesias and Caribe, are located in the city of Ponce. Henry Klumb provided early support for those efforts and one of his protégés, George McClintock was the first Architect-in-Chief of Puerto Rico Housing in the early-to-mid 1950s.
Klumb's designs are the 1945 design work for the Cataño, San Lorenzo, Lares and Aguadilla Puerto Rico Housing projects, Naranjito Public Housing Project in 1957, Comerío Public Housing Project in 1958, and Residencial Las Virtudes, designed and built between 1969 ad 1976. Klumb had previously done work for several municipal housing agencies, including Mayagüez' and Ponce's.
In 1973, José Enrique Arrarás became the first Secretary of Housing. He was appointed by Gov. Rafael Hernández Colón.
In 1993, then governor Pedro Rosselló had the Puerto Rico National Guard doing security work at some of the public housing areas where crime, related to drug trafficking, was most prevalent.[10]
Since their construction, there have been many occasions when families are evicted en masse, and the buildings are demolished to make space for the erection of some new type of housing, that doesn't resemble "public housing".[11] [12] [13]
As of 2020, there were 325 public housing developments in Puerto Rico under the Puerto Rico Public Housing Authority (PRPHA) and being managed by Management Agents. Operating funds are provided by HUD for tenant rent subsidizing and for the construction, acquisition, maintenance, and operations of public housing projects, which are in turn administered by several entities throughout the island called Public Housing Agencies (PHAs).
The main Public Housing Agency in Puerto Rico is the Public Housing Administration (Administración de Vivienda Pública, or AVP, in Spanish) under the Puerto Rico Department of Housing (Departamento de Vivienda in Spanish). Other Public Housing Agencies include certain municipalities which are authorized by HUD and commonwealth law to operate housing projects independent of the main state PHA. All PHAs can contract a Management Agent (usually a for-profit enterprise) to manage the day-to-day operations, including processing tenant complaints, housing unit repairs, and overall project maintenance.
HUD also allows private non-profit organizations and for-profit enterprises to manage housing projects as PHAs, offering program funding and tax incentives (Tax Credit Projects) in order to compensate for operating costs. However, these types of public housing projects are not as common in Puerto Rico as those that are managed by the state.
The PHA is responsible for providing adequate living arrangements for program tenants, in compliance with Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) (formerly Housing Quality Standards (HQS)) set by HUD. Additionally, the PHA must manage all federal funds received in an efficient and reasonable way, in compliance with HUD prescribed guidelines and with Chapter 24 of the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Management Agents are also required to comply with these standards. The USDA provides federal loan programs (including direct loans or loan guarantees) to PHAs for the construction of new public housing projects or acquisition of existing living complexes to convert into public projects.
The address of a Spanish; Castilian: residencial is not a street name but the name of the building itself. For example, an address at Residencial Luis Llorens Torres, with more than 2000 units, would have an address such as "23 Res Llorens Torres, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00924-1234" for apartment number 23.[14]
The tenant rent subsidizing system allows low-income and impoverished individuals and families to reside in a subsidized housing unit just as long as their income status complies with federal regulations. Families wanting to participate must first be included on a waiting list, which includes all citizens applying for subsidized housing by order of application date. Families must therefore "wait their turn" for eligibility as the PHA selects families by that order, a process which in Puerto Rico may take several years. Applicants must provide evidence of low-income status (HUD recommends a copy of a filed income tax return) and are given a housing unit for which HUD will subsidize its rent.
Supporters of the system argue that the average annual income per person in Puerto Rico of $12,000 (2004),[15] a figure which is much lower than in the United States, explains why a relatively larger portion of the island population participates in the system.
Criticism of public housing in Puerto Rico includes that these types of dwellings are, by nature, a breeding ground for crime.[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
In a small 2014 study of the female incarcerated population of Puerto Rico, they lived in either a "barrio", Spanish; Castilian: urbanización or public housing before their incarceration.[23]
The following is a list Puerto Rico Public Housing Authority (PRPHA) low-rent units, managed by municipalities, and by private, non-profit and for-profit agents, with some providing a computer room with internet access and library to its residents.[24] [25] [26] [27] As of March 28, 2020, there were 325 projects (with 53828 units) and 4 protects being constructed (with 174 units) for a total of 54002 units.
These, approximately, 54000 units are managed by Management Agents - A & M Contract, Inc., American Management, Cost Control Company, Inc., Individual Management and Consultant, Inc., Inn-Capital Housing Division, J. A. Machuca & Assoc., M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc., Martinal Property Corp., MAS Corporation, Mora Housing Management, Inc., and S. P. Management, Corp., as follows:[28]| Located in Municipality | Name | Management Agents | ± # of Units | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjuntas | Alturas de Adjuntas | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 55 | |
| Adjuntas | Villa Valle Verde | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 150 | |
| Aguada | Aguada (Manuel Egipciaco) | American Management | 100 | |
| Aguada | Jardines de Aguada | American Management | 70 | |
| Aguada | Los Robles | American Management | 62 | |
| Aguadilla | Agustín Stahl | American Management | 400 | |
| Aguadilla | Bernardino Villanueva | American Management | 252 | |
| Aguadilla | Cuesta Vieja | American Management | 200 | |
| Aguadilla | José Agustín Aponte | American Management | 300 | |
| Aguadilla | Juan García Ducos | American Management | 200 | |
| Aguadilla | La Montaña | American Management | 220 | |
| Aguadilla | Las Muñecas | American Management | 200 | |
| Aguadilla | Puesta del Sol | American Management | 100 | |
| Aguadilla | Villamar Apts. | American Management | 84 | |
| Aguas Buenas | Villa Monserrate | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 104 | |
| Aguas Buenas | Vista Alegre | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 74 | |
| Aibonito | Liborio Ortíz | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 160 | |
| Añasco | Francisco Figueroa | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 160 | |
| Arecibo | Antonio Márquez Arbona | American Management | 180 | |
| Arecibo | Bella Vista | American Management | 150 | |
| Arecibo | Ext. Zeno Gandía | American Management | 444 | |
| Arecibo | La Meseta | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 300 | |
| Arecibo | Ramón Marín Solá | American Management | 200 | |
| Arecibo | Trina Padilla de Sanz | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 240 | |
| Arecibo | Villa de los Santos I | American Management | 9 | |
| Arecibo | Villa de los Santos II | American Management | 13 | |
| Arroyo | Isidro Cora | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 150 | |
| Barceloneta | Antonio Dávila Freytes | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 74 | |
| Barceloneta | Plazuela Catalina | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 100 | |
| Barceloneta | Quintas de Barceloneta | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 46 | |
| Barranquitas | Reparto San Antonio | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 60 | |
| Barranquitas | Villa Universitaria | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 100 | |
| Bayamón | Alegría Apartments | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 120 | |
| Bayamón | Bella Vista | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 100 | |
| Bayamón | Brisas de Bayamón | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 300 | |
| Bayamón | Campo Verde | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 9 | |
| Bayamón | El Cortijo/Valencia | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 3 | |
| Bayamón | Jardines de Caparra | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 288 | |
| Bayamón | José Celso Barbosa | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 230 | |
| Bayamón | La Alhambra | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 96 | |
| Bayamón | Las Gardenias | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 164 | |
| Bayamón | Los Dominicos | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 100 | |
| Bayamón | Los Laureles | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 100 | |
| Bayamón | Magnolia Gardens | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 104 | |
| Bayamón | Rafael Torrech | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 200 | |
| Bayamón | Santa Catalina | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 1 | |
| Bayamón | Sierra Linda | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 200 | |
| Bayamón | Virgilio Dávila | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 480 | |
| Cabo Rojo | Santa Rita de Casia | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 156 | |
| Cabo Rojo | Veredas del Mar | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 24 | |
| Caguas | Bonneville Heights | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 100 | |
| Caguas | Brisas del Turabo I | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 178 | |
| Caguas | Brisas del Turabo II | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 122 | |
| Caguas | Caguax | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 5 | |
| Caguas | El Mirador Apartments | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 46 | |
| Caguas | Ext. La Granja | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 25 | |
| Caguas | Jardines San Carlos | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 86 | |
| Caguas | Juan Jiménez García | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 256 | |
| Caguas | Raúl Castellón | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 200 | |
| Caguas | Turabo Heights | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 254 | |
| Caguas | Villa del Rey | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 100 | |
| Camuy | Manuel Adames | Municipality of Camuy | 64 | |
| Canóvanas | Jesús T. Piñero | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 124 | |
| Carolina | Alturas de Country Club | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 72 | |
| Carolina | Carolina Housing | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 92 | |
| Carolina | Carolina Walk Up (El Faro) | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 100 | |
| Carolina | Catañito Gardens | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 124 | |
| Carolina | El Coral | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 100 | |
| Carolina | El Flamboyán | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 136 | |
| Carolina | La Esmeralda | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 84 | |
| Carolina | Lagos de Blasina | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 240 | |
| Carolina | Loma Alta | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 50 | |
| Carolina | Los Mirtos | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 240 | |
| Carolina | Roberto Clemente | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 126 | |
| Carolina | Sabana Abajo | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 500 | |
| Carolina | Santa Catalina | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 92 | |
| Carolina | Torres de Sabana | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 452 | |
| Cataño | El Coquí | Martinal Property Corp. | 132 | |
| Cataño | Jardines de Cataño | Martinal Property Corp. | 180 | |
| Cataño | Juana Matos I | Martinal Property Corp. | 400 | |
| Cataño | Juana Matos II | Martinal Property Corp. | 200 | |
| Cataño | Juana Matos III | Martinal Property Corp. | 200 | |
| Cataño | Las Palmas | Martinal Property Corp. | 400 | |
| Cataño | Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón | Martinal Property Corp. | 160 | |
| Cayey | Alturas de Montellanos | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 40 | |
| Cayey | Brisas de Cayey | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 210 | |
| Cayey | Jardines Buena Vista | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 1 | |
| Cayey | Jardines de Montellano | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 250 | |
| Cayey | Luis Muñoz Morales | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 280 | |
| Cayey | Villas de Johnny Toledo | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 54 | |
| Ceiba | Jardines de Ceiba | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 50 | |
| Ceiba | La Ceiba | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 70 | |
| Ciales | Alturas de Ciales | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 50 | |
| Ciales | Dos Ríos | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 60 | |
| Ciales | Fernando Sierra Berdecía[29] | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 100 | |
| Cidra | Cidra Housing | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 6 | |
| Cidra | Jardines de Cidra | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 70 | |
| Cidra | Práxedes Santiago | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 124 | |
| Coamo | Coamo Housing | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 88 | |
| Coamo | Jardín el Edén | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 150 | |
| Coamo | Las Palmas | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 120 | |
| Comerio | Manuel Martorell | Martinal Property Corp. | 150 | |
| Corozal | Alturas del Cibuco | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 19 | |
| Corozal | Enrique Landrón | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 100 | |
| Dorado | El Dorado | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 78 | |
| Fajardo | Pedro Rosario Nieves | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 210 | |
| Fajardo | Puerto Real | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 100 | |
| Fajardo | Santiago Veve Calzada | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 100 | |
| Fajardo | Valle Puerto Real | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 75 | |
| Florida | Florida Housing | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 30 | |
| Guánica | Jardines de Guánica | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 70 | |
| Guánica | Luis Muñoz Rivera | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 200 | |
| Guayama | Carioca | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 200 | |
| Guayama | Fernando Calimano | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 146 | |
| Guayama | Jardines de Guamaní | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 100 | |
| Guayama | Luis Palés Matos | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 298 | |
| Guayama | Valles de Guayama | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 50 | |
| Guayanilla | Bahia | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 50 | |
| Guayanilla | Padre Nazario | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 120 | |
| Guaynabo | Jardines de Guaynabo | Martinal Property Corp. | 80 | |
| Guaynabo | La Rosaleda | Martinal Property Corp. | 136 | |
| Guaynabo | Rafael Martínez Nadal | Martinal Property Corp. | 92 | |
| Guaynabo | Villas de Mabó | Martinal Property Corp. | 124 | |
| Guaynabo | Zenón Díaz Varcárcel | Martinal Property Corp. | 200 | |
| Gurabo | Luis C. Echevarría | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 100 | |
| Hatillo | Agustín Ruiz Miranda | American Management | 80 | |
| Hatillo | Hatillo del Mar (Oscar Colón Delgado) | American Management | 60 | |
| Hormigueros | Gabriel Soler Cátala | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 64 | |
| Humacao | Jardines de Oriente | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 200 | |
| Humacao | Padre Rivera | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 260 | |
| Humacao | Pedro J. Palou | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 150 | |
| Isabela | Alturas de Isabela | American Management | 104 | |
| Isabela | Jardines del Noroeste | American Management | 98 | |
| Isabela | Vistas de Isabela | American Management | 33 | |
| Isabela | Vistas de Isabela II | American Management | 95 | |
| Jayuya | Hayuya II | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 50 | |
| Jayuya | La Montaña | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 100 | |
| Jayuya | Mattei I | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 46 | |
| Jayuya | Mattei II | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 30 | |
| Juana Díaz | Leonardo Santiago | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 100 | |
| Juana Díaz | San Martín | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 44 | |
| Juana Díaz | Villa del Parque | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 100 | |
| Juncos | Antulio López (El Valenciano) | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 109 | |
| Juncos | Colinas de Magnolia[30] | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 148 | |
| Juncos | Narciso Varona | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 260 | |
| Lajas | Las Américas | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 80 | |
| Lares | Colinas del Expreso | American Management | 20 | |
| Las Marías | Jardines de Las Marías | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 55 | |
| Las Piedras | Ext. Jardines de Judely | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 70 | |
| Las Piedras | Jardines de Judely | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 32 | |
| Las Piedras | La Ribera | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 100 | |
| Loíza | San Patricio | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 50 | |
| Loíza | Yuquiyú I | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 100 | |
| Luquillo | Diego Zalduondo Veve | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 110 | |
| Luquillo | El Cemi | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 100 | |
| Luquillo | El Cemi II | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 50 | |
| Luquillo | Yuquiyú II | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 70 | |
| Manatí | Brisas de Campo Alegre (Nuevo Manatí) | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 149 | |
| Manatí | Enrique Zorrilla | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 280 | |
| Manatí | Los Murales | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 214 | |
| Manatí | Villa Evangelina II | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 1 | |
| Manatí | Villa Evangelina III | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 1 | |
| Manatí | Villa Evangelina IV | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 58 | |
| Manatí | Vistas de Atenas | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 76 | |
| Manatí | Vivameri Apartments | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 144 | |
| Maricao | Colinas de Maricao | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 24 | |
| Maricao | Juan Ferrer | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 30 | |
| Maunabo | Carmen Vda. de Martorell | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 50 | |
| Maunabo | Jardines del Almendro | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 37 | |
| Maunabo | Villa Navarro | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 58 | |
| Mayagüez | Columbus Landing | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 476 | |
| Mayagüez | Cuesta de las Piedras | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 142 | |
| Mayagüez | El Carmen | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 252 | |
| Mayagüez | Flamboyán Gardens | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 74 | |
| Mayagüez | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 600 | |
| Mayagüez | Jardines de Concordia | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 200 | |
| Mayagüez | Manuel Hernández Rosa (Candelaria) | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 268 | |
| Mayagüez | Mar y Sol | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 124 | |
| Mayagüez | Mayagüez Gardens | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 71 | |
| Mayagüez | Mayagüez Housing I | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 48 | |
| Mayagüez | Mayagüez Housing II (La Arboleda) | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 50 | |
| Mayagüez | Monte Isleño | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 185 | |
| Mayagüez | Parque Sultana I | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 74 | |
| Mayagüez | Rafael Hernández (Kennedy) | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 274 | |
| Mayagüez | Ramírez de Arellano | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 80 | |
| Mayagüez | Sábalos Gardens | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 140 | |
| Mayagüez | Sábalos Nuevos (Ext. Sábalos Gardens) | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 300 | |
| Mayagüez | Yagüez | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 200 | |
| Moca | José Gándara | American Management | 74 | |
| Moca | La Cruz | American Management | 68 | |
| Morovis | Tomás Sorolla | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 74 | |
| Naguabo | Ignacio Morales Dávila | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 148 | |
| Naguabo | Los Valles | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 24 | |
| Naguabo | Naguabo Valley | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 37 | |
| Naguabo | Torres del Río | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 36 | |
| Naguabo | Villas del Río | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 100 | |
| Naranjito | Candelario Torres | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 80 | |
| Orocovis | José V. Fortis | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 70 | |
| Orocovis | Villas de Orocovis | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 50 | |
| Patillas | Villa Real | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 70 | |
| Patillas | Villas del Caribe | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 70 | |
| Peñuelas | Los Flamboyanes | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 70 | |
| Ponce | Arístides Chavier | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 480 | |
| Ponce | Canas Housing | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 51 | |
| Ponce | Caribe | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 116 | |
| Ponce | Copper View | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 50 | |
| Ponce | 1ra Ext. Dr. Pila | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 586 | |
| Ponce | Ernesto Ramos Antonini | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 350 | |
| Ponce | Manuel de la Pila Iglesias | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 120 | |
| Ponce | 2da Ext. Dr. Pila | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 200 | |
| Ponce | Golden View | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 50 | |
| Ponce | José N. Gándara | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 270 | |
| Ponce | José Tormos Diego | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 168 | |
| Ponce | La Ceiba | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 300 | |
| Ponce | Las Delicias | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 7 | |
| Ponce | Lirios del Sur | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 400 | |
| Ponce | Los Rosales | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 180 | |
| Ponce | Pedro J. Rosaly | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 238 | |
| Ponce | Perla del Bucaná | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 50 | |
| Ponce | Perla del Caribe | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 272 | |
| Ponce | Ponce de León | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 300 | |
| Ponce | Ponce Housing | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 131 | |
| Ponce | Hogares del Portugués | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 152 | |
| Ponce | Rafael López Nussa | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 404 | |
| Ponce | Santiago Iglesias | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 280 | |
| Ponce | Silver Valley | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 50 | |
| Ponce | Villa Elena | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 100 | |
| Quebradillas | Francisco Vigo Salas | American Management | 100 | |
| Quebradillas | Guarionex | American Management | 100 | |
| Rincón | Santa Rosa | American Management | 74 | |
| Río Grande | Galateo Apts. | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 63 | |
| Río Grande | José H. Ramírez | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 80 | |
| Sabana Grande | José Castillo Mercado | American Management | 148 | |
| Salinas | Bella Vista | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 100 | |
| Salinas | Brisas del Mar | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 92 | |
| San Germán | El Recreo | American Management | 300 | |
| San Germán | Manuel F. Rossy | American Management | 101 | |
| San Juan | Alejandrino | Martinal Property Corp. | 294 | |
| San Juan | Alturas de Cupey | A & M Contract, Inc. | 250 | |
| San Juan | Antigua Vía y Park Court | A & M Contract, Inc. | 13 | |
| San Juan | Beatriz Lasalle | A & M Contract, Inc. | 100 | |
| San Juan | Brisas de Cupey | A & M Contract, Inc. | 184 | |
| San Juan | El Manantial | Martinal Property Corp. | 200 | |
| San Juan | El Prado | MAS Corporation | 220 | |
| San Juan | El Trébol | MAS Corporation | 152 | |
| San Juan | Emiliano Pol | S. P. Management, Corp. | 208 | |
| San Juan | Ernesto Ramos Antonini | MAS Corporation | 864 | |
| San Juan | Ext. Manuel A. Pérez | MAS Corporation | 900 | |
| San Juan | Ext. Manuel A. Pérez | MAS Corporation | 312 | |
| San Juan | Jardines de Monte Hatillo | A & M Contract, Inc. | 698 | |
| San Juan | Jardines de Campo Rico | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 196 | |
| San Juan | Jardines de Country Club | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 113 | |
| San Juan | Jardines de Cupey | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 308 | |
| San Juan | Jardines de Quintana | Martinal Property Corp. | 2 | |
| San Juan | Jardines del Paraíso | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 298 | |
| San Juan | Jardines la Nueva Puerta de San Juan | MAS Corporation | 40 | |
| San Juan | Jardines Sellés I | MAS Corporation | 300 | |
| San Juan | Jardines Sellés II | MAS Corporation | 100 | |
| San Juan | Juan César Cordero Dávila | Martinal Property Corp. | 508 | |
| San Juan | La Rosa | MAS Corporation | 52 | |
| San Juan | Las Camelias Apartments | MAS Corporation | 166 | |
| San Juan | MAS Corporation | 420 | ||
| San Juan | Las Dalias | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 240 | |
| San Juan | Las Margaritas I | S. P. Management, Corp. | 344 | |
| San Juan | Las Margaritas II | S. P. Management, Corp. | 325 | |
| San Juan | Las Margaritas III | S. P. Management, Corp. | 231 | |
| San Juan | Leopoldo Figueroa | A & M Contract, Inc. | 240 | |
| San Juan | Los Laureles | A & M Contract, Inc. | 194 | |
| San Juan | Los Lirios | S. P. Management, Corp. | 150 | |
| San Juan | Los Lirios | A & M Contract, Inc. | 130 | |
| San Juan | Los Peñas | MAS Corporation | 200 | |
| San Juan | Luis Lloréns Torres | S. P. Management, Corp. | 2570 | |
| San Juan | Manuel A. Pérez | MAS Corporation | 850 | |
| San Juan | Monte Park | A & M Contract, Inc. | 304 | |
| San Juan | Nemesio R. Canales | Martinal Property Corp. | 1126 | |
| San Juan | Park Court | A & M Contract, Inc. | 80 | |
| San Juan | Parque San Agustín | S. P. Management, Corp. | 80 | |
| San Juan | Puerta de Tierra II | S. P. Management, Corp. | 85 | |
| San Juan | San Agustín | S. P. Management, Corp. | 84 | |
| San Juan | San Antonio | S. P. Management, Corp. | 132 | |
| San Juan | San Fernando | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 334 | |
| San Juan | San Martín | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 300 | |
| San Juan | Santa Elena | A & M Contract, Inc. | 168 | |
| San Juan | Torre de Francia | Martinal Property Corp. | 100 | |
| San Juan | Villa Andalucía I | A & M Contract, Inc. | 80 | |
| San Juan | Villa Andalucía II | A & M Contract, Inc. | 82 | |
| San Juan | Villa España | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 500 | |
| San Juan | Villa Esperanza | A & M Contract, Inc. | 300 | |
| San Juan | Vista Hermosa I, II, III | A & M Contract, Inc. | 894 | |
| San Lorenzo | La Lorenzana | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 100 | |
| San Lorenzo | Villas de San Lorenzo | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 12 | |
| San Sebastián | Andrés Mendez Liceaga | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 150 | |
| San Sebastián | Hacienda San Andrés | American Management | 150 | |
| San Sebastián | San Sebastián Court | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 60 | |
| Santa Isabel | El Taíno | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 95 | |
| Santa Isabel | Estancias de Santa Isabel | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 9 | |
| Santa Isabel | Pedro M. Descartes | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 110 | |
| Santa Isabel | Rincón Taíno | M. J. Consulting & Dev., Inc. | 100 | |
| Toa Alta | Jardines de San Fernando | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 70 | |
| Toa Alta | Ramón Pérez Rodríguez | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 80 | |
| Toa Baja | El Toa | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 80 | |
| Toa Baja | Villas de Sabana | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 83 | |
| Trujillo Alto | Nuestra Señora de Covadonga | A & M Contract, Inc. | 504 | |
| Trujillo Alto | Los Cedros | A & M Contract, Inc. | 324 | |
| Trujillo Alto | Los Rosales | A & M Contract, Inc. | 74 | |
| Trujillo Alto | Pedro Regalado Díaz | A & M Contract, Inc. | 50 | |
| Utuado | Fernando Luis García | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 200 | |
| Utuado | Jardines de Utuado | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 100 | |
| Utuado | Jesús M. Lago | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 2 | |
| Vega Alta | El Batey | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 91 | |
| Vega Alta | Francisco Vega Sánchez | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 100 | |
| Vega Alta | Las Violetas | Cost Control Company, Inc. | 88 | |
| Vega Baja | Alturas de Vega Baja | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 14 | |
| Vega Baja | Enrique Catoni | Inn-Capital Housing Division | 148 | |
| Vieques | Cesar "Coca" González | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 83 | |
| Vieques | Jardines de Vieques | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 50 | |
| Villalba | Efraín Suárez | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 60 | |
| Villalba | Enudio Negrón | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 74 | |
| Villalba | Máximo Miranda Jiménez | Individual Management and Consultant, Inc. | 100 | |
| Yabucoa | Dr. Víctor Berrios | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 144 | |
| Yabucoa | Ext. Santa Elena | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 43 | |
| Yabucoa | Reparto Horizonte | Mora Housing Management, Inc. | 37 | |
| Yauco | Ext. Santa Catalina | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 24 | |
| Yauco | Santa Catalina | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 200 | |
| Yauco | Villas del Cafetal (Yauco Housing) | J. A. Machuca & Assoc. | 79 |
Public Housing Authorities are government agencies designated by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer federally subsidized housing units, which are known as Section 8 housing.[31] [32]
Source: Public Housing Agency (HA) Profiles, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
| PHA Code (RQ Number) | Name | Government type | Type of public housing | Total rentable units | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQ005 | Puerto Rico Public Housing Authority (PRPHA) | State | Low-Rent | 54002 | |
| RQ006 | Municipality of San Juan | Local | Section 8 | 5148 | |
| RQ007 | Municipality of Caguas | Local | Section 8 | 1325 | |
| RQ008 | Municipality of Ponce | Local | Section 8 | 1608 | |
| RQ009 | Municipality of Mayagüez | Local | Section 8 | 842 | |
| RQ010 | Municipality of Moca | Local | Section 8 | 67 | |
| RQ011 | Municipality of Bayamón | Local | Section 8 | 2253 | |
| RQ012 | Municipality of Aguadilla | Local | Section 8 | 295 | |
| RQ013 | Municipality of Trujillo Alto | Local | Section 8 | 505 | |
| RQ014 | Municipality of Carolina | Local | Section 8 | 805 | |
| RQ015 | Municipality of Dorado | Local | Section 8 | 277 | |
| RQ016 | Municipality of Guaynabo | Local | Section 8 | 383 | |
| RQ017 | Municipality of Guayama | Local | Section 8 | 264 | |
| RQ018 | Municipality of Cayey | Local | Section 8 | 239 | |
| RQ019 | Municipality of Peñuelas | Local | Section 8 | 240 | |
| RQ020 | Municipality of Arecibo | Local | Section 8 | 928 | |
| RQ021 | Municipality of Guayanilla | Local | Section 8 | 146 | |
| RQ022 | Municipality of Toa Baja | Local | Section 8 | 244 | |
| RQ023 | Municipality of Corozal | Local | Section 8 | 139 | |
| RQ024 | Municipality of Morovis | Local | Section 8 | 53 | |
| RQ025 | Municipality of Humacao | Local | Section 8 | 276 | |
| RQ026 | Municipality of San Sebastián | Local | Section 8 | 139 | |
| RQ027 | Municipality of Loíza | Local | Section 8 | 5 | |
| RQ028 | Municipality of Manatí | Local | Section 8 | 182 | |
| RQ029 | Municipality of Maricao | Local | Section 8 | 35 | |
| RQ030 | Municipality of San Germán | Local | Section 8 | 88 | |
| RQ031 | Municipality of Quebradillas | Local | Section 8 | 141 | |
| RQ032 | Municipality of Vega Baja | Local | Section 8 | 277 | |
| RQ033 | Municipality of Utuado | Local | Section 8 | 197 | |
| RQ034 | Municipality of Comerio | Local | Section 8 | 118 | |
| RQ035 | Municipality of Hormigueros | Local | Section 8 | 103 | |
| RQ036 | Municipality of Fajardo | Local | Section 8 | 109 | |
| RQ037 | Municipality of San Lorenzo | Local | Section 8 | 107 | |
| RQ038 | Municipality of Juana Díaz | Local | Section 8 | 115 | |
| RQ039 | Municipality of Hatillo | Local | Section 8 | 73 | |
| RQ040 | Municipality of Camuy | Local | Section 8 | 156 | |
| RQ041 | Municipality of Gurabo | Local | Section 8 | 143 | |
| RQ042 | Municipality of Coamo | Local | Section 8 | 60 | |
| RQ043 | Municipality of Añasco | Local | Section 8 | 110 | |
| RQ044 | Municipality of Guánica | Local | Section 8 | 54 | |
| RQ045 | Municipality of Yabucoa | Local | Section 8 | 117 | |
| RQ046 | Municipality of Las Marías | Local | Section 8 | 40 | |
| RQ047 | Municipality of Naguabo | Local | Section 8 | 121 | |
| RQ048 | Municipality of Sabana Grande | Local | Section 8 | 156 | |
| RQ049 | Municipality of Villalba | Local | Section 8 | 84 | |
| RQ050 | Municipality of Río Grande | Local | Section 8 | 78 | |
| RQ052 | Municipality of Ciales | Local | Section 8 | 74 | |
| RQ053 | Municipality of Toa Alta | Local | Section 8 | 181 | |
| RQ054 | Municipality of Barceloneta | Local | Section 8 | 125 | |
| RQ055 | Municipality of Adjuntas | Local | Section 8 | 52 | |
| RQ056 | Municipality of Vega Alta | Local | Section 8 | 76 | |
| RQ057 | Municipality of Patillas | Local | Section 8 | 83 | |
| RQ058 | Municipality of Santa Isabel | Local | Section 8 | 70 | |
| RQ059 | Municipality of Aibonito | Local | Section 8 | 58 | |
| RQ060 | Municipality of Barranquitas | Local | Section 8 | 180 | |
| RQ061 | Municipality of Cabo Rojo | Local | Section 8 | 107 | |
| RQ062 | Municipality of Cidra | Local | Section 8 | 190 | |
| RQ063 | Municipality of Las Piedras | Local | Section 8 | 125 | |
| RQ064 | Municipality of Naranjito | Local | Section 8 | 123 | |
| RQ065 | Municipality of Lares | Local | Section 8 | 73 | |
| RQ066 | Municipality of Isabela | Local | Section 8 | 86 | |
| RQ067 | Municipality of Rincón | Local | Section 8 | 34 | |
| RQ068 | Municipality of Arroyo | Local | Section 8 | 217 | |
| RQ069 | Municipality of Salinas | Local | Section 8 | 97 | |
| RQ070 | Municipality of Ceiba | Local | Section 8 | 41 | |
| RQ071 | Municipality of Lajas | Local | Section 8 | 69 | |
| RQ072 | Municipality of Florida | Local | Section 8 | 45 | |
| RQ073 | Municipality of Aguada | Local | Section 8 | 121 | |
| RQ074 | Municipality of Vieques | Local | Section 8 | 116 | |
| RQ075 | Municipality of Canóvanas | Local | Section 8 | 34 | |
| RQ076 | Municipality of Jayuya | Local | Section 8 | 4 | |
| RQ077 | Municipality of Juncos | Local | Section 8 | 55 | |
| RQ080 | Municipality of Orocovis | Local | Section 8 | 47 | |
| RQ081 | Municipality of Luquillo | Local | Section 8 | 69 | |
| RQ082 | Municipality of Aguas Buenas | Local | Section 8 | 161 | |
| RQ083 | Municipality of Yauco | Local | Section 8 | 95 | |
| RQ901 | Puerto Rico Department of Housing Res. Jardines de Guanica | State | Section 8 | 8510 | |
| RQ911 | Puerto Rico Housing Finance Company | State | Section 8 | 2577 |