Puerto Rico Department of Housing explained

Type:	department
Agency Name:	Puerto Rico Department of Housing
Native Name:	Departamento de Vivienda de Puerto Rico
Headquarters:	San Juan, PR
Chief1 Name:	William Rodríguez Rodríguez
Chief1 Position:	Secretary
Keydocument1:	Law No. 97 of 1972
Website:	www.vivienda.pr.gov

The Puerto Rico Department of Housing (Spanish; Castilian: Departamento de Vivienda de Puerto Rico) is the department responsible for homeownership, affordable housing, and community assistance programs in Puerto Rico. It was created in 1972.^[1]

Programs

The agency is tasked with managing HUD funds including for housing under Section 8 (housing).^{[2] [3]} The agency also administers Community Development Block Grants (CDBG-DR) used for building housing for those affected by natural disasters.^{[4] [5]}

Secretary

See main article: Secretary of Housing of Puerto Rico. In 2021, governor Pedro Pierluisi designated William Rodríguez Rodríguez as the new secretary of the department.^[6]

See also

Public housing in Puerto Rico

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ley Orgánica del Departamento de la Vivienda . Biblioteca Virtual de Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto (OGP) . 22 January 2022.
2. Web site: 2015-06-15. Vivienda otorga 304 casas para diversas familias alrededor de la Isla. Housing grants 304 homes for diverse families across the island. 2021-06-03. Telemundo Puerto Rico. es.
3. Web site: Entregan 234 vales de Sección 8 Departamento de la Vivienda. 2021-06-03. en-US.
4. Web site: Secretario de Vivienda ordena facilitar compras municipales con fondos CDBG-DR Metro. 2021-06-03. www.metro.pr.
5. Web site: 2021-05-22. Entregan nuevo hogar a familia ponceña afectada por el huracán María Metro. Handover new home to family from Ponce affected by Hurricane María. 2021-06-03. www.metro.pr. es.
6. Web site: 2020-12-04. Pierluisi nombra a William Rodríguez como secretario de Vivienda. Pierluisi names William Rodríguez as secretary of housing. 2021-06-03. CB en Español. es.