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Puerto Rico Department of Housing

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Puerto Rico Department of Housing
Department overview
Departamento de Vivienda de Puerto Rico

Formed	June 10, 1972; 53 years ago (1972-06-10)
Jurisdiction	executive branch
Headquarters	San Juan,PR
Department executive	William Rodríguez Rodríguez,Secretary
Key document	Law No. 97 of 1972
Website	www.vivienda.pr.gov

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

Programs

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The agency is tasked with managing HUD funds including for housing underSection 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

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Main article:Secretary of Housing of Puerto Rico

In 2021, governorPedro Pierluisi designated William Rodríguez Rodríguez as the new secretary of the department.^[6]

References

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^"Ley Orgánica del Departamento de la Vivienda"(PDF).Biblioteca Virtual de Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto (OGP). Retrieved22 January 2022.
^"Vivienda otorga 304 casas para diversas familias alrededor de la Isla" [Housing grants 304 homes for diverse families across the island].Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 2015-06-15. Retrieved2021-06-03.
^"Entregan 234 vales de Sección 8 | Departamento de la Vivienda". Retrieved2021-06-03.
^"Secretario de Vivienda ordena facilitar compras municipales con fondos CDBG-DR | Metro".www.metro.pr. Retrieved2021-06-03.
^"Entregan nuevo hogar a familia ponceña afectada por el huracán María | Metro" [Handover new home to family from Ponce affected by Hurricane María].www.metro.pr (in Spanish). 2021-05-22. Retrieved2021-06-03.
^"Pierluisi nombra a William Rodríguez como secretario de Vivienda" [Pierluisi names William Rodríguez as secretary of housing].CB en Español (in Spanish). 2020-12-04. Retrieved2021-06-03.

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