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Luis Augusto Martínez Román

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  1. Business

    Puerto Ricans Spend Their Pay on Rent as Housing Costs Climb

    Forty-five percent of Puerto Rico’s renters carry an "excessive" to "severe" rent burden, with housing consuming more than 30% of family income, figures presented at a Capitol roundtable hosted by Senator Carmelo Ríos on rising rents and affordable housing showed.

  2. Community

    Government Hands Over 38 Emergency-Ready Homes in Barceloneta’s Palmeras Development

    The Palmeras development in the Florida Afuera neighborhood of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico completed the handover of its 38 single-family homes on Saturday, after the government led distribution of the final 22 residences.

  3. Community

    85-Year-Old Facing Eviction in San Juan Picks Public Housing Unit; Lease Signing Near

    María Magdalena Ortiz Rosado, 85, will move with her pets into public housing after accepting one of the relocation options offered by the Puerto Rico Housing Department.

  4. Community

    Housing Agencies Warn of Fraudulent Emails Promising Housing Vouchers

    The Puerto Rico Department of Housing and the Public Housing Administration alerted residents to fraudulent emails, sent from Gmail accounts, that request personal information in exchange for supposed housing vouchers or relocation alternatives in public housing residences.

  5. Community

    Puerto Rico Law for Vieques and Culebra Residents’ Shelter in Mainland Island Remains Unimplemented

    More than a year after it was approved, a Puerto Rico law ordering a temporary shelter program for residents of Vieques and Culebra in three towns of the main island (Ceiba, Fajardo and Luquillo) has not been implemented for lack of a regulation and funding.

  6. Politics

    Ex-Public Housing Deputy Administrator Fradera Says He Was Asked to Resign Over 'Political Perceptions’

    Alberto Fradera, former deputy administrator of Vivienda Pública (Public Housing), said that on September 22 Secretary Luis Augusto Martínez asked him by phone to resign because of 'political perceptions’ held by people close to the governor, according to his claim.

  7. Politics

    Public Housing Deputy Administrator Alberto Fradera Ousted

    Alberto Fradera, deputy administrator (subadministrador) of the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (AVP), was removed from his post a week ago, and his departure becomes official Wednesday, two separate sources told El Nuevo Día.

  8. Weather

    Man Receives New Home in Carolina After Hurricane Damage

    Edwin Sánchez Suárez, a 69-year-old man, has finally moved into his new home in the Sabana Abajo neighborhood of Carolina, after his previous house was severely damaged by hurricanes Irma and María nearly a decade ago.

  9. Politics

    Puerto Rico Adds $80 Million to 'Pronto Pa Tu Casa' Homebuyer Assistance Program

    Governor Jenniffer González announced an additional $80 million allocation of CDBG-MIT federal funds for the Pronto Pa Tu Casa program, which helps eligible homebuyers cover part of the upfront costs of purchasing a home.

  10. Community

    Decades-Old Property Title Problem Persists Across Puerto Rico

    NotiCel reports on a long-running issue with families lacking legal property titles across Puerto Rico.

  11. Community

    Habitat for Humanity Delivers 3 Rehabilitated Homes to Families in San Juan, Ponce and Trujillo Alto

    Habitat for Humanity Puerto Rico delivered three rehabilitated homes to families in San Juan, Ponce and Trujillo Alto, closing its National Homeownership Month activities with a housing initiative valued at about $558,176.

  12. Community

    Housing Department Presents Relocation Alternatives to Juana Matos Residents

    The Department of Housing presented three relocation alternatives to the residents of Juana Matos in Cataño: moving to a non-floodable land in Toa Baja with other neighbors, receiving a $200,000 voucher for another home, or requesting a property in urbanizations being built by the agency across the island.

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