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Puerto Rico Legal Code

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Every individual or head of family residing in Puerto Rico shall be entitled to own and enjoy, under the homestead right concept, a parcel and the structure located thereon, or a residence under the regime established in the Condominiums Act, which belongs to him/her or which he/she lawfully owns, and occupied by him/her or his/her family exclusively as a principal residence.\nFor the purposes of this chapter, the term domicile shall be defined as provided in § 8 of Title 1.\nHistory —Sept. 13, 2011, No. 195, § 3.