In short
Act 13 of 2026 amended Article 13 of Act 129-2020, the Puerto Rico Condominium Act. The article keeps that the administration of every property constituted in horizontal property shall be governed by that Act and also by a reglamento that must be inserted into or attached to its deed of constitution, and that a certified copy of the deed and the reglamento, and of every amendment to them, must be filed at the Property Registry. The amendment adds a notification duty: it shall be the obligation of the condominium’s managing agent to notify the real estate agents or brokers, as defined by Act 10-1994, who have the sale of a unit within the condominium in their charge, upon accreditation of that engagement, or a potential buyer if so requested, with a copy of the reglamento within a term of no more than five business days. The managing agent shall require from the agent or broker the applicant’s licence number, photo identification, telephone, postal address and email. It shall in no case be construed that the managing agent must provide the reglamento to any broker or third party who requests it without having a legitimate interest in a particular transaction. Together with the reglamento, the managing agent must give their own contact information and that of their Board of Directors. Where the condominium has no designated managing agent, the responsibility to deliver falls on the President or, failing that, the Secretary of the Board of Directors.
What is it?
It is the right to read the rules before signing. The condominium reglamento decides things that change daily life — pets, short-term rentals, works, use of common areas — and until this Act there was no clear deadline for the administration to hand it over. Act 13-2026 set five business days and said who it must be given to.
Who can do it?
A real estate agent or broker, as defined by Act 10-1994, who has the sale of a unit in the condominium in their charge and accredits that engagement; or a potential buyer who requests it. The law expressly excludes anyone without a legitimate interest in a particular transaction.
Requirements
- Having a legitimate interest in a particular transaction. The law expressly closes the door to anyone requesting the reglamento without one.Verified against the official source
- If you are an agent or broker: accrediting the sale engagement, and providing your licence number, photo identification, telephone, postal address and email, which the manager is obliged to require of you.Verified against the official source
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Step by step
Step 1: Ask: the buyer can request it directly
The article obliges the managing agent to give a copy of the reglamento to the agent or broker who has the sale of a unit in their charge, upon accreditation of that engagement, “or to a potential buyer if so requested”. You do not have to go through the broker: if you are the buyer and you ask, it falls within the duty.
Step 2: The deadline is five business days
The text sets it this way: a copy of the reglamento “within a term of no more than 5 business days”. They are business days, not calendar days, and the term runs from the accredited request.
Step 3: They must also give you the contacts
Together with the requested reglamento, the managing agent must provide their contact information and that of their Board of Directors. It is the piece that helps a buyer who later needs to ask something specific.
Step 4: If there is no manager, it falls to the Board
Where the condominium has no designated managing agent, the responsibility to deliver the reglamento falls on the President or, failing that, the Secretary of the Board of Directors. There is no condominium without someone obliged.
Step 5: It is also at the Property Registry
The same Article 13 keeps that the reglamento must be inserted into or attached to the deed constituting the regime, and that a certified copy of that deed and of the reglamento, and of every amendment, must be filed at the Property Registry. If the administration does not respond, that is the other route to the document.
Where to do it
With the condominium’s managing agent or, if none is designated, with the President or the Secretary of the Board of Directors. The reglamento is also filed at the Property Registry alongside the deed of constitution.
How long it takes
No more than five (5) business days from the request.
Verified against the official source · August 27, 2026
What to do if something goes wrong
This guide describes Article 13 of Act 129-2020 as Act 13-2026 left it, which is the only thing we read. We did not read the rest of the Condominium Act or Act 10-1994, so we do not describe here what else the reglamento governs or how a broker is licensed. And there is a silence worth knowing: the law imposes the duty and the five-business-day deadline, but publishes no consequence for failing to meet it. If you are refused, the reglamento is still filed at the Property Registry alongside the deed of constitution, and we have separate guides on challenging Board decisions and on condominium complaints. The law also publishes no cost for the copy. PRFácil does not request documents on your behalf.
Common mistakes
- Believing only the broker can ask: the text includes the potential buyer who requests it.
- Counting calendar days: the deadline is five business days.
- Asking out of curiosity: the law expressly excludes anyone without a legitimate interest in a particular transaction.
- Forgetting to ask for the contacts: together with the reglamento, the manager must give their contact information and the Board’s.
- Giving up because the condominium has no manager: delivery then falls to the Board President or Secretary.
Frequently asked questions
I am the buyer. Can I request the rules myself?
Yes. The article obliges the managing agent to deliver it to the agent or broker handling the sale “or to a potential buyer if so requested”. The deadline is no more than five business days.
What if the manager does not hand it over?
The law imposes the duty and the deadline, but publishes no consequence for failing to meet it, and we do not invent one. Two practical routes: the reglamento is filed at the Property Registry alongside the deed of constitution, and for disputes with the administration we have separate guides on condominium complaints.
Can any broker request it?
No. The law says it shall in no case be construed that the managing agent must provide the reglamento to any broker or third party who requests it without having a legitimate interest in a particular transaction. And from a broker who does have one, the manager must require licence number, photo identification, telephone, postal address and email.
Official sources
These are the government pages this guide is based on.
- Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor (DACO)
DACO
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Last verified
August 27, 2026
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