Antongiorgi v. El Registrador de la Propiedad

Summary

The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico reversed the registrar’s denial of a deed of sale, holding that a U.S. citizenship certificate issued by a state supreme court and authorized by its secretary and seal is self‑authenticating, and that a citizen of a jurisdiction without community‑property law has full capacity to convey real property in Puerto Rico; consequently the deed was ordered to be recorded.