The deputies have passed a bill that would declare 44 Santo Domingo city low-income barrios as public utility land. The idea is to grant property titles to families that have years living in their dwellings. This would benefit owners of dwellings that were built before 1996 on land of no more than 300 square meters. The bill also establishes that the government would compensate the original owners of the property that was taken over to build the barrios. The barrios that would benefit include: Sabana Perdida, Villa Mella, Los Alcarrizos, Las Cañitas, 24 de Abril, Simon Bolivar, Gualey, Los Guandules, Guachupita, Capotillo, El Almirante, Hainamosa, El Tamarindo, Cancino, Invivienda, Villa Duarte, Maquiteria, Los Mameyes, Villa Carmen, Los Frailes, Reparto Isabelita, Villa Faro, Vecinos Unidos, La Esperanza, Mirador Ozama, Los Tres Brazos, Mil Flores, La Zurza, Enriquillo, Las Caobas, and Cristo Rey.
