Public tender open for allocation of 52 new apartments in Ribeira Grande on lease with purchase option scheme - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego

The public tender for the allocation of 52 new apartments in the Trás-os-Mosteiros housing development in Largo das Freiras, parish of Matriz, municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel Island, is now open, comprising three one-bedroom apartments, 31 two-bedroom apartments and 18 three-bedroom apartments.

Applications must be submitted between today, January 26, and February 25, by completing the appropriate form, available on the Regional Housing Directorate (DRH) website at https://portal.azores.gov.pt/web/drh/concursos, accompanied by the documents listed in Article 7 of the Regulations on the Lease with Purchase Option Scheme, and delivered in one of the following formats:

• DRH Services, located at Rua Dr. João Francisco de Sousa, no. 30, 9500-187 Ponta Delgada;
• RIAC - Integrated Citizen Support Network Offices;
• Registered post with acknowledgement of receipt to the Regional Housing Directorate, located at Rua Dr. João Francisco de Sousa, n.º 30, 9500-187 Ponta Delgada;
• DRH email address - [email protected].

Under the terms of the Order issued by the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment, Maria João Carreiro, the 52 apartments, resulting from regional and community public investment of over €7 million under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), will be allocated on a lease with purchase option scheme. The purchase option can be exercised by the tenant one year after signing the lease agreement.

The Regulations, which contain all the information about the procedures and conditions for accessing and allocating housing, are available for consultation on the DRH website.

Any requests for clarification on the understanding and interpretation of the Regulations should be addressed to the president of the jury and submitted by the interested parties in writing to the DRH Services in Ponta Delgada. Alternatively, they should be sent to the email address [email protected] no later than February 10, 2026. Requests will be answered within a maximum of three working days from the date on which they are received.