SÃO MIGUEL | Public tender opened for the allocation of 12 apartments on lease with purchase option in Maia

The public tender for the allocation of 12 new apartments in the São Pedro Neighbourhood in the parish of Maia, municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel Island, is now open. These housing units were built by the Regional Government under the RRP, representing an investment of over €2.2 million.

Under the terms of the Order issued by the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment, Maria João Carreiro, published in the Official Journal of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, the application period runs from today, March 2, until March 27 (inclusive). 

The new apartments comprise six two-bedroom and six three-bedroom units. They are intended for permanent residence by applicants and their families, and 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.

Applications must be submitted by completing the appropriate form, available on the Regional Directorate for Housing (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 – geral-drh@azores.gov.pt.

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 geral-drh@azores.gov.pt no later than March 13, 2026. Requests will be answered within a maximum of three working days from the date on which they are received.

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