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DHHL announces deadlines and selection dates; staff answer beneficiaries' transfer and timing questions
Summary
DHHL told attendees to submit interest/response forms by August 14 and listed two award sessions (one on Sept. 12 and another on Oct. 3) because of space limits; staff answered multiple beneficiary questions about transfer timing, transferee age requirements, and whether transferred interests change product eligibility.
DHHL staff told beneficiaries they must submit interest or response forms by August 14 to be considered for upcoming award rounds and said the department will conduct two selection sessions (noted in the meeting as Sept. 12 and Oct. 3) because of venue capacity. Staff said selectees will be asked to sign and notarize documentation at award events and that the administrative record (including chair signature and recording) takes several weeks to process before transfers are effective.
In an extended question-and-answer session, beneficiaries asked whether a transferee must accept the same product type as the original lessee, whether a transfer recipient must be at least 18, and whether someone who transferred a lease can later return to the application list. Staff answered that transfers are reviewed on the transferee’s qualifications at the time lots are available, that transferees accepting a transfer must be 18 to act on the lease (minors may be named as successors but need a conservator to act), and that a former lessee may reapply but will be served after applicants who have not previously received leases.
Staff also emphasized proxy and power-of-attorney options for beneficiaries who cannot attend award events and encouraged beneficiaries to notify the district office if they plan to transfer a recently awarded lease so staff can anticipate administrative steps.
