Treasure Island Resident Preference

Affordable housing opportunities on Treasure Island include:

• Housing units for sale in buildings with market rate units,
• Housing units for rent in buildings with market rate units, and
• Housing units for rent in buildings that are entirely affordable.

There are two ways you can be eligible for this preference:

• Pre-Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) Legacy Resident. You started living at The Villages before June 29, 2011 and you still live there. You never moved out. You have the highest priority.
• Post-Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) Vested Resident. You started living at The Villages between June 30, 2011 and December 19, 2019 and you still live there. You never moved out. You have the second highest priority.

When you fill out the DAHLIA lottery application, you’ll see the Treasure Island Resident (TIR) Preference.

• Select the TIR Preference.
• Provide your certificate number.
• The Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) will confirm your eligibility for the preference.
  

Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) may require a document if the applicant claimed the TIR preference is not included on TIDA's resident records.

After you use your certificate to enter the lottery, you still have to meet the building’s eligibility criteria. Details can be found on the Treasure Island property listing on DAHLIA.

You can only use this preference one time. If you use it to get housing, you cannot use it again.