Public and Indian Housing

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-001-A

  Closed on Septiembre 11, 2023

  $373,860.00

  Questioned Costs

  Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

  Summary

  Reimburse its program $373,860 ($302,638 in ineligible housing assistance payments $63,643 in associated administrative fees $7,579 in program funds paid to the contractor) from non-Federal funds for the inappropriate payments cited in this finding.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-001-B

  Closed on Septiembre 11, 2023

  $358,237.00

  Questioned Costs

  Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

  Summary

  Seek retroactive approval or reimburse its program $358,237 ($339,908 in housing assistance payments $18,329 in program funds paid to the contractor) for the housing quality standards inspections of units owned by entities substantially controlled by the Authority, completed by contractors that were not approved by HUD.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-001-C

  Closed on Abril 16, 2019
  Summary

  Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the Authority complies with HUD’s requirements for program conflicts of interest, including but not limited to ensuring that (1) its staff does not complete inspections for units owned by entities substantially controlled by the Authority, (2) its staff is appropriately trained and familiar with HUD’s requirements for units owned by entities it substantially controls, and (3) future contracts to perform housing quality standards inspections for program units owned by entities substantially controlled by the Authority are with a HUD-approved independent third party.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-002-A

  Closed on Septiembre 06, 2023

  $163,316.00

  Questioned Costs

  Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

  Summary

  Reimburse its program $163,316 from non-Federal funds ($29,074 in housing assistance due to calculation errors 74,957 due to inappropriate voucher sizes, payment standards, and utility allowances $18,141 $41,144 in administrative fees) for the inappropriate payments cited in this finding.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-002-B

  Closed on Julio 09, 2019

  $9,280.00

  Funds Put to Better Use

  Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.

  Summary

  Reimburse the appropriate households $9,280 ($2,588 in housing assistance underpayments due to calculation errors $6,692 due to inappropriate voucher sizes, payment standards, and utility allowances) from program funds for the inappropriate underpayments cited in this finding.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-002-C

  Closed on Septiembre 27, 2019

  $2,533.00

  Questioned Costs

  Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

  Summary

  Support or reimburse its program $2,533 from non-Federal funds for the unsupported payments of housing assistance cited in this finding.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-002-E

  Closed on Noviembre 26, 2018

  $3,178.00

  Questioned Costs

  Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

  Summary

  Reimburse the appropriate households $3,178 from non-Federal funds for the rent amount paid in excess of 40 percent of the adjusted monthly income for the units that were not affordable.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-002-F

  Closed on Marzo 11, 2019
  Summary

  For the five household’s residing in units that were not affordable, renegotiate the rent to the owners or require the households to move into units that are affordable.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-002-G

  Closed on Marzo 06, 2019

  $108,214.00

  Funds Put to Better Use

  Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.

  Summary

  Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that (1) housing assistance payments are appropriately calculated and supported, (2) households reside in units that are affordable, and (3) repayment agreements are created to recover overpaid housing assistance when unreported income is discovered during the examination process to ensure that $108,214 ($103,841 in potential overpayments $4,373 in potential underpayments of housing assistance) in program funds is appropriately used for future payments.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-002-H

  Closed on Marzo 07, 2019
  Summary

  Evaluate its quality control process to ensure that calculation, voucher size, payment standard, and utility allowance errors are identified and appropriately corrected.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-002-I

  Closed on Marzo 07, 2019
  Summary

  Ensure that its staff is properly trained and familiar with HUD’s and its own requirements regarding program housing assistance calculations, applying appropriate voucher sizes, and when to apply changes to households’ payment standards and utility allowances.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-002-J

  Closed on Marzo 06, 2019
  Summary

  Review all of the remaining program household files to determine whether appropriate voucher sizes were provided and payment standards and utility allowances were applied and updated appropriately. The Authority should conduct special recertifications for the households with vouchers that do not comply with HUD’s requirements and the Authority’s administrative plan, issue the appropriate voucher sizes, and apply updated payment standards and utility allowances as appropriate.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2017-CH-1007-002-K

  Closed on Agosto 30, 2019
  Summary

  Restrict the Authority from administering other HUD-funded programs until it substantially improves its program administration to ensure compliance with applicable requirements based on the findings cited in this audit report, absent sufficient documentation provided by the Authority.