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REPORTAR FRAUDE, DESPERDICIO O ABUSO
  • Recommendation Number: 2018-NY-1008-001-A
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: Septiembre 28, 2018
Closed Date:
Septiembre 13, 2019

We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark Office of Public and Indian Housing require the Authority to certify, along with the owners of the 25 units cited in the finding, that the applicable housing quality standards violations have been corrected.

Publication Report

2018-NY-1008 | Septiembre 28, 2018

The Newark Housing Authority, Newark, NJ, Did Not Ensure That Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Abatements

We audited the Newark Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Program. We selected the Authority for review because the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) authorized more than $111 million in program funding for its Housing Choice... más

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