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Date Issued

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1005-001-A
    $52,932
    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.

    Reimburse HUD $52,932 from non-project funds for the overpayment of housing assistance and utility allowances due to incorrect calculations.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1005-001-B
    $566
    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.

    Reimburse the appropriate households $566 from non-project funds for the underpayment of housing assistance due to incorrect calculations.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1005-001-C
    $32,334
    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.

    Reimburse HUD $32,334 for the overpayment of housing assistance due to unreported, and underreported income, or income reported late. This reimbursement is either from non-project funds or collections from applicable households.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1005-001-D
    $6,444
    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.

    Support or reimburse HUD $6,444 from non-project funds for the unsupported payments of housing assistance cited in the finding.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1005-001-E
    $76,107
    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.

    Implement adequate quality control procedures to ensure that housing assistance payments are appropriately calculated and supported. These procedures and controls should ensure that $76,107 in program funds are appropriately used for future payments.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1005-001-F

    Document the implementation of the quality control plan and the completed reviews of the tenant certification process.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1005-001-G

    Revise its occupancy standards to include policies and procedures to prevent underuse of the project’s units.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1005-001-H

    Review and update the project’s internal transfer waiting list to include the applicants’ move-in dates, and the project’s external waiting list to include notations showing the reasons why applicants were not admitted into the project’s program and why applicants were bypassed.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1005-001-I

    Develop and implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the project complies with HUD’s requirements and its own policies regarding the management of its waiting list.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1004-001-A

    Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that it properly monitors the listing brokers to ensure compliance with its contract. The procedures and controls should include but not limited to performing quality control reviews and supervisory review of its brokers, and maintaining documentation of its quality control reviews and corrective actions.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1004-001-B

    Update its quality control plan to include the performance of physical inspections of the properties in its inventory.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-0006-001-A

    Complete the rulemaking process for HUD’s single-family note sales program.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-0006-001-B

    Develop and implement formal procedures and guidance for the note sales program.

Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-FW-1009-001-A
    $574,930
    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.

    We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require Beverly Place’s owner to repay HUD $574,930 for subsidized units that were not occupied by qualified tenants. Repayment must be from non-Federal funds.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-FW-1009-001-B
    $150,082
    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.

    We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require Beverly Place’s owner to provide support to show that the subsidies for 11 tenants with falsified income were accurate or repay HUD $150,082 for those subsidies. Repayment must be from non-Federal funds.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-FW-1009-001-C
    $77,621
    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.

    We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require Beverly Place’s owner to provide support to show that the subsidies for 18 tenants without files or without adequate income documentation in their files were accurate or repay HUD $77,621 for those subsidies. Repayment must be from non-Federal funds.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-FW-1009-001-D

    We further recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require its contract administrator for Beverly Place to verify that the owner’s recently implemented quality control program is working as designed.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-FW-1009-001-E

    We further recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing ensure that the project-based contract administrator’s review process includes steps to obtain reasonable assurance that tenants being reported as subsidized at Beverly Place live in the subsidized units.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1004-001-C
    $263,289
    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.

    Repay the project from non-project funds $263,289 for ineligible salary expenses.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1004-001-D
    $283,307
    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.

    Remove $283,307 in ineligible accrued salary fees payable from its financial statements and records and ensure that these expenses are not accrued or paid for with project funds.