Develop policies and procedures to ensure that the line items in the required note disclosures are understood, properly calculated, and properly disclosed in the financial statements in accordance with OMB Circular A-136.
2020-FO-0001 | Noviembre 14, 2019
Fiscal Years 2019 and 2018 Financial Statements Audit
Housing
- Status2020-FO-0001-001-EOpenClosed
2019-KC-0003 | Septiembre 30, 2019
FHA Insured at Least $13 Billion in Loans to Ineligible Borrowers With Delinquent Federal Tax Debt
Housing
- Status2019-KC-0003-001-BOpenClosed
Revise HUD handbooks for forward and reverse mortgages to reflect that tax liens and judgments are no longer reported on credit reports.
- Status2019-KC-0003-001-COpenClosed
Revise HUD handbooks for forward and reverse mortgages for uniformity in the treatment of delinquent tax debt and the existence of payment plans as only the forward mortgage handbook requires 3 months of payments.
2019-BO-1004 | Septiembre 09, 2019
Tuscan Homes I and II in Hartford, CT, Was Not Always Managed in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
Housing
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-AOpenClosed$17,761Questioned 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 the project $17,761 from nonproject funds for the project operating funds disbursed for ineligible expenses.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-BOpenClosed$17,653Questioned 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 the project $17,653 from nonproject funds for the project operating funds disbursed without sufficient supporting documentation.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-COpenClosed$45,000Funds 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.
Reclassify and properly record $45,000 in owner advances misclassified as loans.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-DOpenClosed
Strengthen controls to ensure that project advances are reimbursed only when the project is in a surplus-cash position.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-EOpenClosed
Implement adequate controls to ensure the review of the management agent fee to ensure that it is properly calculated in accordance with the HUD management agent certification and approved prior to payment from project operating funds.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-FOpenClosed
Implement adequate controls to ensure that project funds are used only for eligible and supported operating expenses.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-GOpenClosed
Obtain a formal agreement and approval from HUD to specify who is authorized to use the project’s community and recreation rooms and what activities are authorized or prohibited. In addition, this agreement must ensure that sufficient legal and liability protections are in place, establish consequences for noncompliance, and determine who is to pay for the utilities and maintenance of the rooms.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-HOpenClosed
Amend the management agent agreement compensation schedule to remove bookkeeping fees as a fee separate from the 8.9 percent management agent fee.
2019-CH-1003 | Septiembre 03, 2019
The Management Agent for Lake View Towers Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD’s Section 8 HAP Program Requirements
Housing
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-BOpenClosed$144Funds 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 $144 from nonproject funds for the underpayment of housing assistance due to incorrect calculations.
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-FOpenClosed
Ensure that third-party verifications, such as tax returns provided by the applicant, are from the source by obtaining certified tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service.
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-GOpenClosed
Revise its occupancy standards to include policies and procedures to prevent underutilization of the project’s units.
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-JOpenClosed
Review and update the project’s waiting lists to include the missing dates and required notations.
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-KOpenClosed
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 lists.
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-LOpenClosed
Determine whether the households residing in the project’s assisted units received housing in accordance with the program’s requirements and if not, consider a referral to HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
2019-PH-1003 | Agosto 02, 2019
PK Management, LLC, Richmond Heights, OH, Did Not Always Maintain Documentation Required to Support Housing Assistance Payments
Housing
- Status2019-PH-1003-001-AOpenClosed$497,762Questioned 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.
Provide documentation to support housing assistance payments the projects received totaling $497,762 or reimburse HUD from nonproject funds for any amount that it cannot support.
- Status2019-PH-1003-001-BOpenClosed
Implement controls to ensure that it maintains adequate documentation in the tenant files to show that tenants were eligible for assistance and that the housing assistance payments were supported.
2019-LA-0801 | Julio 15, 2019
HUD Completed the Agreed-Upon Corrective Actions for One of the Two Recommendations Reviewed From Prior OIG Audit Report 2015-LA-0001 on FHA-HAMP Partial Claims
Housing
- Status2019-LA-0801-001-AOpenClosed$5,115,079Questioned 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.
Provide support of eligibility or require lender repayment of $5,115,079 for the 822 identified claims with a reported partial claim or loan modification within the prior 24 months.