Clarify guidance to better enhance housing authority understanding of the requirement, including explaining that housing authorities must code ceiling rent tenants as flat rents and explaining what housing authorities should do when maximum rents for low-income housing tax credit properties are lower than the minimum flat rent amounts required by HUD.
2017-KC-0007 | Septiembre 11, 2017
HUD Subsidized 10,119 Units for Tenants Who Were Undercharged Flat Rents
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2017-KC-0007-001-COpenClosedClosed on Diciembre 19, 2017
2017-LA-1007 | Agosto 23, 2017
The Chukchansi Indian Housing Authority, Oakhurst, CA, Did Not Always Follow HUD’s Requirements for Its Indian Housing Block Grant Program
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2017-LA-1007-001-AOpenClosed$308,657Funds 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.
Closed on Junio 13, 2018Recapture the $248,222 in excess program funds from the Authority and allocate in the pool for other tribes to use in meeting program objectives.
- Status2017-LA-1007-001-BOpenClosed$1,746,658Questioned 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.
Closed on Septiembre 24, 2019Require the Authority to provide source documentation to determine the accuracy of the tribal enrollment numbers reported in 2015 and 2016. Based on those supported numbers, HUD should recapture or offset the unsupported amounts from the awarded $1,746,658 in program funds that resulted from under or overstated tribal enrollment numbers.
- Status2017-LA-1007-001-COpenClosedClosed on Agosto 01, 2018
Require the Authority to establish and implement controls and formal written policies and procedures to ensure that accurate tribal enrollment numbers are reported to the Formula Service Center and HUD for future grant years.
- Status2017-LA-1007-002-AOpenClosed$548Questioned 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.
Closed on Mayo 30, 2018Support the eligibility of the reported $548 in unsupported program costs or repay its program using non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-LA-1007-002-BOpenClosedClosed on Junio 14, 2018
Implement controls to ensure that all future check request forms are complete for proper tracking in its accounting records and authorized approver verifies source documentation is attached prior to check issuance for future program expenses as required by its own policies and procedures.
2017-AT-1011 | Agosto 20, 2017
The Lexington Housing Authority, Lexington, NC, Did Not Administer Its RAD Conversion in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2017-AT-1011-001-AOpenClosedClosed on Octubre 06, 2020
Provide adequate supporting documentation for the amount of Public Housing Capital Fund loan to verify the loan source. If another source of Federal funds is determined, repay the amount to the appropriate program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-AT-1011-001-BOpenClosedClosed on Mayo 30, 2023
Provide support showing the amount of predevelopment fees paid. If it is over the allowable amount, that portion should be repaid to the project-based voucher program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-AT-1011-001-COpenClosedClosed on Mayo 17, 2023
Provide support showing the source and use of funds paid to the Terrace Lane, LP, and Southside Village, LP, after the RAD conversion or repay the project-based voucher program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-AT-1011-001-DOpenClosedClosed on Marzo 22, 2019
Develop and implement procedures to ensure that it maintains books and records that provide the source and uses of all Federal funds.
- Status2017-AT-1011-001-EOpenClosedClosed on Mayo 17, 2023
Ensure that the Authority completes all outstanding annual audits.
- Status2017-AT-1011-001-FOpenClosed$5,912Questioned 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.
Closed on Diciembre 15, 2022Enter into a repayment agreement with Community Management Corporation for the improper housing assistance payments of $5,912 to be repaid to the project-based voucher program or repay the project-based voucher program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-AT-1011-001-GOpenClosedClosed on Marzo 22, 2019
Establish, maintain, and follow a waiting list for each project individually.
- Status2017-AT-1011-001-HOpenClosed$2,075,314Questioned 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.
Closed on Enero 17, 2023Provide adequate supporting documentation for the $2,075,314 paid for housing assistance payments for tenant rents for 2015 and 2016 and the associated administrative fees earned or repay the project-based voucher program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-AT-1011-001-IOpenClosedClosed on Marzo 27, 2019
Properly certify all tenants and reimburse any overages paid and associated administrative fees for tenants housed after January 1, 2017, to the project-based voucher program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-AT-1011-001-JOpenClosed$669,938Questioned 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.
Closed on Enero 17, 2023Provide adequate supporting documentation for $669,938 in monthly RAD rehabilitation assistance it received for vacant units during the period of construction or repay the project-based voucher program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-AT-1011-001-KOpenClosedClosed on Marzo 22, 2019
Develop and implement procedures for following project-based voucher requirements for tenant recertifications as project-based voucher tenants at Terrace Lane and Southside Village, and ensure they comply with the Housing Choice Voucher regulations.
- Status2017-AT-1011-001-LOpenClosedClosed on Marzo 22, 2019
Determine whether the households residing in the Authority’s project-based voucher units, that bypassed others on the wait lists, 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.
2017-BO-1006 | Agosto 17, 2017
The West Warwick Housing Authority, West Warwick, RI, Needs To Improve Its Compliance With Federal Regulations for Its Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing Programs
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2017-BO-1006-001-AOpenClosed$2,063,351Questioned 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.
Closed on Septiembre 11, 2023Provide documentation to support that $2,063,351 was spent for reasonable and necessary costs. Any amount that cannot be supported should be repaid to the Housing Choice Voucher or public housing programs from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-BO-1006-001-BOpenClosed$2,752Questioned 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.
Closed on Diciembre 19, 2017Reimburse the Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs $2,752 from non-Federal sources for improper conflict-of-interest purchases.