Reimburse its program $15,796 from non-Federal funds for administrative fees earned for the 50 units that materially failed to meet HUD’s housing quality standards and its own requirements.
2019-CH-1001 | Diciembre 20, 2018
The Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago, North Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD’s Requirements and Its Own Policies Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2019-CH-1001-001-COpenClosedClosed on Febrero 06, 2023$15,796Questioned 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.
- Status2019-CH-1001-001-DOpenClosedClosed on Julio 09, 2019
Ensure that its staff is properly trained and familiar with HUD’s and its own requirements regarding housing quality standards inspections.
- Status2019-CH-1001-001-EOpenClosedClosed on Octubre 16, 2019$1,236,000Funds 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.
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that all units meet HUD’s housing quality standards and its own requirements to prevent $1,236,000 in program funds from being spent on units that do not comply with HUD’s requirements over the next year. The procedures should include but not be limited to ensuring that inspectors are properly trained and familiar with HUD’s and the Authority’s requirements and that they consistently conduct accurate and complete inspections and reinspections.
- Status2019-CH-1001-002-AOpenClosedClosed on Enero 04, 2021$93,651Questioned 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 its program $93,651 from non-Federal funds for the missing required eligibility documentation.
- Status2019-CH-1001-002-BOpenClosedClosed on Septiembre 27, 2019$76Questioned 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 its program $76 from non-Federal funds for the overpayment of housing assistance due to inappropriate calculations of housing assistance.
- Status2019-CH-1001-002-COpenClosedClosed on Julio 09, 2019$2,193Funds 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 $2,193 from program funds for the underpayment of housing assistance due to inappropriate calculations.
- Status2019-CH-1001-002-DOpenClosedClosed on Febrero 06, 2023$9,870Questioned 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 its program $9,870 ($7,663 $2,207) from non-Federal funds for the administrative fees it inappropriately earned for the missing required eligibility documentation and inappropriate calculations of housing assistance.
- Status2019-CH-1001-002-EOpenClosedClosed on Julio 17, 2019
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the required documentation to support household eligibility is obtained and maintained and housing assistance payments are appropriately calculated.
- Status2019-CH-1001-002-FOpenClosedClosed on Julio 09, 2019
Review the utility allowance schedules to ensure that all applicable utilities are provided to the households and that the utility allowances are based on the lower of the voucher size or unit size in accordance with HUD’s requirements.
2019-AT-1001 | Diciembre 14, 2018
The Owners of Civic Towers and Civic Towers Senior in Miami, FL, Generally Corrected Section Eight Housing Assistance Payments To Address Duplicate Benefits and Ensured That the Payments Were Eligible and Supported
Housing
- Status2019-AT-1001-001-AOpenClosedClosed on Marzo 02, 2020
Revise policies and procedures to address weaknesses in the owners’ relocation procedures to include adequate oversight and monitoring of contractors responsible for relocation activities, compliance with reporting and tracking requirements, appropriate billing to HUD, and adequate identification of tenants receiving other Federal assistance following natural disasters.
- Status2019-AT-1001-001-BOpenClosedClosed on Febrero 10, 2020$3,495Questioned 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.
Conduct a review of the recertification documents to determine the correct HAP calculations and repay HUD from nonproject funds for any overpayments as a result of the recalculation.
- Status2019-AT-1001-001-COpenClosedClosed on Marzo 02, 2020
Revise procedures to address weaknesses in the owners monitoring procedures to include adequate oversight of contractors and staff hired to manage the daily operations of the project including recertifications.
- Status2019-AT-1001-001-DOpenClosedClosed on Diciembre 20, 2019
Provide training to staff to ensure that HAP calculations are accurate and adequately supported.
2019-FO-0003 | Noviembre 15, 2018
Additional Details To Supplement Our Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017 (Restated) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Financial Statement Audit
Office of Administration
- Status2019-FO-0003-005-MOpenClosedClosed on Abril 25, 2022$574,511Funds 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.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $574,511 in 79 administrative obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2018.
Policy Development & Research
- Status2019-FO-0003-005-POpenClosedClosed on Febrero 07, 2020$54,909Funds 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.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $54,909 in 13 administrative obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2018
Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity
- Status2019-FO-0003-005-NOpenClosedClosed on Junio 11, 2021$106,962Funds 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.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $106,962 in 30 administrative obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2018.
Community Planning and Development
- Status2019-FO-0003-005-EOpenClosedClosed on Marzo 22, 2024$7,579,669Funds 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.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $7,517,486 in 187 program obligations and $62,183 in 9 administrative obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2018.
- Status2019-FO-0003-005-FOpenClosedClosed on Marzo 12, 2024$43,005,703Funds 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.
Review the 473 identified inactive retained obligations with remaining balances totaling $43,005,703 and close out and deobligate amounts tied to obligations that are no longer needed.
Housing
- Status2019-FO-0003-001-KOpenClosedClosed on Agosto 19, 2019
Develop and implement a procedure to verify all information presented in HUD’s consolidated financial statement note disclosures with its standalone note disclosures before certifying HUD’s statements and notes.
- Status2019-FO-0003-005-GOpenClosedClosed on Junio 18, 2024$56,746,431Funds 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.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $51,396,319 in 735 administrative obligations and $5,350,112 in 68 program obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2018.