The Dolores Frances Affordable Housing Project, Los Angeles, CA, Was Not Administered in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
We audited the Dolores Frances Affordable Housing project, based on a citizen complaint and a suggestion from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Departmental Enforcement Center. The complaint alleged nonpayment of HUD utility allowances and security deposits, mismanagement of the maintenance department, related parties hired in supervisory positions, and conflict-of-interest vendor contracts by the related party...
Agosto 26, 2016
Report
#2016-LA-1008
The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, TX Did Not Follow Recovery Act Obligation Requirements or Procurement Policies
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso because it met our oversight objectives for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and because our risk assessment found the Authority had more than $1.7 million to be spent within 3 months of the expenditure deadline. Our audit objectives were to determine whether the Authority properly (1) obligated and spent its formula Recovery Act grant funds, (2) obtained its formula...
Abril 12, 2013
Report
#2013-FW-1004
The City of Columbus, GA, Demonstrated the Capacity to Obligate Its NSP-1 Funds
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General conducted a review of the City of Columbus, GA’s (City) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP1) to determine whether the City had demonstrated the capacity to properly obligate all NSP1 grant funds and at least 25 percent of the grant toward occupants with incomes below 50 percent of the median income in the locality (LH25) set-aside by the September...
Noviembre 23, 2010
Memorandum
#2011-AT-1801
The East Point Housing Authority Made Excessive Housing Assistance Payments for a Zero-Income Tenant and Its Units Did Not Meet Housing Quality Standards
HUD OIG performed an audit of the East Point Housing Authority (Authority) Housing Choice Voucher program. We selected the Authority due to the lack of onsite monitoring performed by the Office of Public Housing, Georgia State Office, over the past 10 years and the fact that the number of program tenants had more than doubled over the past few years. The purpose of the audit was to determine (1) whether the Authority established procedures to...
Noviembre 21, 2010
Report
#2011-AT-1002
The Housing Authority of the City of Conyers Gerogia did not maintain Adequate Controls over its Federal Funds
HUD OIG performed an audit of the Housing Authority of the City of Conyers' administration of its disbursements and procurement procedures. The Georgia State Office of Public Housing requested the audit due to concerns regarding the use of its funds and violation of its procurement procedures The purpose of the audit was to determine whether the Authority used its federal funds in compliance with HUD regulations and other requirements.
The...
Octubre 20, 2009
Report
#2009-AT-1001
Homes for Life Foundation, Los Angeles, California, Did Not Properly Administer Its Supportive Housing Program Grants
We audited Homes for Life Foundation (Foundation) as a result of on-site audit work performed as part of a separate audit of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's (Authority) administration of Supportive Housing Program funds. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Foundation applied and tracked its HUD Supportive Housing Program cash match in accordance with applicable requirements. The Foundation did not administer its...
Diciembre 17, 2007
Report
#2008-LA-1003
The Housing Authority of the City of Napa Did Not Adequately Determine and Support Section 8 Rents
In response to a hotline complaint, we reviewed the Housing Authority of the City of Napa's (the Authority) Section 8 program. The purpose was to determine whether concerns raised in the complaint relating to misappropriation of Section 8 funds had merit and whether allegations of improper rent increases for the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy (Mod Rehab) and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs were valid.
We...
Noviembre 29, 2007
Report
#2008-LA-1002
The City of Huntington Park, Huntington Park, California, Did Not Always Ensure That HOME Program Income Eligibility, Affordability, and Future Use Requirements Were Met
We audited the City of Huntington Park's (City) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) due to an increased emphasis on HUD Office of Community Planning and Development programs and recent HUD monitoring and financial audit reports that identified problems with the City's overall management and administration of its HOME program. Our objectives were to determine whether the conditions identified in the HUD monitoring and single...
Noviembre 01, 2007
Report
#2008-LA-1001