New Horizons, Kansas City, MO, Received Improper Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments
Monitor New Horizons to ensure that it properly maintains tenant files, completes required annual recertifications, and supports disability exemptions in accordance with HUD requirements.
Open Recommendation
The New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority, New Rochelle, NY, Did Not Always Administer Its Public Housing in Accordance With HUD's Rules and Regulations
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New York Office of Public Housing require Authority officials to reimburse the public housing program from non-Federal funds for $15,020 in ineligible expenditures for executive staff travel, food, beverages, and musical entertainment.
Open Recommendation
The New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority, New Rochelle, NY, Did Not Always Administer Its Public Housing in Accordance With HUD's Rules and Regulations
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New York Office of Public Housing require Authority officials to provide supporting documentation to justify the $13,329 in unsupported expenditures charged to the public housing program. Any amount determined to be ineligible should be repaid from non- Read More
Open Recommendation
The New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority, New Rochelle, NY, Did Not Always Administer Its Public Housing in Accordance With HUD's Rules and Regulations
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New York Office of Public Housing require Authority officials to establish and implement procedures and effective financial controls to ensure that costs charged to the public housing program are properly incurred and comply with applicable regulations.
Open Recommendation
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, New York, NY, Did Not Always Ensure That Units Met Housing Quality Standards but Generally Abated Payments When Required
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New York Office of Public and Indian Housing require HPD to certify, along with the owners of the 52 units cited in the finding, that the applicable housing quality standards violations have been corrected.
Open Recommendation
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, New York, NY, Did Not Always Ensure That Units Met Housing Quality Standards but Generally Abated Payments When Required
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New York Office of Public and Indian Housing require HPD to reimburse its program $28,303 from non-Federal funds ($26,044 for housing assistance payments and $2,259 in associated administrative fees) for the six units that materially failed to meet HUD’s Read More
Open Recommendation
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, New York, NY, Did Not Always Ensure That Units Met Housing Quality Standards but Generally Abated Payments When Required
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New York Office of Public and Indian Housing require HPD to improve controls over its inspection process to ensure that program units meet housing quality standards and that the results of inspections are used to enhance the effectiveness of its housing Read More
Open Recommendation
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, New York, NY, Did Not Always Ensure That Units Met Housing Quality Standards but Generally Abated Payments When Required
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New York Office of Public and Indian Housing require HPD to improve controls over the housing quality standards quality control inspections to ensure that quality control inspections meet HUD’s minimum sample size and that the sample is drawn from recently Read More
Open Recommendation
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, New York, NY, Did Not Always Ensure That Units Met Housing Quality Standards but Generally Abated Payments When Required
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New York Office of Public and Indian Housing require HPD to improve controls over its abatement process to ensure that it consistently (1) starts abatement when required, (2) verifies and documents the correction of violations, (3) resumes housing assistance Read More
Open Recommendation
New York State Did Not Always Administer Its Rising Home Enhanced Buyout Program in Accordance With Federal and State Regulations
We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs instruct State officials to provide documentation to support that the $85,309 disbursed for four applicants was calculated correctly. If adequate support cannot be provided, the amount should be repaid to the State’s line of Read More
Open Recommendation
The Newark Housing Authority, Newark, NJ Did Not Ensure That Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Abatements
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark Office of Public and Indian Housing require the Authority to certify, along with the owners of the 25 units cited in the finding, that the applicable housing quality standards violations have been corrected.
Open Recommendation
The Newark Housing Authority, Newark, NJ Did Not Ensure That Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Abatements
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark Office of Public and Indian Housing require the Authority to reimburse its program $111,651 from non-Federal funds ($110,943 for housing assistance payments and $708 in associated inspection service fees) for the 23 units that materially failed to Read More
Open Recommendation
The Newark Housing Authority, Newark, NJ Did Not Ensure That Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Abatements
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark Office of Public and Indian Housing require the Authority to improve controls over its inspection program to ensure compliance with HUD guidelines and that the results of those inspections are used to enhance the effectiveness of its housing quality Read More
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The Newark Housing Authority, Newark, NJ Did Not Ensure That Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Abatements
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark Office of Public and Indian Housing require the Authority to reimburse its program $4,459 from non-Federal funds for housing assistance payments that should have been abated for units that did not meet housing quality standards.
Open Recommendation
The Newark Housing Authority, Newark, NJ Did Not Ensure That Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Abatements
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark Office of Public and Indian Housing require the Authority to improve controls to ensure that its staff accurately calculates housing assistance payment abatements.
Open Recommendation
The North Carolina Department of Commerce, Raleigh, NC, Generally Administered Its Grant Program in Accordance With HUD Regulations
Amend its 2015 annual action plan to include the Main Street Revitalization program.
Open Recommendation
The North Carolina Department of Commerce, Raleigh, NC, Generally Administered Its Grant Program in Accordance With HUD Regulations
Implement controls and procedures to ensure that all future action plans include all methods of distributing grant funds or amend the plan as required if programs are added after approval.
Open Recommendation
The North Carolina Department of Commerce Did Not Administer Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grants as Required by HUD
Put $417,113 in unspent NSP1 funds associated with three activities to better use by reprogramming the funds to other subrecipients using an appropriate method or return the funds to HUD.
Open Recommendation
The North Carolina Department of Commerce Did Not Administer Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grants as Required by HUD
Support or reimburse its NSP1 grant $1,300,000 from non-Federal funds for the unsupported reallocation of grant funds.
Open Recommendation
The North Carolina Department of Commerce Did Not Administer Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grants as Required by HUD
Establish and implement a written policy and procedures to recapture and reallocate unused NSP funds in a timely manner.
Open Recommendation