HUD-OIG is auditing COVID-19 single family forbearance reporting. The audit will help HUD to determine how accurately the servicers are reporting the forbearance assistance offered to their customers. The audit will further enable HUD to adequately forecast the performance of its FHA loan portfolio Read More

HUD OIG is researching Public and Indian Housing and Multifamily use of vacant units during previously Presidentially Declared Disasters and the COVID-19 declared Disaster, as well as PIH and Multifamily’s ability to place a waitlist preference for the homeless and how many homeless individuals had Read More

HUD OIG is  researching prior audits of HUD’s partial claims loss mitigation option.  On July 8, 2020, FHA issued Mortgagee Letter 2020-22 informing mortgagees the full suite of loss mitigations available to single family borrowers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The purpose of Read More

HUD OIG is researching prior audits of HUD’s Single Family Default Monitoring System to provide HUD information regarding lessons learned and risks identified in these prior audits.  The forbearances will result in increased claims filed against the insurance fund.  The lessons learned Read More

HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s multifamily complaint intake and resolution activities.  In July 2019, an explosion occurred a multifamily property in Jacksonville, Florida, which resulted a fire injuring several people.  There have been concerns related to health and safety issues at this Read More

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's COVID-19 procurement activities. Due to the pandemic, regular contracting requirements were revised to help meet the needs of contractors who did not have access to the Federal work sites or could not complete contracts in a timely manner due to quarantining, social Read More

HUD OIG is performing research to help HUD's Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus pandemic (CDBG-CV) grantees be aware of known risks and lessons learned from audits and evaluations of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program grants (CDBG-DR).  The purpose of Read More

HUD OIG is auditing a Texas subrecipient’s 2017 disaster program.  In 2018, HUD directed its grantee to allocate $1.1 billion of its $5.024 billion Hurricane Harvey grant to the subrecipient.  The subrecipient planned to operate 11 programs with its grant funds.  The audit objective Read More

HUD OIG is auditing a Texas subrecipient’s 2017 disaster program.  In 2018, HUD directed its grantee to allocate $1.1 billion of its $5.024 billion Hurricane Harvey grant to the subrecipient.  The subrecipient planned to operate 11 programs with its grant funds.  The audit objective Read More

HUD OIG is auditing a Texas grantee’s 2015 disaster program.  In 2016 and 2017, HUD awarded the grantee more than $87 million to address unmet needs from disasters that occurred in 2015.  The audit objective is to determine whether the grantee administered and expended its 2015 flood Read More

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's  Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspection process. REAC's inspection process helps to ensure decent, safe and sanitary affordable public housing .  The audit objectives are to (1) determine whether HUD's Real Estate Assessment Center ensured that, before Read More

HUD OIG is reviewing HUD's plans to reopen its offices to its employees. This work is in response to a Congressional request. The review objective is to determine whether HUD is following (1) its Resuming Normal Operations Guide, COVID-19 Response, Headquarters and Field Offices; (2) Federal, State Read More

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP).  HUD uses SEMAP to remotely measure the performance of the public housing agencies that administer the program.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, HUD will soon resume issuing new SEMAP scores   and the temporary Read More

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's oversight of lead based paint remediation.  Lead-based paint hazards present a health risk to tenants, particularly children, and the effects of lead poisoning may permanently alter the lives of those exposed.  The objective is to determine whether HUD has Read More

HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s Public and Indian Housing Office’s oversight of the Housing Choice Voucher Program, specifically the voucher utilization and reallocation activity.  HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher program provides housing subsidies to counteract the lack of affordable housing for Read More

HUD OIG is auditing Puerto Rico's Community Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program, Home Repair, Reconstruction, or Relocation (R3) program.  HUD awarded Puerto Rico over $9 billion dollars in R3 program funding.  The review objective is to determine whether the R3 program Read More

HUD OIG is auditing a Florida grantee’s 2017 Housing Repair and Replacement Program.  In 2018, the grantee was awarded more than $733 million to address unmet needs from Hurricane Irma.  As of November 25, 2019, the grantee expended more than $14 million for the Housing Repair Replacement Read More

HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s oversight and monitoring of Disaster Recovery Grantees deemed slow spenders.  The United States Government Accountability Office (March 2019 report titled Disaster Recovery – Better Monitoring of Block Grant Funds is Needed) found that HUD did not have the guidance Read More

HUD OIG is reviewing HUD's corrective actions in response to four specific recommendations made in audit reports 2012-PH-0004, 2013-PH-0002, 2014-PH-0001, and 2015-PH-0004.  Our prior audits showed that HUD’s controls did not always ensure that HECM loan borrowers complied with program Read More

HUD OIG is conducting an audit to assess the Department's assurance of public housing agencies processing of reasonable accommodation requests.  Reasonable accommodations are an essential tool to protect the housing rights of tenants with disabilities.  The audit objective is to determine Read More