The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Develop and implement controls to ensure that criminal records checks are conducted, according to policy, at application and when family composition changes.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Repay its program $19,520 from non-Federal funds for the ineligible housing assistance payments made.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Correct the errors in the files of the noncitizen families identified by the audit.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Develop and implement controls to ensure that it follows policies and procedures found in its administrative plan for verification of citizenship or eligible noncitizen status.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Develop and implement controls to ensure that assistance is properly prorated for eligible family members of noncitizen students.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Review the citizenship documentation for all adult household members residing in assisted housing and verify correct entry to applicable HUD systems.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Correct the waiting list errors identified by the audit.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Develop and implement controls to ensure that it follows policies and procedures to award and verify preference points for program applicants as required by its administrative plan.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Train staff on the requirements for which it will develop and implement controls as a result of the recommendations made in this audit report.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Refer the Authority to the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for a review of the Authority’s waiting list to ensure that all areas comply with HUD requirements.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Housing Assistance Payment Abatements
Certify, along with the owners of the 63 units cited in this finding, that the applicable housing quality standards violations have been corrected.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Housing Assistance Payment Abatements
Reimburse its program $29,226 from non-Federal funds ($27,737 for housing assistance payments and $1,489 in associated administrative fees) for the 22 units that materially failed to meet HUD’s housing quality standards.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Housing Assistance Payment Abatements
Develop and implement procedures and controls to ensure that program units meet housing quality standards and inspectors are adequately trained to perform inspections, thereby ensuring that an estimated $1,241,550 in program funds is spent for units that are decent, safe and sanitary.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Housing Assistance Payment Abatements
Reimburse its program $3,822 from non-Federal funds for housing assistance payments that should have been abated.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Housing Assistance Payment Abatements
Reimburse five owners $267 for the excess housing assistance payments it abated.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Housing Assistance Payment Abatements
Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that extensions granted to owners to make repairs after failed inspections comply with HUD regulations.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Housing Assistance Payment Abatements
Develop and implement controls to ensure that abatements are properly calculated and procedures in its administrative plan are followed.
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The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Housing Assistance Payment Abatements
Train its staff on the proper abatement of housing assistance payments.
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Family Living Adult Care Center FHA Project Number 024-22019 Biddeford and Saco, Maine
Recover from owner $2,687,822, the difference between $3,662,822 owed to HUD by owner and $975,000 proceeds of foreclosure sale.
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Fayette County Housing Authority, Section 8 Housing Program, Connersville, IN
Reimburses its Section 8 Voucher Program $42,206 from non-Federal funds for the ineligible costs cited in this finding.
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