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  • Recommendation Number: 2013-CH-1011-002-A
  • Status: Open
  • Date Issued: September 30, 2013

We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Detroit Office of Multifamily Housing Programs require the Authority to reimburse the U.S. Treasury $608,337 ($77,856 436,759 $93,722) for the three projects with terminated program contracts.

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2013-CH-1011 | September 30, 2013

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Lansing, MI, Did Not Follow HUD’s Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Program

We audited the Michigan State Housing Development Authority’s multifamily project-based Section 8 program for new-regulation projects as part of the activities in our fiscal year 2013 annual audit plan.  We selected the Authority based on a… more

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