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  • Recommendation Number: 2017-NY-1006-001-C
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: January 31, 2017
Closed Date:
March 26, 2020

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.

Publication Report

2017-NY-1006 | January 30, 2017

The New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority, New Rochelle, NY, Did Not Always Administer Its Public Housing Program in Accordance With HUD’s Rules and Regulations

We completed a review of the New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority’s administration of its public housing program.  We selected the Authority based on a management request from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) New… more

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