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Closed Date:
January 29, 2020

Pay the project $282,578 from non-project funds for the fair value of the commercial rent not collected from the lessees.

Publication Report

2017-PH-1002 | March 24, 2017

The Owner of Laurentian Hall Apartments, Pittsburgh, PA, Did Not Always Manage Its HUD-Mortgaged Project in Accordance With HUD Requirements

We audited Laurentian Hall Apartments (project) because of its failure to submit financial statements in a timely manner and because we had never audited the project before.  Our audit objective was to determine whether the project’s owner managed… more

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1002-001-B
    Closed on June 09, 2020
    $36,858.00
    Funds Put to Better Use

    Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.

    Request approval from HUD to lease the commercial space. If HUD approves the request, then execute a lease at fair market rent thereby increasing the project’s rent revenue by at least $36,858 per year.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1002-001-C
    Closed on January 31, 2020
    $31,769.00
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Request approval from HUD for the $31,769 in project operating funds spent on building improvements or repay the project from nonproject funds for any amount not approved.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1002-001-D
    Closed on January 31, 2020
    $39,920.00
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Provide documentation to show that the $39,920 paid to replace an air conditioning system was fair and reasonable or repay the project from nonproject funds any amount determined not to be fair and reasonable (excluding any amount repaid as a result of recommendation 1C).

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1002-001-E
    Closed on January 24, 2020
    $25,000.00
    Funds Put to Better Use

    Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.

    Remove the $25,000 lien on the project property.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1002-001-F
    Closed on November 04, 2019
    $8,597.00
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Repay the project $8,597 from nonproject funds for the ineligible expenses it incurred for management fee and gas utility expenses that were identified by the audit and any additional management fee and gas utility expenses improperly paid outside of our review period.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1002-001-G
    Closed on December 23, 2019

    Develop and implement controls to ensure that financial statements are submitted to HUD in a timely manner, including paying the correct amount of annual payments according to the terms of the mortgage.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1002-001-H
    Closed on December 19, 2019

    Develop and implement controls to ensure that the project complies with applicable HUD requirements.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1002-001-I
    Closed on February 04, 2020
    $13,740.00
    Funds Put to Better Use

    Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.

    Recalculate the project’s annual surplus cash balances for 2013, 2014, and 2015 after resolution of recommendations 1A, 1C, 1D, and 1F to determine whether the project should make additional payment to HUD from surplus cash toward its mortgage beyond the $13,740 that it paid during the audit.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1002-001-J
    Closed on December 30, 2019

    Provide training and technical assistance to the owner and its management agent to ensure compliance with the terms of its mortgage and other applicable HUD requirements.