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Closed Date:
May 19, 2023

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

Publication Report

2017-PH-1006 | September 25, 2017

The Owner of Schwenckfeld Manor, Lansdale, PA, Did Not Always Manage Its HUD-Insured Property in Accordance With Applicable HUD Requirements

We audited Schwenckfeld Manor because it was a high-risk multifamily project on our multifamily risk assessment for projects within our region and we had never audited it.  Our audit objectives were to determine whether the project owner (1)… more

Related Recommendations

General Counsel

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1006-001-A
    $2,019,496.00
    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 payroll costs totaling $2,019,496 and any payroll costs incurred outside our audit period, including fiscal year 2017, were reasonable and necessary expenses for the operation of the project or repay the project from nonproject funds for any amount that it cannot support.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1006-001-B
    $56,021.00
    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 other direct costs totaling $56,021 and any direct costs incurred outside our audit period, including fiscal year 2017, were reasonable and necessary expenses for the operation of the project or repay the project from nonproject funds for any amount that it cannot support.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1006-002-D
    Closed on August 19, 2019

    Pursue civil money penalties and administrative sanctions, as appropriate, against the owner and its parent company and their principals for their part in the violations cited in this report.

Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1006-001-D
    Closed on April 01, 2019

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

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1006-002-A
    Closed on December 04, 2018

    Submit a project owner’s or management agent’s certification for identity-of-interest agents, a management entity profile, a management plan, and other required documentation for review and approval.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1006-002-B
    Closed on November 08, 2018
    $402,975.00
    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 retroactive approval of the fees paid to the identity-of-interest entity totaling $402,975 and any fees incurred outside our audit period, including fiscal year 2017, when submitting the project owner’s or management agent’s certification for identity-of-interest agents in response to recommendation 2A. If the request is not approved retroactively, the owner should repay the project from nonproject funds for the amount that was not approved.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1006-002-C
    Closed on December 04, 2018

    Evaluate the owner’s capability to effectively manage the project and consider whether independent professional management services are needed.