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  • Recommendation Number: 2020-AT-1001-001-E
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: November 04, 2019
Closed Date:
March 18, 2021

Take appropriate enforcement actions against the responsible parties and pursue civil action against the owner for improperly certifying to the eligibility of the project residents.

Publication Report

2020-AT-1001 | November 04, 2019

The Christian Church Homes, Oakland, CA, Did Not Ensure That the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program Conversion Was Accurate and Supported for Vineville Christian Towers

We audited Vineville Christian Towers’ (project) Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD) conversion in accordance with our annual audit plan.  Our audit objective was to determine whether the project’s RAD conversion to the Section 8 Project-… more

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Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-AT-1001-001-A
    Closed on September 29, 2020

    Cancel the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program housing assistance payments contract for 90 units improperly converted under RAD. The owner should work with HUD and the Authority to protect the tenancy of the affected tenants at the time of contract cancellation.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-AT-1001-001-B
    Closed on March 09, 2021
    $485,475.00
    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.

    Reimburse HUD’s Section 8 program administered by the Authority $485,475 in housing assistance payments from nonproject funds for the improper issuance of tenant protection assistance and an improper RAD conversion to the Project-Based Voucher Program for the 90 units.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-AT-1001-001-C
    Closed on December 09, 2020

    Develop and implement procedures to ensure that when tenant protection assistance is requested as a result of a housing conversion action, the forms HUD-50059 and or tenant profiles is generated only based on a completed action and that the forms or profiles are provided to HUD instead of the Authority.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-AT-1001-001-D
    Closed on September 16, 2020

    Provide adequate training to staff associated with administering tenant protection and project-based assistance to help ensure compliance with program requirements.

General Counsel

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-AT-1001-001-F
    Closed on March 31, 2020

    Pursue administrative actions, as appropriate, against the responsible parties for the improper certification included in form HUD-50059 and the Section 8 project-based voucher housing assistance payments contract.