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  • Recommendation Number: 2024-BO-0005-001-C
  • Status: Open
  • Date Issued: September 24, 2024

We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity review and update investigative processes followed by each regional office to identify best practices that can be implemented across all regions and identify and remove inefficiencies that can lead to longer investigation times.

Publication Report

2024-BO-0005 | September 24, 2024

FHEO Faces Challenges in Completing Investigations Within 100 Days

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s (FHEO) challenges in completing housing discrimination investigations within 100 days.  We initiated the audit due to the number of… more

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Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-BO-0005-001-A

    We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity update protocols to promote consistent expectations for timely supervisory, legal, and headquarters reviews of complex cases.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-BO-0005-001-B

    We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity review and update the MOUs with OGC for each region to identify and remove inefficiencies that can lead to longer FHEO investigation times and OGC review times and identify best practices that can be implemented across all regions.