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Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-LA-1002-001-C
    $50,947
    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.

    Determine the appropriate amount of general operating costs totaling $2,544,266 that applied to the Housing Choice Voucher Program in accordance with a HUD-approved cost allocation plan (including offsetting the amount by applicable reimbursements) and repay overcharges (estimated at $50,947) to the Program from the other applicable programs as appropriate or from non-Federal funds.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-LA-1002-001-D
    $25,827
    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.

    Support the eligibility of the $25,827 in personnel expenses from SPC (including offsetting the amount by applicable reimbursements) or repay its Housing Choice Voucher Program from the other applicable programs as appropriate or from non-Federal funds.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-LA-1002-001-E
    $64,150
    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.

    Support the eligibility of the $64,150 for accounting services charged to the Housing Choice Voucher Program that applied to other Authority programs (including offsetting the amount by applicable reimbursements) or repay the Program from the other applicable programs as appropriate or from non-Federal funds.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-LA-1002-002-A
    $340,701
    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.

    Support the reasonableness of the $340,701 Casterline contracts or repay the Housing Choice Voucher Program any amount that cannot be supported using non-Federal funds.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-LA-1002-002-B
    $33,415
    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.

    Support the reasonableness of the $33,415 Genesis contract or repay any amount that cannot be supported from non-Federal funds.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-LA-1002-002-C

    Establish and implement additional procedures and controls to ensure that City personnel responsible for administering procurement on the Authority’s behalf follow procurement and contracting requirements and maintain applicable supporting documentation in accordance with HUD requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-LA-1002-003-A
    $5,648
    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 Housing Choice Voucher Program $5,648 from non-Federal funds for the unallowable expenses.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-LA-1002-003-B

    Develop and implement procedures and controls to ensure that ineligible food costs are not charged to the Program.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-OE-0001-01

    Refer troubled PHAs directly to the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing when they have not met the 1- or 2-year recovery requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-OE-0001-02

    Ensure that referrals to the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing recommend only recovery options allowed by the law and regulations.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-OE-0001-03

    Update training to include the actions that PIH must take when a troubled PHA does not meet the 1- or 2-year recovery requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-OE-0001-04

    Provide training on remedies for long-term troubled PHAs to All PIH staff members who routinely interact with troubled PHAs.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-OE-0001-05

    Submit an annual troubled PHAs report to congress in accordance with the statute.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-CH-1002-001-A

    Develop and implement adequate enforcement procedures that support its policy and ensure that housing quality standards deficiencies are corrected in a timely manner.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-AT-1001-001-A

    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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-AT-1001-001-B
    $485,475
    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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-AT-1001-001-C

    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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2020-AT-1001-001-D

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

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-AT-1006-001-A
    $62,377
    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 its program from non-Federal funds for the $62,377 used to pay for the excess executive compensation.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-AT-1006-001-B

    Develop and implement written policies, procedures, and other financial controls to ensure that Sections 8 and 9 funds are not used to pay for compensation over the salary limit.