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Date Issued

Community Planning and Development

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-F

    Train its staff on requirements for documenting costs funded by multiple funding sources.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-G

    Develop and implement controls to ensure that subrecipients comply with requirements for documenting costs funded by multiple funding sources.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-H

    Determine whether it has complied with environmental review requirements for all activities since October 2010 and provide a copy of its determination to HUD. If it did not comply, either provide the necessary support for the activities or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any activity costs it cannot support.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-I

    Develop and implement controls to ensure that it complies with environmental review requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-J

    Review accomplishment data that it reported in IDIS for open and completed activities to ensure that accomplishments were reported accurately.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-K

    Train its staff on reporting accomplishments in IDIS and develop and implement policies and procedures for supervisory review to ensure accuracy.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-L

    Include compliance with environmental review requirements in its project-specific reviews in its next periodic monitoring of the City’s Block Grant program.

General Counsel

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-NY-1008-001-Q

    We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Departmental Enforcement Center pursue administrative sanctions against any current or former Authority officials found to have spent public housing program funds for personal or unallowable use.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-NY-1008-001-D

    We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD’s Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to implement policies and procedures to ensure accountability for travel and training costs and require the Authority to maintain adequate supporting documents for travel, training, health coverage waiver incentives, supplies, food, decorations, and any other costs charged to the Capital Fund and Operating Fund to ensure that costs were actually incurred, necessary, reasonable and allowable.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-NY-1008-001-I

    We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD’s Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to obtain retroactive approval from HUD for the pending litigation related to issues with the elevators. If approval is not obtained, the Authority should withdraw the lawsuit.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-NY-1008-001-L
    $7,164
    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.

    We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD’s Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to collect $7,164 in outstanding rent from the resident commissioner and if past-due rent is not paid, take appropriate legal action.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-NY-1008-001-O

    We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD’s Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to develop and implement an appropriate policy for program income, including the proper use, accounting, and reporting of program income in accordance with the Federal definition and treatment of program income.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-1002-001-C
    $16,687
    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.

    Require New Horizons to support that $16,687 in tenant rents was collected and deposited as required or repay the project from nonproject funds.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-1002-001-D

    Require New Horizons to obtain independent management.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-1002-001-E

    Require New Horizons to conduct a review to determine who currently lives in the units and verify their eligibility.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-1002-001-F

    Monitor New Horizons to ensure that it properly maintains tenant files, completes required annual recertifications, and supports disability exemptions in accordance with HUD requirements.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-0003-001-B

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to strengthen HUD’s comprehensive loan-level, postendorsement, and lender reviews by evaluating loans containing downpayment assistance (for example, interest rates, fees, borrower certifications, lender reviews, impact to borrower, related agreements, etc.). Policies and procedures should include evaluating the structure of downpayment assistance programs, including whether the programs’ structure and funding mechanisms comply with all HUD requirements and guidelines.

General Counsel

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CF-1802-001-A
    $3,173,077
    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.

    Acknowledge that $3,173,077 of the $4,250,000, in the attached settlement represents an amount due HUD.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-AT-1003-002-A

    Transfer all escrow funds to a financial institution that is supervised by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration and ensure that all deposits are secured by the Federal Government. Any amount not recovered from the Development Bank must be reimbursed to the escrow account from non-Federal funds.

Chief Financial Officer

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-FO-0801-001-A

    Request sufficient monetary resources to upgrade HUD’s many legacy and financial systems so its technologies and data elements no longer differ and can perform the necessary data inventory and mapping to report HUD’s information in USASpending.gov accurately and in a timely manner.