We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New York Office of Public and Indian Housing require the Authority to reimburse its Operating Fund from non-Federal funds for $11,173 spent on ineligible activities funded by $369 in property disposition proceeds and $10,804 in tenant participation funds.
2018-NY-1002 | January 18, 2018
Glen Cove Housing Authority, Glen Cove, NY, Did Not Always Use Property Disposition Proceeds in Accordance With Requirements
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2018-NY-1002-001-DOpenClosed$11,173Questioned 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.
- Status2018-NY-1002-001-EOpenClosed$1,074,979Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New York Office of Public and Indian Housing require the Authority to strengthen its controls to ensure that $1,074,979 in remaining property disposition proceeds and any outstanding loans and other funds to be repaid will be put to better use as intended to benefit the Authority’s residents. These controls include controls to ensure that proceeds are used in accordance with the HUD-approved disposition application, adequate supporting documentation is maintained, and the source and use of funds is properly recorded in the Authority’s books and records and reported to HUD.
2018-NY-1001 | January 11, 2018
Hudson County, NJ, Generally Committed and Disbursed HOME Program Funds in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Community Planning and Development
- Status2018-NY-1001-001-AOpenClosed
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark, NJ, Office of Community Planning and Development require the County to strengthen its policies and procedures to ensure that environmental reviews and environmental review exemptions are completed and documented before HOME funds are committed.
- Status2018-NY-1001-001-BOpenClosed
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark, NJ, Office of Community Planning and Development require the County to strengthen its policies and procedures to ensure that activity address information in IDIS is current as required.
2018-CF-0801 | January 04, 2018
Management Alert: HUD Did Not Provide Acceptable Oversight of the Physical Condition of Residential Care Facilities
Housing
- Status2018-CF-0801-001-AOpenClosed
Implement procedures to ensure that deficiencies identified during the REAC inspections have been corrected and meet industry standards.
- Status2018-CF-0801-001-BOpenClosed
Ensure that timely physical condition inspections of all Section 232 program facilities are performed. (This expands on the Office of Evaluation’s third recommendation in report number 2017-OE-0011.)
- Status2018-CF-0801-001-COpenClosed
Reimplement the REAC physical condition inspections for the SNFs that were exempted from routine physical inspections by 24 CFR 200.855.
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2018-CF-0801-001-DOpenClosed
Develop and implement an inspection process for the Section 232 program that better reflects those properties’ physical conditions and how those properties differ from other properties REAC inspects (for example, multifamily properties).
- Status2018-CF-0801-001-EOpenClosed
Ensure that all areas of the properties are inspected, including the roofs and all buildings located on the property that is insured by HUD.
2018-AT-1002 | December 28, 2017
The Municipality of San Juan, PR, Did Not Always Administer Its Emergency Solutions Grants Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Community Planning and Development
- Status2018-AT-1002-001-AOpenClosed$47,720Questioned 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.
Submit all supporting documentation showing the eligibility and propriety of the $47,720 in unsupported matching contributions towards the ESG program or reimburse the ESG program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2018-AT-1002-001-BOpenClosed
Reconcile the data included in its CAPER with the data in its financial management system and correct any inaccurate information reported to HUD.
- Status2018-AT-1002-001-COpenClosed
Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that its required matching contributions are properly supported.
- Status2018-AT-1002-001-DOpenClosed
Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that it reports data through its CAPERs using data from its own financial management system instead of data from HUD’s information system.
2018-AT-1802 | December 28, 2017
Yabucoa Housing Project, Yabucoa Volunteers of America Elderly Housing, Inc., Yabucoa, PR, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
Housing
- Status2018-AT-1802-001-AOpenClosed
Track and ensure that Volunteers returns to the Treasury any funds recovered through the ongoing litigation pertaining to the Yabucoa housing project.
- Status2018-AT-1802-001-BOpenClosed$1,440,165Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Deobligate and recapture $1,440,165 in undrawn Section 202 funds assigned to the project.
- Status2018-AT-1802-001-COpenClosed$140,000Questioned 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 Volunteers to reimburse to the United States Treasury $140,000 from non-Federal funds for ineligible project construction costs charged to the Section 202 project.
- Status2018-AT-1802-001-DOpenClosed$1,057,467Questioned 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.
Return to the Puerto Rico Department of Housing $1,057,467, plus any interest earned, for the duplicate special escrow fund payments it received.
2018-CH-0001 | December 21, 2017
HUD Needs To Improve Its Oversight of Grants Funded Through Its Resident Home-Ownership Program
Housing
- Status2018-CH-0001-001-AOpenClosed
Conduct onsite management reviews of the projects to supplement the onsite use restriction agreement compliance monitoring reviews to ensure that the projects are operated in accordance with HUD’s requirements.
- Status2018-CH-0001-001-BOpenClosed
Work with the Office of Multifamily Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight to develop and issue guidance on requirements in the grant and use agreements that would benefit the grantees’ board members and staff of the projects’ management agents.
2018-AT-1001 | December 20, 2017
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Generally Administered Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Community Planning and Development
- Status2018-AT-1001-001-AOpenClosed$53,760Questioned 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.
Adequately support or reimburse its NSP3 grant subrecipient $53,760 from non-Federal funds for the disbursements not adequately supported.