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Date Issued

Public and Indian Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-AT-1006-002-E

    Provide adequate training to staff responsible for making entries into HUD’s system to ensure accurate reporting on allocated funds. The training should include but not be limited to ensuring that its staff understands all of HUD’s reporting requirements for obligations and authorizations.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-AT-1006-002-F

    Confirm the replacement of program units was appropriate for the number of units demolished at Johnson Ferry East, and submit a development proposal to construct new public housing units, transfer public housing assistance to another public housing agency, or terminate its annual contributions contract and return all unobligated and unexpended capital funds to HUD.

Public and Indian Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1004-001-A

    Certify, along with the owners of the 11 units cited in this finding, that the applicable housing quality standards violations have been corrected.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1004-001-B
    $9,715
    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 $9,715 from non-Federal funds ($9,660 for housing assistance payments and $55 in associated administrative fees) for the unit that materially failed to meet HUD’s housing quality standards.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1004-001-C

    Provide training to its inspectors on conducting housing quality standards inspections.

Office of the Secretary

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-0004-001-C

    Develop improved procedures and provide training to appropriate staff regarding the departmental clearance process requirements, including • Determining which guidance is considered to be a directive, including public communications, and • Ensuring that HUD program participants have clear, instructive, and helpful information to comply with the applicable requirements and procedures for HUD programs.

Community Planning and Development

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-0004-001-A

    Pursue departmental clearance for the July 25, 2013, guidance that did not go through required departmental clearance. For any items that cannot be appropriately cleared, HUD should take appropriate action to recall the document or policy.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-0004-001-B

    Develop guidance that helps the public understand its options for assistance between CDBG-DR and SBA and how to comply with Federal requirements.

Community Planning and Development

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1003-001-A

    Develop and implement a written methodology for employees’ time allocations for its HUD grant programs in accordance with program requirements.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1003-001-B

    Provide training on compensation for personal services grant program requirements to employees working on HUD grants.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1003-001-C
    $142,181
    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 $142,181 spent on payroll allocated to HUD grants or repay the program from non-Federal funds.

Community Planning and Development

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-AT-1005-001-A
    $81,654
    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.

    Provide supporting documentation or reimburse its Program $81,654 from non-Federal funds for unsupported on-the-job training costs incurred under project FL0220L4D001407.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-AT-1005-001-B
    $1,023
    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.

    Provide supporting documentation or reimburse its Program $1,023 from non-Federal funds for unsupported personal cell phone costs incurred under project FL0220L4D001407.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-AT-1005-001-C

    Provide guidance to subrecipients to ensure that (1) on-the-job training hours are supported by source documents, such as signed attendance or time sheets, and (2) personal goods and services are supported by documents that show the allocation between business and personal use.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-AT-1005-001-D

    Report Program income of $31,724 for FL0199L4D001407 to HUD.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-AT-1005-001-E
    $15,756
    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.

    Provide supporting documentation to show that participant 87487 from FL0431L4D001403 was chronically homeless or reimburse its Program $15,756.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-AT-1005-001-F

    Perform onsite monitoring of the subrecipient that administered project FL0431L4D001403 to ensure that participants are eligible and annual income re-certifications are performed.

General Counsel

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1003-002-D

    Review the issues identified in this audit report and if appropriate, pursue administrative sanctions against the board of directors for the violations cited in this report.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-0003-001-A
    $3,035,819
    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.

    Investigate the 14 loans with unpaid mortgage amounts totaling $3,035,819, and require the lenders to obtain the borrowers consent, reinstate the insurance coverage, or take other action as appropriate given the facts of each particular loan.

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

    Remind lenders that voluntary termination is not the correct termination type to record third-party sales and that borrower consent is required to terminate insurance, even if the loans are indemnified.