Work with HUD and subgrantees to reevaluate its CoC program’s performance goals and set targets that help to ensure that funds for future CoC grants are fully and effectively used to advance the goal of ending homelessness.
2022-LA-1001 | January 20, 2022
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Always Administer Its Continuum of Care Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Community Planning and Development
- Status2022-LA-1001-001-DOpenClosed
- Status2022-LA-1001-002-AOpenClosed$824,302Questioned 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 the eligibility of payroll costs or repay its CoC grants $824,302 from non-Federal funds.
- Status2022-LA-1001-002-BOpenClosed$55,545Questioned 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 the eligibility of rent costs or repay its CoC grants $55,545 from non-Federal funds.
- Status2022-LA-1001-002-COpenClosed
Develop and implement additional written procedures and controls to ensure that employees charge time in accordance with program requirements and that the Authority fully documents and supports that salary and rental cost allocations are charged to its CoC grants in accordance with its cost allocation plan.
- Status2022-LA-1001-003-AOpenClosed
Complete and implement policies and procedures to ensure that APRs are submitted by the closeout deadline.
- Status2022-LA-1001-003-BOpenClosed
Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that relevant personnel are routinely and regularly trained on the grant closeout process.
2022-NY-1001 | January 11, 2022
The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, Buffalo, NY, Needs To Improve Its Management of the Commodore Perry Homes Development To Address Longstanding Concerns
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2022-NY-1001-001-AOpenClosed
Work with the Authority to determine whether the buildings represent an imminent threat to public safety from physical deterioration and whether activities to control the situation would be exempt under the Part 58 environmental review process or excluded under the Part 50 environmental review process. If it qualifies, require the Authority to immediately take actions necessary to control the imminent threat to public safety before the full environmental review is done.
- Status2022-NY-1001-001-BOpenClosed
Determine whether it would be beneficial for HUD to conduct a Part 50 environmental review of the development or if the Authority should conduct a Part 58 environmental review, and implement the decision to ensure that the environmental review is conducted as soon as possible as required under the action plan.
- Status2022-NY-1001-001-COpenClosed
Continue to provide training and technical assistance to ensure that the Authority understands relevant requirements for the various asset repositioning options, including milestone and disposition requirements.
- Status2022-NY-1001-001-DOpenClosed
Provide certifications and supporting documentation to show that it has identified and addressed urgent health and safety issues at the development, such as flooded stairwells, accessible crawlspaces, and unsecured windows and doors.
- Status2022-NY-1001-001-EOpenClosed
Develop and implement a plan to routinely identify and address recurring urgent health and safety issues such as flooded stairwells, accessible crawlspaces, and unsecured windows and doors while the property remains vacant and throughout future asset repositioning efforts.
- Status2022-NY-1001-001-FOpenClosed
Develop and implement a plan to use available asset repositioning options for the remaining 284 public housing units at the Commodore Perry Homes development, including 274 dwelling units and 10 nondwelling units.
- Status2022-NY-1001-001-GOpenClosed
Develop and implement a plan for the original property related to the 46 units converted under the RAD transfer of assistance option to ensure that the property and proceeds from its disposition are used in accordance with requirements.
- Status2022-NY-1001-001-HOpenClosed
If the Authority does not follow through on its asset repositioning plans, misses deadlines, or it otherwise becomes clear that the plan is no longer feasible, work with the HUD’s Special Applications Center, Office of Recapitalization, and other offices as appropriate, to consider and use available remedies such as revoking approval and enforcing required conversion.
2022-LA-0001 | January 07, 2022
HUD Did Not Have Adequate Controls in Place to Track, Monitor, and Issue FHA Refunds Owed to Homeowners
Housing
- Status2022-LA-0001-001-AOpenClosed
Develop and implement written policies and procedures and controls for the FHA refund process to address the deficiencies identified in the audit report. These should include (1) controls to ensure that the website for the public listing of all unpaid refunds is complete, (2) controls to ensure that refund applications are sent only to the homeowners who requested them, (3) controls to ensure that refund applications are sent to all homeowners on the loan after loan termination, and (4) a formal monitoring framework for tracking the status of refunds.
- Status2022-LA-0001-001-BOpenClosed
Develop and implement written policies and procedures (1) for locating homeowners who have unpaid refunds (for both existing and new refunds), (2) to establish a standard timeframe for mailing refund applications to homeowners after they are requested, and (3) to establish requirements for verifying the termination date based on supporting documents provided by homeowners.
- Status2022-LA-0001-001-COpenClosed
Research, develop, and implement policies and procedures to reduce the number of refunds that have remained unclaimed for an extended period, including consideration of a statute of limitations.
- Status2022-LA-0001-001-DOpenClosed
Develop and implement written policies and procedures regarding the designation of legal representation for applicants.
- Status2022-LA-0001-001-EOpenClosed
Obtain the required approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act for the insert document mailed with the refund application and the Tracer Found Case form.
2022-AT-0001 | January 05, 2022
Opportunities Exist To Improve CPD’s Oversight of and Monitoring Tools for Slow-Spending Grantees
Community Planning and Development
- Status2022-AT-0001-001-AOpenClosed
Revise its methodology to identify slow spenders, including appropriate baselines and the definition of slow spenders.