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Date Issued

General Counsel

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CF-1804-001-A
    $41,000,000
    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 $41 million of the $89,274,944 in the attached settlement represents an amount due HUD, less DOJ’s civil debt collection fees.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1004-001-A

    Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that it properly monitors the listing brokers to ensure compliance with its contract. The procedures and controls should include but not limited to performing quality control reviews and supervisory review of its brokers, and maintaining documentation of its quality control reviews and corrective actions.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-CH-1004-001-B

    Update its quality control plan to include the performance of physical inspections of the properties in its inventory.

Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-0006-001-A

    Complete the rulemaking process for HUD’s single-family note sales program.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-0006-001-B

    Develop and implement formal procedures and guidance for the note sales program.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-FW-1009-001-A
    $574,930
    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 Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require Beverly Place’s owner to repay HUD $574,930 for subsidized units that were not occupied by qualified tenants. Repayment must be from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-FW-1009-001-B
    $150,082
    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 Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require Beverly Place’s owner to provide support to show that the subsidies for 11 tenants with falsified income were accurate or repay HUD $150,082 for those subsidies. Repayment must be from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-FW-1009-001-C
    $77,621
    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 Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require Beverly Place’s owner to provide support to show that the subsidies for 18 tenants without files or without adequate income documentation in their files were accurate or repay HUD $77,621 for those subsidies. Repayment must be from non-Federal funds.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-FW-1009-001-D

    We further recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require its contract administrator for Beverly Place to verify that the owner’s recently implemented quality control program is working as designed.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-FW-1009-001-E

    We further recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing ensure that the project-based contract administrator’s review process includes steps to obtain reasonable assurance that tenants being reported as subsidized at Beverly Place live in the subsidized units.

General Counsel

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-FW-1008-001-F

    Take appropriate administrative sanctions, including suspension, limited denial of participation, or debarment, against the commissioners.

General Counsel

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1802-001-A
    $10,000
    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 the attached settlement agreement for $10,000 represents an amount due HUD.

General Counsel

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1004-001-A
    $15,000
    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 legal sufficiency and if legally sufficient, pursue civil and administrative remedies against Cypress Meadows, LLC; Skyline Crest Enterprises, LLC; the project’s owner; or all three for inappropriately disbursing funds in violation of the project’s regulatory agreement, operating lease agreement, and HUD requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1004-001-B

    Pursue appropriate civil money penalties and administrative actions, up to and including debarment, against Cypress Meadows LLC; Skyline Crest Enterprises LLC; the project’s owner; or all three for violating the project’s regulatory agreement, operating lease agreement, and HUD requirements.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1004-001-C
    $263,289
    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 project from non-project funds $263,289 for ineligible salary expenses.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1004-001-D
    $283,307
    Funds 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.

    Remove $283,307 in ineligible accrued salary fees payable from its financial statements and records and ensure that these expenses are not accrued or paid for with project funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1004-001-E
    $110,710
    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 project from non-project funds $110,710 for ineligible offsite accounting expenses.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1004-001-F
    $129,416
    Funds 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.

    Remove $129,416 in ineligible accrued offsite accounting fees payable from its financial statements and records and ensure that these expenses are not accrued or paid for with project funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1004-001-G
    $99,160
    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 project from non-project funds $99,160 for ineligible personal health insurance expenses of the owner.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1004-001-H
    $4,179
    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 project from non-project funds $4,179 for excessive bank fees.