Update the Conveyance, Assignment, and Assumption Agreement to require purchasers to report final property outcomes and identifying information including those of third-party purchasers when applicable.
2025-KC-0001 | December 02, 2024
FHA’s Office Of Asset Sales Did Not Have Adequate Information To Measure Its Loan Sales’ Program Success
Housing
- Status2025-KC-0001-001-AOpenClosed
- Status2025-KC-0001-001-BOpenClosed
Enhance data collection and processing controls to ensure consistency in reporting data.
- Status2025-KC-0001-001-COpenClosed
Enhance existing demonstration guidance within the Conveyance, Assignment, and Assumption Agreement to provide further detail regarding documentation retention requirements.
2023-OE-0007a | October 31, 2024
FHA Catalyst Personally Identifiable Information Risk Management in a Zero Trust Environment (2023-OE-0007a) Interim Evaluation Report
Housing
- Status2023-OE-0007a-01OpenClosed
Housing should include zero trust requirements as part of the Housing Strategic Roadmap for Housing Modernization.
- Status2023-OE-0007a-02OpenClosed
Housing should refine access controls within the FHA Catalyst modules that are dynamic, are tailored to user actions, and require continuous reauthentication to ensure that users have access only to information needed.
- Status2023-OE-0007a-03OpenClosed
Housing should coordinate with HUD’s SOC to a. Ensure that FHA Catalyst user behavior monitoring logs are regularly captured and adequately reviewed for discrepancies in user activities. b. Establish program office responsibility for the log review process.
2025-CH-0801 | October 23, 2024
Timing of PHAs’ Lead-Based Paint Visual Assessments
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2025-CH-0801-001-AOpenClosed
Issue guidance to PHAs clarifying the timing of unit inspections and lead-based paint visual assessments to address the misinterpretation caused by the terms “annual” and “every 12 months.”
2024-CH-1004 | August 23, 2024
The Boston Housing Authority Did Not Always Comply With HUD’s Requirements for Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Units
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2024-CH-1004-001-AOpenClosed
Provide evidence to support that the owners corrected the 46 deficiencies for the 20 units with outstanding deficiencies. If the owners fail to provide evidence that they made the required corrections, HUD should require the Authority to implement its HAP enforcement procedures and provide supporting documentation to HUD evidencing that it did so.
- Status2024-CH-1004-001-BOpenClosed$34,487,989Funds 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.
Improve its quality control process for monitoring its inspectors to enhance the effectiveness of its unit inspections and ensure that all units meet HUD’s and its own requirements to prevent more than $34 million in Program funds from being spent on units that do not meet HQS over the next year. This process should include but not be limited to procedures (1) requiring its staff to use the quality control inspection results to evaluate and monitor the performance of the Authority’s inspectors, along with maintaining adequate supporting documentation on feedback provided to the inspectors for recurring inspection deficiencies and (2) for evaluating the training provided to its inspectors to determine what improvements are needed to ensure that unit deficiencies are detected.
- Status2024-CH-1004-002-AOpenClosed$106,477Questioned 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.
Pursue collection from the applicable owners or reimburse its HCV Program from non-Federal funds $106,477 ($180,309 - $73,832) in inappropriate HAP
- Status2024-CH-1004-002-BOpenClosed
Provide evidence to HUD that it has improved its controls and procedures for its stop payment process to ensure that (1) payments to owners comply with its HCV Program administrative plan and HUD requirements and (2) it maintains documentation to support stop payments and resumption of those payments for each unit as applicable.
- Status2024-CH-1004-002-COpenClosed
Provide documentation to support that HAP was appropriately paid to the owners for the 66 units that had more than one stop payment. If additional HAP was inappropriately paid, the Authority should pursue collection from the applicable owners or reimburse its HCV Program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2024-CH-1004-003-AOpenClosed
Review its records to confirm whether it had cases of children with EBLLs during our audit period and work with the owner(s) of the HCV Program units to provide required documentation to HUD.
- Status2024-CH-1004-003-BOpenClosed
Update publications and educational materials to owners to ensure that they understand their reporting responsibilities to HUD regarding confirmed cases of children with EBLLs.
- Status2024-CH-1004-003-COpenClosed
Develop and implement procedures and controls for coordinating with public health departments and managing cases of children with EBLLs, including monitoring owners for compliance with the requirements of the LSHR.
- Status2024-CH-1004-003-DOpenClosed
Work with HUD’s OLHCHH to provide technical assistance to the Authority’s staff to develop and implement procedures and controls for monitoring owners for compliance with HUD’s EBLL requirements and attempting to collaborate with local health departments to identify cases of EBLL in children under 6 years of age under its HCV Program.
2024-CH-1003 | August 20, 2024
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Did Not Adequately Manage Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing Units
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2024-CH-1003-001-AOpenClosed
Implement procedures and controls to ensure that visual assessments for lead-based paint are completed at least every 12 months.
- Status2024-CH-1003-001-BOpenClosed
Implement procedures and controls to ensure that risk assessments and reevaluations are conducted in accordance with HUD’s requirements.
- Status2024-CH-1003-001-COpenClosed
Obtain lead-based paint risk assessments for the five developments for which hazard reduction work was completed and perform the required reevaluations.
- Status2024-CH-1003-001-DOpenClosed
Determine whether the remaining five developments (Imperial Courts, Mar Vista Gardens, Nickerson Gardens, Ramona Gardens, and Rancho San Pedro) have deteriorated paint and if so, obtain lead-based paint risk assessments and reevaluations when applicable.