Evaluate the training of West Warwick’s board of commissioners and determine whether additional training is required or other changes are appropriate.
2017-BO-1006 | August 17, 2017
The West Warwick Housing Authority, West Warwick, RI, Needs To Improve Its Compliance With Federal Regulations for Its Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing Programs
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2017-BO-1006-001-HOpenClosedClosed on December 19, 2017
- Status2017-BO-1006-002-AOpenClosedClosed on January 18, 2018
.Develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure that each Housing Choice Voucher program tenant file has an appropriately documented rent reasonableness determination.
- Status2017-BO-1006-002-BOpenClosedClosed on April 02, 2018
Develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure that each public housing unit has an annual inspection, which is appropriately documented in the tenant file.
- Status2017-BO-1006-002-COpenClosed$12,820Questioned 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.
Closed on June 12, 2019Determine whether tenants were underpaid for utility allowances and if so, reimburse the tenants from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-BO-1006-002-DOpenClosedClosed on December 19, 2017
Evaluate the training of West Warwick employees and determine what additional training is necessary..
- Status2017-BO-1006-003-AOpenClosed$18,501Questioned 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.
Closed on November 16, 2018Provide documentation to support that $18,501 in credit card charges was spent for reasonable and necessary costs. Any amount that cannot be supported should be repaid from non-Federal funds and returned to the Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
- Status2017-BO-1006-003-BOpenClosed$4,530Questioned 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.
Closed on November 16, 2018Provide documentation to support that $4,530 in petty cash funds was spent for reasonable and necessary costs. Any amount that cannot be supported should be repaid from non-Federal funds and returned to the Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
- Status2017-BO-1006-003-COpenClosedClosed on November 16, 2018
Develop and maintain property records and conduct an inventory in accordance with Federal regulations.
2017-AT-1010 | August 03, 2017
The Louisville Metro Housing Authority, Louisville, KY, Did Not Comply With HUD’s and Its Own Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Requirements
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2017-AT-1010-001-AOpenClosed$70,992Questioned 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.
Closed on March 15, 2019Reimburse the program $70,992 ($63,312 $7,680) from non-Federal funds for housing assistance payments made and administrative fees received for the units that materially failed to meet HUD’s housing quality standards.
- Status2017-AT-1010-001-BOpenClosedClosed on March 15, 2019
Certify, along with the owners of the 103 units cited in the finding, that the applicable housing quality standards violations have been corrected.
- Status2017-AT-1010-001-COpenClosedClosed on March 27, 2019
Develop and implement adequate policies and procedures for conducting quality control inspections in accordance with HUD’s requirements.
- Status2017-AT-1010-001-DOpenClosed$20,566,345Funds 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.
Closed on March 15, 2019Develop and implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that its quality control inspection program functions properly to include adequately monitoring the inspection contractor to prevent $20,566,345 in program funds from being spent over the next year on units that do not materially comply with requirements.
- Status2017-AT-1010-002-AOpenClosed$2,492Questioned 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.
Closed on March 15, 2019Reimburse the program $2,492 ($2,286 in housing assistance payments and $206 in administrative fees received) from non-Federal funds for rental subsidies not abated on four units.
- Status2017-AT-1010-002-BOpenClosedClosed on August 06, 2019
Complete a review of rental subsidy abatements for all current units for which a retroactive abatement was not conducted. The Authority should reimburse the program from non-Federal funds for any overpaid rental subsidy.
- Status2017-AT-1010-002-COpenClosedClosed on March 15, 2019
Develop and implement written procedures and a process for retroactively abating housing assistance payments.
- Status2017-AT-1010-002-DOpenClosedClosed on March 25, 2019
Complete a rent reasonableness determination for all current units for which a determination was required but not completed. The Authority should reimburse the program from non-Federal funds for any overpaid rental subsidy.
- Status2017-AT-1010-002-EOpenClosedClosed on March 27, 2019
Develop and implement written procedures to ensure that a rent reasonableness determination is performed before rent increases are approved.
- Status2017-AT-1010-002-FOpenClosedClosed on October 31, 2018
Complete a review that owners of current assisted units are not debarred, suspended, or subject to a limited denial of participation.
- Status2017-AT-1010-002-GOpenClosedClosed on March 15, 2019
Develop and implement written procedures for conducting a complete owner eligibility determination.
- Status2017-AT-1010-002-HOpenClosedClosed on March 27, 2019
Provide adequate training to its staff to ensure compliance with HUD’s requirements for program units.