Work with the prime award recipients that had subaward reporting deficiencies to ensure that their subaward information is reported or reported accurately.
2025-FO-0005 | March 10, 2025
HUD’s Subaward Data on USASpending.gov Were Not Complete nor Accurate
Lead Hazard Control
- Status2025-FO-0005-001-EOpenClosed
- Status2025-FO-0005-001-FOpenClosed
Update and expand the guidance provided to prime award recipients by (1) updating program website(s) with comprehensive information about FFATA, (2) implementing training, (3) issuing formal communication, and (4) implementing a feedback mechanism to ensure that all prime award recipients have the opportunity to share challenges with HUD and ask questions.
- Status2025-FO-0005-001-GOpenClosed
Integrate FFATA reporting requirements into the program monitoring procedures for all programs and conduct regular reviews to assess compliance.
2024-OE-0007 | December 13, 2024
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Nondisclosure Agreements’ Incorporation of Whistleblower Protections
General Counsel
- Status2024-OE-0007-04OpenClosedClosed on April 30, 2025
Implement a plan to annually survey all HUD program offices to identify nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements issued and to determine whether they include the anti-gag provision as required by WPEA and, as necessary, to take corrective action to ensure that they include the anti-gag provision.
- Status2024-OE-0007-05OpenClosed
Communicate across HUD that (a) HUD employees are required to include the anti-gag provision in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements applicable to HUD employees and (b) program offices should consider requiring their employees to request OGC assistance when implementing and enforcing nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements applicable to HUD employees.
2021-OE-0011b | February 28, 2023
Improvements are Needed to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Processes for Monitoring Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Public Housing
Lead Hazard Control
- Status2021-OE-0011b-01OpenClosedPriorityPriority
We believe these open recommendations, if implemented, will have the greatest impact on helping HUD achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
Update HUD regulations, policies, and procedures following the regulatory process required by the amended Lead Safe Housing Rule, in consideration of CDC's lowered BLRV of 3.5 ug/dL.
Status
On January 17, 2025, HUD published a Federal Register notice to modify its EBLL threshold under its Lead Safe Housing Rule from to 5 to 3.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (µg/dL) for a child under the age of 6, consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's current blood lead reference value of 3.5 µg/dL.
As of July 17, 2025, the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) informed HUD OIG that HUD has drafted a joint notice for HUD offices impacted by the modified elevated blood lead level (EBLL) threshold. These offices include OLHCHH, the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (MF), and the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH).
OLHCHH’s timeline to finish implementing the recommendation:
- The notice will enter the clearance process by the end of August.
- CPD, MF, PIH, and OLHCHH will publish the final joint notice by September 30, 2025.
The estimated completion date for these actions is September 30, 2025. The original estimated completion date was June 30, 2024, and was revised to account for the time required to (1) receive and review public comments on HUD’s proposed change to the EBLL threshold and (2) coordinate the implementation of the EBLL threshold change across the impacted HUD offices.
Analysis
To fully address this recommendation, OLHCHH must provide evidence that HUD has updated its regulations, policies, and procedures so that they are consistent with CDC’s lowered BLRV of 3.5 ug/dL.
Implementation of this recommendation will help ensure children living in public housing with EBLLs receive effective environmental interventions.
2023-IG-0001 | October 04, 2022
Management Alert: Action Needed to Ensure That Assisted Property Owners, Including Public Housing Agencies, Comply with the Lead Safe Housing Rule
Lead Hazard Control
- Status2023-IG-0001-001-AOpenClosedPriorityPriority
We believe these open recommendations, if implemented, will have the greatest impact on helping HUD achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
Update applicable requirements to require assisted property owners, including PHAs, to maintain adequate documentation to support their determinations that maintenance and hazard reduction activities that disturb surfaces with lead-based paint qualify for the de minimis exemption from the lead-safe work practices under the Lead Safe Housing Rule.
Status
To address this recommendation, The Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) agreed to:
- Issue a notice to assisted target housing owners and public housing agencies on the de minimis exception citing the correct application of the de minimis threshold; describing appropriate documentation methods for the application of the de minimis threshold; and recommendations of best practices for documenting applications.
- Collect additional data regarding the use of the de minimis threshold, including information on how private and public housing owners: (a) determine how much paint in target housing will be disturbed during a maintenance or rehabilitation project; (b) use the paint disturbance area information; (c) monitor the amount of paint disturbed in projects that are designed to disturb de minimis amounts of paint in target housing.
- Design and conduct webinars, including at least one for each program office’s major categories of stakeholders on requirements and best practices pertaining to the de minimis exception under the Lead Safe Housing Rule and its implementation; record the webinars on the HUD website (e.g., on HUD Exchange) for future viewing by stakeholders; and conduct outreach promoting the webinars.
The OLHCHH had drafted guidance on the de minimis exception to the Lead Safe Housing Rule for PIH, Multifamily Housing, and CPD and submitted it through the clearance process in September 2024. As of July 2025, OLHCHH continues to revise the draft guidance in consideration of the comments it received during the clearance review process. HUD did not provide an updated target date to complete the agreed upon actions, which had been January 31, 2024.
Analysis
To implement this recommendation, HUD needs to provide evidence that it has implemented the three actions OLHCHH agreed to complete.
Implementation of this recommendation and associated corrective actions will ensure assisted property owners are sufficiently informed regarding the requirements to support their determinations that maintenance and hazard reduction activities that disturb surfaces with lead-based paint qualify for the de minimis exemption from the lead-safe work practices under the Lead Safe Housing Rule and that assisted property owners are conducting this work safely, thereby ensuring households are residing in safe and healthy HUD-assisted housing.
2020-OE-0003 | April 12, 2021
HUD Program Offices’ Policies and Approaches for Radon
Lead Hazard Control
- Status2020-OE-0003-07OpenClosedClosed on April 08, 2021
Provide the MOU with EPA designed to address radon contamination.
2020-KC-1001 | June 08, 2020
Englewood Apartments Did Not Comply With Tenant Eligibility and Recertification Requirements
General Counsel
- Status2020-KC-1001-001-GOpenClosedClosed on September 17, 2020
Take appropriate administrative action, up to and including debarment, against the owner for the violations cited in this report including, amongst others, failure to perform the required inspections to ensure that the units the owner were billing for assistance were decent, safe, and sanitary.
2020-AT-1001 | November 04, 2019
The Christian Church Homes, Oakland, CA, Did Not Ensure That the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program Conversion Was Accurate and Supported for Vineville Christian Towers
General Counsel
- Status2020-AT-1001-001-EOpenClosedClosed on March 18, 2021
Take appropriate enforcement actions against the responsible parties and pursue civil action against the owner for improperly certifying to the eligibility of the project residents.
- Status2020-AT-1001-001-FOpenClosedClosed on March 31, 2020
Pursue administrative actions, as appropriate, against the responsible parties for the improper certification included in form HUD-50059 and the Section 8 project-based voucher housing assistance payments contract.
2020-CH-1001 | October 02, 2019
The City of Detroit’s Housing and Revitalization Department, Detroit, MI, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD’s Requirements
Lead Hazard Control
- Status2020-CH-1001-001-AOpenClosed$361,850Questioned 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 February 15, 2022Support that healthy homes assessment and data collection services were cost reasonable or reimburse its Program $361,850 from non-Federal funds.
- Status2020-CH-1001-001-BOpenClosed$112,917Questioned 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 February 03, 2022Support that landlords gave preference in renting eight vacant units to families with children under 6 years of age or reimburse its Program $112,917 from non-Federal funds for the lead-based paint hazard control activities completed at these assisted units.
- Status2020-CH-1001-001-COpenClosed$70,266Questioned 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 03, 2022Support that lead-based paint hazard control activities were necessary at 19 assisted units or reimburse its Program $70,266 from non-Federal funds for the unsupported lead-based paint hazard control activities completed at these assisted units
- Status2020-CH-1001-001-DOpenClosed$51,930Questioned 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 February 15, 2022Coordinate with HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to determine whether $51,930 in healthy homes supplemental funds used for four units in excess of $5,000 per unit was for eligible activities. If the activities are deemed ineligible, the Department should reimburse its Program the appropriate amount from non-Federal funds.
- Status2020-CH-1001-001-EOpenClosed$19,500Questioned 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 February 15, 2022Support that one household residing in an assisted unit was income eligible or reimburse its Program $19,500 from non-Federal funds for the lead-based paint hazard control activities completed in the assisted unit.
- Status2020-CH-1001-001-FOpenClosedClosed on September 30, 2020
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that (1) documentation is maintained to support that contracted services are cost reasonable, (2) landlords give preference in renting assisted vacant units to families with children under 6 years of age, (3) lead inspection documentation properly supports lead-based paint hazard control activities, (4) HUD approval is obtained when more than $5,000 per unit in healthy homes supplemental funds is budgeted to assist units, and (5) its staff is fully knowledgeable of the Program requirements.
2019-CF-1803 | September 30, 2019
Final Civil Action: Pacific Horizon Bancorp, Inc., and Two Loan Officers Settled Allegations of Failing To Comply With HUD’s Federal Housing Administration Loan Requirements
General Counsel
- Status2019-CF-1803-001-AOpenClosed$325,000Questioned 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 31, 2022Acknowledge that the attached settlement agreement of $325,000 represents an amount due HUD from Pacific Horizon.
- Status2019-CF-1803-001-BOpenClosed$15,000Questioned 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 September 30, 2019Acknowledge that the attached settlement agreement for $15,000 represents an amount due HUD from the two loan officers.
2019-CF-1804 | September 30, 2019
Final Civil Action: PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company, Settled Allegations of Failing To Comply With HUD’s Federal Housing Administration Loan Requirements
General Counsel
- Status2019-CF-1804-001-AOpenClosed$3,375,163Questioned 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 September 30, 2019Acknowledge that $3,375,163 in the attached settlement agreement represents an amount due HUD, less DOJ’s civil debt collection fees