We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Housing and Voucher Programs ensure that personnel receive training on how to conduct the civil rights front-end reviews, including a review of PHAs reasonable accommodation policies and procedures.
2022-BO-0001 | February 07, 2022
HUD Did Not Have Adequate Policies and Procedures for Ensuring That Public Housing Agencies Properly Processed Requests for Reasonable Accommodation
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2022-BO-0001-001-FOpenClosedClosed on May 26, 2022
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-AOpenClosed$3,500,000Funds 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 10, 2025Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that subgrantee agreements are executed in a timely manner, effective monitoring is performed, and subgrantees maintain an emphasis on using their CoC funds, thereby preventing similar occurrences of $3.5 million (see appendix D) in CoC funding going unused.
- Status2022-LA-1001-001-BOpenClosedClosed on March 29, 2024
Develop and implement strategies to address capacity and organizational problems or obtain technical assistance to address these issues.
- Status2022-LA-1001-001-COpenClosedClosed on July 15, 2024
Develop and implement procedures and controls to clearly define and update point-of-contact staff for subgrantees.
- Status2022-LA-1001-001-DOpenClosedClosed on May 18, 2023
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.
- Status2022-LA-1001-003-AOpenClosedClosed on June 06, 2023
Complete and implement policies and procedures to ensure that APRs are submitted by the closeout deadline.
- Status2022-LA-1001-003-BOpenClosedClosed on June 06, 2023
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-AOpenClosedClosed on September 26, 2022
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-BOpenClosedClosed on January 02, 2024
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-COpenClosedClosed on July 05, 2022
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-DOpenClosedClosed on September 27, 2022
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-EOpenClosedClosed on March 18, 2025
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-HOpenClosedClosed on March 18, 2025
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-AOpenClosedClosed on June 27, 2023
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-BOpenClosedClosed on April 16, 2025
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-COpenClosedClosed on May 27, 2025
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-EOpenClosedClosed on June 12, 2024
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-AOpenClosedClosed on April 06, 2022
Revise its methodology to identify slow spenders, including appropriate baselines and the definition of slow spenders.
- Status2022-AT-0001-001-BOpenClosedPriorityPriority
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.
Closed on September 29, 2023Update its policies and procedures for tracking expenditures related to slow-spending grantees, including steps for assisting the grantees to expedite spending (including the grantee’s steps or actions to address slow spending), identifying the reasons for the delays with the grant, and documenting the outcome of its efforts.
Corrective Action Taken
CPD updated guidance addressing grantee slow spending through technical assistance, including actions grant managers can take when grantee expenditures do not appear to be “on pace” to meet the expenditure deadlines, and demonstrated it is providing technical assistance to grantees during monitoring. CPD also issued an additional Standard Monitoring Findings and Corrective Actions Guide for its staff to promote a consistent framework for crafting monitoring findings and the corrective actions needed to resolve identified deficiencies and prevent future occurrences. This new resource provides general guidance and examples for presenting Finding components in monitoring reports for fourteen topics including, “Failure to Meet Timeliness of Expenditures Requirements.
- Status2022-AT-0001-001-DOpenClosedClosed on February 28, 2023
Resolve or remediate outstanding flags for grants B-12-MT-01-0001, B-13-MS-36-0002, B-16-MH-48-0001, and B-16-DL-12-0001 in DRGR.