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Date Issued

Public and Indian Housing

  • 2017-CH-1002-002-E
    Closed on November 20, 2018
    $322,550
    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.

    Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that (1) housing assistance payments are appropriately calculated and supported, (2) repayment agreements are created to recover overpaid housing assistance when unreported income is discovered during the examination process, and (3) annual reexaminations are completed in a timely manner to ensure that $322,550 in program funds is appropriately used for future payments.

Chief Information Officer

  • 2016-OE-0002-01
    Closed on September 17, 2020
    Sensitive
    Sensitive

    Sensitive information refers to information that could have a damaging import if released to the public and, therefore, must be restricted from public disclosure.

    The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

  • 2016-OE-0002-02
    Closed on September 25, 2020
    Sensitive
    Sensitive

    Sensitive information refers to information that could have a damaging import if released to the public and, therefore, must be restricted from public disclosure.

    The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

  • 2016-OE-0002-03
    Closed on January 10, 2023
    Sensitive
    Sensitive

    Sensitive information refers to information that could have a damaging import if released to the public and, therefore, must be restricted from public disclosure.

    Priority
    Priority

    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.

    Enforce the requirement for all HUD web applications and services to be approved and authorized by OCIO. The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.


    Corrective Action Taken

    In January 2023, HUD's Office of the Chief Information Officer developed and released a Web Applications Directive to all HUD program offices. This directive described how web applications are defined, approved, inventoried, and maintained, including processes for tracking, and monitoring such applications.

  • 2016-OE-0002-04
    Closed on July 14, 2022
    Sensitive
    Sensitive

    Sensitive information refers to information that could have a damaging import if released to the public and, therefore, must be restricted from public disclosure.

    The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

  • 2016-OE-0002-05
    Closed on June 25, 2020
    Sensitive
    Sensitive

    Sensitive information refers to information that could have a damaging import if released to the public and, therefore, must be restricted from public disclosure.

    The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

  • 2016-OE-0002-06
    Closed on December 11, 2019
    Sensitive
    Sensitive

    Sensitive information refers to information that could have a damaging import if released to the public and, therefore, must be restricted from public disclosure.

    The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

  • 2016-OE-0002-07
    Closed on June 25, 2020
    Sensitive
    Sensitive

    Sensitive information refers to information that could have a damaging import if released to the public and, therefore, must be restricted from public disclosure.

    The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

  • 2016-OE-0002-08
    Closed on February 02, 2022
    Sensitive
    Sensitive

    Sensitive information refers to information that could have a damaging import if released to the public and, therefore, must be restricted from public disclosure.

    The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

  • 2016-OE-0002-09
    Closed on November 19, 2022
    Sensitive
    Sensitive

    Sensitive information refers to information that could have a damaging import if released to the public and, therefore, must be restricted from public disclosure.

    The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

Housing

  • 2017-FW-1009-001-A
    Closed on May 01, 2018
    $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.

  • 2017-FW-1009-001-B
    Closed on September 21, 2020
    $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.

  • 2017-FW-1009-001-C
    Closed on April 07, 2020
    $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.

  • 2017-FW-1009-001-D
    Closed on February 25, 2020

    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.

  • 2017-FW-1009-001-E
    Closed on February 25, 2020

    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

  • 2017-FW-1008-001-F
    Closed on September 05, 2019

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

Public and Indian Housing

  • 2017-FW-1008-001-A
    Closed on February 27, 2018
    $11,172
    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 Director of the San Antonio Office of Public Housing require the Authority to repay from non-Federal funds $11,172 paid for ineligible travel costs of which $6,904 was Housing Choice Voucher and $4,268 was operating subsidy funds.

  • 2017-FW-1008-001-B
    Closed on November 22, 2017
    $2,946
    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 Director of the San Antonio Office of Public Housing require the Authority to repay from non-Federal funds $2,946 paid for excessive lodging rates, extra trip days, and car rental costs of which $1,214 was Housing Choice Voucher and $1,732 was operating subsidy funds.

  • 2017-FW-1008-001-C
    Closed on March 01, 2018
    $9,020
    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 Director of the San Antonio Office of Public Housing require the Authority to support or repay its HUD programs from non-Federal funds $9,020 for unsupported meals, incidental expenses, lodging costs, and travel for training of which $2,978 was Housing Choice Voucher and $6,041 was operating subsidy funds.

General Counsel

  • 2017-PH-1802-001-A
    Closed on July 12, 2024
    $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.