Miami-Dade Public Housing Agency Needs to Strengthen Controls over Its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds
					The Miami-Dade Public Housing Agency (Agency) was awarded a $19.3 million capital fund formula grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  HUD's Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated the Agency's capacity to administer its Recovery Act funds.  The OIG found the Agency’s procurement procedures had weaknesses, staffing levels may be inadequate, and the Agency had not properly prioritized its ARRA funded…
				
				September 25, 2009
										
											Memorandum
										
										
										
											#2009-AT-1801
									Miami-Dade Public Housing Agency Needs to Strengthen Controls over Its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds
					
The Miami-Dade Public Housing Agency (Agency) was awarded a $19.3 million capital fund formula grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  HUD's Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated the Agency's capacity to administer its Recovery Act funds.  The OIG found the Agency’s procurement procedures had weaknesses, staffing levels may be inadequate, and the Agency had not properly prioritized its ARRA funded activities.  The…
				
				September 24, 2009
										
											Memorandum
										
										
										
											#2009-AT-1801
									The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cincinnati, Ohio, Did Not Effectively Administer Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
					
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2009 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to the housing agencies in Region V’s jurisdiction. Our objective was to determine…
				
				September 16, 2009
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2009-CH-1014
									The City of Miami, Florida, Did Not Properly Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program
					
HUD OIG audited the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program administered by the City of Miami, Florida (City).  The objective of the audit was to determine whether the City administered its CDBG program in accordance with applicable U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements. 
The City did not administer its CDBG program in accordance with applicable HUD requirements.  It did not comply with HUD requirements in…
				
				August 17, 2009
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2009-AT-1011
									The Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority, Painesville, Ohio, Needs to Improve Its Controls over Housing Assistance and Utility Allowance Payments
					
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The Authority was selected for audit based upon a congressional request from the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority administered its program in accordance with HUD’s requirements and its program…
				
				August 13, 2009
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2009-CH-1012
									The City of Cincinnati, Ohio, Lacked Sufficient Capacity to Effectively and Efficiently Administer Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program
					
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General audited the City of Cincinnati's (City) Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2009 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon the results of our three previous audits of the City's HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME). Our objective was to determine whether the City had the capacity to…
				
				July 28, 2009
										
											Memorandum
										
										
										
											#2009-CH-1801
									Miami-Dade County, Florida, Did Not Properly Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program
					HUD-OIG audited the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program administered by Miami-Dade County, Florida (County). The objective of the audit was to determine whether the County administered its CDBG program in accordance with applicable U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements.
The County did not administer its CDBG program in accordance with applicable HUD requirements. It did not comply with HUD requirements…
				
				June 19, 2009
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2009-AT-1008
									Miami-Dade County, Florida, Did Not Properly Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program
					
HUD-OIG audited the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program administered by Miami-Dade County, Florida (County). The objective of the audit was to determine whether the County administered its CDBG program in accordance with applicable U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements.
The County did not administer its CDBG program in accordance with applicable HUD requirements. It did not comply with HUD requirements…
				
				June 18, 2009
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2009-AT-1008
									The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cincinnati, Ohio, Needs to Improve Its Controls over Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments
					
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to the housing agencies in Region V's jurisdiction. Our objective was to determine…
				
				May 18, 2009
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2009-CH-1010
									The City of East Cleveland, Ohio, Did Not Adequately Manage Its HOME Investment Partnerships and Community Development Block Grant Programs
					
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the City of East Cleveland's (City) use of HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) program funds. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to HOME grantees in Region V's jurisdiction and a…
				
				May 10, 2009
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2009-CH-1008
									The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority, Ravenna, Ohio, Improperly Operated Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
					
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program) under its Moving to Work Demonstration program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to the housing agencies in Region V's…
				
				January 26, 2009
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2009-CH-1003
									The City of Dayton, Ohio, Lacked Adequate Controls Regarding Staff Salaries Paid from Its Community Development Block Grant Program
					
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the City of Dayton's (City) Community Development Block Grant program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon our increased emphasis on HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development's programs and a citizen's complaint. Our objectives were to determine whether…
				
				September 25, 2008
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2008-CH-1015
									The City of Cincinnati, Ohio, Did Not Adequately Manage Its HOME Investment Partnerships Program
					
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the City of Cincinnati's (City) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (Program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2007 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon a request from HUD's Columbus Office of Community Planning and Development and our analysis of risk factors relating to Program grantees in Region V's…
				
				September 25, 2008
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2008-CH-1014
									The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority Cincinnati, Ohio did not Effectively Operate its Section 8 Housing Quality Standards Inspection Program
September 22, 2008
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2008-CH-1012
									Bethany Housing, Inc., South Pasadena, Florida, Did Not Conduct Proper Oversight of Project Operations Resulting in Financial Harm to the Project
					
We audited Bethany Towers Apartments as part of our annual goal for auditing multifamily projects and in response to a request from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Tampa, Florida, Multifamily Division. We focused the audit on the nonprofit owner's and management agents' compliance with the project's regulatory agreement, applicable laws, and other HUD requirements pertaining to the sale and transfer of ownership…
				
				September 17, 2008
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2008-AT-1013
									The Miami-Dade Housing Agency, Miami, Florida, Did Not Maintain Adequate Controls over Capital Fund Program Drawdowns
					
HUD OIG audited the Miami Dade Housing Agency (Agency) capital fund program. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the Agency used capital fund program drawdowns in accordance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements. The Agency did not use capital fund program drawdowns in accordance with HUD requirements.
The Agency's internal controls over capital fund program drawdowns from HUD were inadequate.…
				
				September 16, 2008
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2008-AT-0004
									The City of Jacksonville, Florida, Lacked Adequate Controls over Its HOME Program
					
We audited the City of Jacksonville/Duval County's (City) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) as part of our annual audit plan. We selected the City because it had the largest funded program in northern Florida and other risk factors. Our audit objectives were to determine whether the City administered its HOME program in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) requirements concerning the (1)…
				
				September 04, 2008
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2008-AT-1012
									The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority, Ravenna, Ohio, Needs to Improve Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Administration
					
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program) under its Moving to Work Demonstration program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to the housing agencies in Region V's…
				
				June 29, 2008
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2008-CH-1011
									The City of Cincinnati, Ohio Lacked Adequate Controls over Its System Reporting and Rental Rehabilitation Projects for Its HOME Investment Partnerships Program
					
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the City of Cincinnati's (City) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (Program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2007 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon a request from HUD's Columbus Office of Community Planning and Development and our analysis of risk factors relating to Program grantees in Region V's…
				
				June 10, 2008
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2008-CH-1010
									The Miami Dade Housing Agency, Miami, Florida, Did Not Maintain Adequate Controls over Its Capital Fund Program
					
HUD-OIG audited the Miami Dade Housing Agency (Agency) capital fund program. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the Agency had adequate controls to ensure that contracts were awarded in accordance with regulations and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements.
The Agency did not have adequate controls to ensure that contracts were awarded in accordance with regulations and HUD requirements. It did not…
				
				April 23, 2008
										
											Report
										
										
										
											#2008-AT-0002
									 
                   
                  