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 14, 2009
Report
#2009-CH-1012
The Housing Authority of the City of York, Pennsylvania, Did Not Ensure That Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of York’s (Authority) administration of its housing quality standards inspection program for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program as part of our fiscal year 2009 audit plan. The audit objective was to determine whether the Authority ensured that its program units met the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) housing quality standards. The Authority did not ensure that its…
August 12, 2009
Report
#2009-PH-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…
July 29, 2009
Memorandum
#2009-CH-1801
The City of Reading, Pennsylvania, Generally Administered Its Asset Control Area Program in Compliance with HUD Requirements
We audited the City of Reading's (City) asset control area program as part of a nationwide audit of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) monitoring of program participants. Our objective was to determine whether the City administered its asset control area program in compliance with HUD requirements. We focused our review on whether the City complied with specific requirements in its asset control area agreement…
May 29, 2009
Report
#2009-PH-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…
May 19, 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…
May 11, 2009
Report
#2009-CH-1008
GMAC Mortgage
We reviewed lenders in the State of Connecticut that had Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans with secondary financing from the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority as part of our annual audit plan. The objective was to determine whether the lenders inappropriately gave borrowers using secondary financing from the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority cash back at closing in excess of their total cash deposit and other closing costs paid…
April 30, 2009
Report
#2009-BO-1007
The City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Generally Administered Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance with HUD Requirements
We audited the City of Bethlehem's (City) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program as a result of a citizen complaint. Our audit objective was to determine whether the City administered its CDBG program in compliance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements. We focused our review on whether the City (1) had adequate internal controls over its management process, accounting, and data processing; (2)…
February 01, 2009
Report
#2009-PH-1005
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…
January 27, 2009
Report
#2009-CH-1003
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Did Not Ensure Thats Its Leased Housing Units Met Housing Quality Standards under Its Moving to Work Program
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh's (Authority) administration of its leased housing under its Moving to Work Demonstration (Moving to Work) program as part of our fiscal year 2008 audit plan. This is our second audit report issued on the Authority's program. The audit objective addressed in this report was to determine whether the Authority ensured that its leased housing units met the U.S. Department of…
January 14, 2009
Report
#2009-PH-1003
The Delaware County Housing Authority, Woodlyn, Pennsylvania, Did Not Ensure That Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards
We audited the Delaware County Housing Authority's (Authority) administration of its housing quality standards inspection program for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program as part of our fiscal year 2008 audit plan. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority ensured its program units met housing quality standards in accordance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements.
The Authority did…
December 02, 2008
Report
#2009-PH-1002
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Did Not Adequately Administer Its Housing Assistance Payments for Leased Housing
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh's (Authority) administration of its housing assistance payments for leased housing under its Moving to Work Demonstration program agreement based on our analysis of various risk factors relating to housing authorities administering a leased housing program within our region. This is the first of two audit reports we plan to issue on the Authority's program. The audit objective…
September 30, 2008
Report
#2008-PH-1014
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…
September 26, 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…
September 26, 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 23, 2008
Report
#2008-CH-1012
The Delaware County Housing Authority, Woodlyn, Pennsylvania, Did Not Adequately Administer Its Housing Assistance Payments
We audited the Delaware County Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). We selected the Authority for an audit based on our analysis of various risk factors relating to the housing authorities under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Philadelphia regional office. This is the first of two audit reports that we plan to issue on the Authority's…
August 15, 2008
Report
#2008-PH-1012
The Housing Authority of the City of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Did Not Ensure That Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Allentown's (Authority) administration of its housing quality standards inspection program for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program as part of our fiscal year 2008 audit plan. This is our second audit report issued on the Authority's program. The audit objective addressed in this report was to determine whether the Authority adequately administered its Section 8 housing quality…
July 14, 2008
Report
#2008-PH-1009
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…
June 30, 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…
June 11, 2008
Report
#2008-CH-1010
The Harrisburg Housing Authority, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Did Not Ensure That Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards
We audited the Harrisburg Housing Authority's (Authority) administration of its housing quality standards inspection program for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program based on the survey results of our recently completed audit of the Authority's low-rent public housing and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs. This is our second audit report issued on the Authority's programs. The audit objective addressed in this…
April 15, 2008
Report
#2008-PH-1007