The Grand Rapids Housing Commission, Grand Rapids, MI, Did Not Always Correctly Calculate and Pay Housing Assistance for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Reimburse the appropriate households $2,663 from non-Federal funds for the underpayment of housing assistance and utility allowances due to inappropriate calculations.
The Grand Rapids Housing Commission, Grand Rapids, MI, Did Not Always Correctly Calculate and Pay Housing Assistance for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Support or reimburse the appropriate households $44 from non-Federal funds for the unsupported payments of housing assistance cited in this finding.
The Grand Rapids Housing Commission, Grand Rapids, MI, Did Not Always Correctly Calculate and Pay Housing Assistance for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Pursue collection from the applicable households or reimburse its program $1,877 from non-Federal funds for the overpayment of housing assistance due to unreported income.
The Grand Rapids Housing Commission, Grand Rapids, MI, Did Not Always Correctly Calculate and Pay Housing Assistance for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Pursue collection from the applicable projects or reimburse its program $5,065 from non-Federal funds for the overpayment of housing assistance.
The Grand Rapids Housing Commission, Grand Rapids, MI, Did Not Always Correctly Calculate and Pay Housing Assistance for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Reimburse the appropriate projects $177 from program funds for the underpayment of housing assistance.
The Grand Rapids Housing Commission, Grand Rapids, MI, Did Not Always Correctly Calculate and Pay Housing Assistance for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Reimburse the appropriate households $263 from program funds for the underpayment of utility allowance reimbursements.
The Grand Rapids Housing Commission, Grand Rapids, MI, Did Not Always Correctly Calculate and Pay Housing Assistance for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Review the payments for all certifications completed between December 2016 and February 2017 for the remaining Housing Choice Voucher and Project-Based Voucher program participants to ensure that adjustments were appropriately paid.
The Grand Rapids Housing Commission, Grand Rapids, MI, Did Not Always Correctly Calculate and Pay Housing Assistance for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Implement adequate quality control procedures to ensure that it correctly pays housing assistance.
The Grand Rapids Housing Commission, Grand Rapids, MI, Did Not Always Correctly Calculate and Pay Housing Assistance for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Ensure that the quality controls over the calculation of housing assistance payments implemented by the Commission are sufficient.
Fire Safety Planning for the Weaver Building Needs Improvement
Update the occupant emergency plan so that it lists the ways occupants are to report fires or other emergencies
Fire Safety Planning for the Weaver Building Needs Improvement
Periodically provide training on the occupant emergency plan once it is updated
Fire Safety Planning for the Weaver Building Needs Improvement
Create a process to help ensure that fire drills for the Weaver Building occur every year
HUD Lacked Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint Reporting and
Remediation in Its Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs
Obtain documentation from the remaining 55 potential cases (34 cases in the public housing program 21 cases in the Housing Choice Voucher program) reported by the public housing agencies that failed to provide supporting documentation to determine compliance with HUD’s requirements.
HUD Lacked Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint Reporting and
Remediation in Its Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs
Obtain documentation from the remaining 195 potential cases involving children with EIBLLs reported by the public housing agencies (35 reported cases in the public housing program 160 reported cases in the Housing Choice Voucher program) that we did not review during the audit to determine whether the public housing agencies and owners, as applicable, complied with HUD’s requirements or whether action is required under the requirements.
HUD Lacked Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint Reporting and
Remediation in Its Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs
Require the public housing agencies to support that the lead hazards were appropriately abated for the 11 cases (3 public housing program 8 Housing Choice Voucher program) that lacked adequate clearance reports or lacked documentation showing that the identified lead hazards had been corrected.
HUD Lacked Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint Reporting and
Remediation in Its Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs
Ensure that the owners for the two Housing Choice Voucher program units, in which the families were relocated and abatement was not performed, do not provide housing for families with children under 6 years of age until the lead hazards are abated.
HUD Lacked Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint Reporting and
Remediation in Its Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs
Obtain documentation of a lead-based paint inspection or exemption for the 222 public housing developments that failed to provide evidence of compliance with HUD’s lead-based paint inspection requirements.
HUD Lacked Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint Reporting and
Remediation in Its Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs
Work with the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to update HUD’s regulations to expand the inspection and abatement requirements of 24 CFR Part 35 to housing completed after 1977 in cases in which a child with an elevated blood
lead level is reported.
HUD Lacked Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint Reporting and
Remediation in Its Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs
Implement adequate procedures and controls at HUD’s field offices to ensure that requirements of 24 CFR Part 35 are followed by public housing agencies, including monitoring the public housing agencies to ensure that required actions are appropriately completed and performed in a timely manner.
The City of Providence, RI, Did Not Properly Administer Its HOME Program
Repay from non-Federal sources the $1,451,559 in ineligible funds when the HOME program commitment requirements were not completed as required, the environmental reviews were not properly completed, and funds were not disbursed in accordance with written agreements.