The Management Agent for Lake View Towers Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Section 8 HAP Program Requirements
Pursue collection from the applicable household or reimburse HUD $26,915 from nonproject funds for the overpayment of housing assistance due to unreported income.
The Management Agent for Lake View Towers Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Section 8 HAP Program Requirements
Implement adequate quality control procedures to ensure that housing assistance payments are appropriately calculated and supported. These procedures and controls should ensure that $54,257 in program funds is appropriately used for future payments.
The Management Agent for Lake View Towers Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Section 8 HAP Program Requirements
Ensure that third-party verifications, such as tax returns provided by the applicant, are from the source by obtaining certified tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service.
The Management Agent for Lake View Towers Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Section 8 HAP Program Requirements
Revise its occupancy standards to include policies and procedures to prevent underutilization of the project’s units.
The Management Agent for Lake View Towers Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Section 8 HAP Program Requirements
Ensure that the management agent’s staff is properly trained and familiar with HUD’s and the project’s requirements regarding housing assistance payments calculations.
The Management Agent for Lake View Towers Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Section 8 HAP Program Requirements
Conduct criminal record background checks in accordance with the project’s policies and procedures to ensure that adult members of all households, including the 11 households for which HUD made housing assistance payments totaling $239,500, were eligible to participate in the program. If the participants are deemed ineligible, the owner should follow applicable regulations to terminate or modify assistance and reimburse HUD from nonproject…
The Management Agent for Lake View Towers Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Section 8 HAP Program Requirements
Review and update the project’s waiting lists to include the missing dates and required notations.
The Management Agent for Lake View Towers Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Section 8 HAP Program Requirements
Develop and implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the project complies with HUD’s requirements and its own policies regarding the management of its waiting lists.
The Management Agent for Lake View Towers Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Section 8 HAP Program Requirements
Determine whether the households residing in the project’s assisted units received housing in accordance with the program’s requirements and if not, consider a referral to HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
Tuscan Homes I and II in Hartford, CT, Was Not Always Managed in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
Reimburse the project $17,761 from nonproject funds for the project operating funds disbursed for ineligible expenses.
Tuscan Homes I and II in Hartford, CT, Was Not Always Managed in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
Support or reimburse the project $17,653 from nonproject funds for the project operating funds disbursed without sufficient supporting documentation.
Tuscan Homes I and II in Hartford, CT, Was Not Always Managed in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
Reclassify and properly record $45,000 in owner advances misclassified as loans.
Tuscan Homes I and II in Hartford, CT, Was Not Always Managed in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
Strengthen controls to ensure that project advances are reimbursed only when the project is in a surplus-cash position.
Tuscan Homes I and II in Hartford, CT, Was Not Always Managed in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
Implement adequate controls to ensure the review of the management agent fee to ensure that it is properly calculated in accordance with the HUD management agent certification and approved prior to payment from project operating funds.
Tuscan Homes I and II in Hartford, CT, Was Not Always Managed in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
Implement adequate controls to ensure that project funds are used only for eligible and supported operating expenses.
Tuscan Homes I and II in Hartford, CT, Was Not Always Managed in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
Obtain a formal agreement and approval from HUD to specify who is authorized to use the project’s community and recreation rooms and what activities are authorized or prohibited. In addition, this agreement must ensure that sufficient legal and liability protections are in place, establish consequences for noncompliance, and determine who is to pay for the utilities and maintenance of the rooms.
Tuscan Homes I and II in Hartford, CT, Was Not Always Managed in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
Amend the management agent agreement compensation schedule to remove bookkeeping fees as a fee separate from the 8.9 percent management agent fee.
Palm Beach County Housing Authority, West Palm Beach, FL, Did Not Support and Spend HUD Funds According to Regulations
Reimburse its program from non-Federal funds for the $62,377 used to pay for the excess executive compensation.
Palm Beach County Housing Authority, West Palm Beach, FL, Did Not Support and Spend HUD Funds According to Regulations
Develop and implement written policies, procedures, and other financial controls to ensure that Sections 8 and 9 funds are not used to pay for compensation over the salary limit.
Palm Beach County Housing Authority, West Palm Beach, FL, Did Not Support and Spend HUD Funds According to Regulations
Reimburse the U.S. Treasury from non-Federal funds for the $5,000 in ineligible costs paid to its contractor.