The City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department, Detroit, MI, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD's Requirements
Support that healthy homes assessment and data collection services were cost reasonable or reimburse its Program $361,850 from non-Federal funds.
The City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department, Detroit, MI, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD's Requirements
Support that landlords gave preference in renting eight vacant units to families with children under 6 years of age or reimburse its Program $112,917 from non-Federal funds for the lead-based paint hazard control activities completed at these assisted units.
The City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department, Detroit, MI, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD's Requirements
Support that lead-based paint hazard control activities were necessary at 19 assisted units or reimburse its Program $70,266 from non-Federal funds for the unsupported lead-based paint hazard control activities completed at these assisted units
The City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department, Detroit, MI, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD's Requirements
Coordinate with HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to determine whether $51,930 in healthy homes supplemental funds used for four units in excess of $5,000 per unit was for eligible activities. If the activities are deemed ineligible, the Department should reimburse its Program the appropriate amount from non-Federal funds.
The City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department, Detroit, MI, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD's Requirements
Support that one household residing in an assisted unit was income eligible or reimburse its Program $19,500 from non-Federal funds for the lead-based paint hazard control activities completed in the assisted unit.
The City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department, Detroit, MI, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD's Requirements
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that (1) documentation is maintained to support that contracted services are cost reasonable, (2) landlords give preference in renting assisted vacant units to families with children under 6 years of age, (3) lead inspection documentation properly supports lead-based paint hazard control activities, (4) HUD approval is obtained when more than $5,000 per unit in healthy homes supplemental…
The Christian Church Homes, Oakland, CA, Did Not Ensure That the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program Conversion Was Accurate and Supported for Vineville Christian Towers
Cancel the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program housing assistance payments contract for 90 units improperly converted under RAD. The owner should work with HUD and the Authority to protect the tenancy of the affected tenants at the time of contract cancellation.
Independent Public Accountant's Audit Report on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements
Establish controls to ensure that HUD provides Office of Management Budget (OMB) annual updates to the compliance supplement6 and works with OMB to ensure that the supplement focuses the auditor to test compliance requirements most likely to cause improper payments, fraud, waste, abuse or generate audit findings for which HUD will take sanctions.
Independent Public Accountant's Audit Report on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements
Establish a control to hold HUD’s Single Audit Accountable Official responsible for improving the effectiveness of the single audit process based on single audit metrics that HUD will establish in response to recommendation 4D above.
HUD Did Not Always Implement Corrective Actions To Further Ensure That HECM Borrowers Complied With Principal Residency Requirements
We recommend that the Office of Single Family Housing coordinate its efforts with the Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs to further ensure that appropriate controls are in place to prevent HECM borrowers from violating principal residency requirements.
FHA Borrowers Did Not Always Properly Receive COVID-19 Forbearances From Their Loan Servicers
Perform data analysis of FHA’s portfolio to identify borrowers who are delinquent and did not fully benefit from the COVID-19 forbearance, including those in bankruptcy;
FHA Borrowers Did Not Always Properly Receive COVID-19 Forbearances From Their Loan Servicers
Develop a standardized brochure or informational pamphlet that would inform delinquent borrowers of their right to a forbearance under the CARES Act; and
FHA Borrowers Did Not Always Properly Receive COVID-19 Forbearances From Their Loan Servicers
Ensure that this information is distributed to delinquent borrowers so it can benefit the greatest number of borrowers to put $5.43 billion to better use by avoiding potential future losses on 112,160 loans.
FHA Borrowers Did Not Always Properly Receive COVID-19 Forbearances From Their Loan Servicers
Review the 21 loans with improperly administered forbearance to ensure that the borrowers were remedied by the servicers, if possible, and ensure that these servicers updated their forbearance procedures to prevent future noncompliance.
FHA Borrowers Did Not Always Properly Receive COVID-19 Forbearances From Their Loan Servicers
Ensure that the issues found during our audit are incorporated into QAD’s servicing monitoring reviews.
FHA Borrowers Did Not Always Properly Receive COVID-19 Forbearances From Their Loan Servicers
Provide additional guidance to the servicers so they will limit their communication and collection efforts for the borrowers in forbearance.
The City of Houston, Houston, TX, Faced Challenges in Administering Its Hurricane Harvey Program and Risked Losing Its Funding
We recommend that the Director of the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas GLO to include milestones and appropriate consequences for not meeting those milestones in future subrecipient agreements to ensure that expenditure deadlines remain on track. Implementing this recommendation could assist the Texas GLO in avoiding possible future litigation based on the lack of required benchmarks in its contracts.
The City of Houston, Houston, TX, Faced Challenges in Administering Its Hurricane Harvey Program and Risked Losing Its Funding
We recommend that the Director of the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas GLO to provide its plan to ensure that processes are in place to assist those participants transitioning from the City’s programs to the Texas GLO’s programs.
The City of Houston, Houston, TX, Faced Challenges in Administering Its Hurricane Harvey Program and Risked Losing Its Funding
With HUD’s approval of action plan amendment 8, we recommend that the Director of the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas GLO to provide its plan to continuously monitor the City’s pace and performance in its remaining Hurricane Harvey CDBG-DR program and take appropriate action to ensure that program goals are met. The plan should include a process for repurposing additional grant funds, if necessary, to avoid potential…
The City of Houston, Houston, TX, Faced Challenges in Administering Its Hurricane Harvey Program and Risked Losing Its Funding
With HUD’s approval of action plan amendment 8, we recommend that the Director of the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas GLO to set performance and financial milestones, including approval of the City’s projects and obligation and expenditure of funds, for all programs and activities funded under the City’s subrecipient agreement through the remainder of the contract and deadlines for the City to achieve those milestones. This…