The Saginaw Housing Commission, Saginaw, MI, Did Not Administer Its Grant in Accordance With Recovery Act, HUD’s, and Its Requirements
We audited the Saginaw Housing Commission’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus formula grant. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2011 annual audit plan. We selected the Commission based upon our previous audits of the Commission’s use of Federal funds and a request to perform a comprehensive review of its programs from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (…
January 25, 2012
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#2012-CH-1002
The Shelby County, TN, Housing Authority Mismanaged Its HUD-Funded Programs
We audited the Shelby County Housing Authority in Memphis, TN, based upon an audit request from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General for Investigation. The request included many areas of concern for both public housing operations and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program administration. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority complied with HUD requirements for administering its…
January 25, 2012
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#2012-AT-1007
The Gallia Metropolitan Housing Authority, Bidwell, OH, Did Not Always Administer Its Grant in Accordance with Recovery Act and HUD Requirements
We audited the Gallia Metropolitan Housing Authority’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (formula) grant. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2011 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to the housing agencies in Region V’s (see footnote 1) jurisdiction and a request by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…
January 25, 2012
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#2012-CH-1001
The Housing Authority of the City of Sparta, GA, Did Not Maintain Adequate Control Over Its Federal Funds
January 23, 2012
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#2012-AT-1006
John Calvin Manor Violated Its Regulatory and Loan Agreements With HUD and Inappropriately Made Salary Payments to Its Board President
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General
audited John Calvin Manor of Lee’s Summit, MO, in response to a request from HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing in Kansas City, KS. Our audit objective was to determine whether the property violated its regulatory and loan agreement with HUD.
The property violated its regulatory and loan agreements with HUD by improperly spending restricted funds,…
January 19, 2012
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#2012-KC-1001
Luzerne County, PA, Generally Administered Its Community Development Block Grant Recovery Act Funds According to Applicable Requirements
We audited Luzerne County, PA's administration of its Community Development Block Grant funds that it received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We selected the County for an audit because we received a complaint alleging that the County may have misappropriated Block Grant funds and because of our mandate to audit Recovery Act activities. Our audit objective was to determine whether the County obligated, expended…
January 12, 2012
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#2012-PH-1004
HUD Approved Multifamily Accelerated Processing Program Lenders as Required but Did Not Adequately Select Lenders to Monitor
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) monitoring of its Multifamily Accelerated Processing program lenders. The audit was performed based on a hotline complaint and the Office of Inspector General’s annual audit and strategic plan to help HUD improve its fiscal responsibilities. The objective of the audit was to determine whether HUD adequately approved and selected program lenders to monitor.
HUD generally…
January 11, 2012
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#2012-PH-0003
The Housing Authority of the City of Camden, NJ, Generally Calculated Housing Assistance Correctly, Properly Determined the Eligibility of Tenants, and Recertified Tenants in a Timely Manner
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Camden, NJ's administration of housing assistance payments that it made under the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program as part of our fiscal year 2011 audit plan. This is the second of two audit reports that we issued on the Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. The audit objectives addressed in this report were to determine whether the Authority accurately calculated…
January 09, 2012
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#2012-PH-1003
The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Did Not Fully Comply With Federal Requirements When Administering Its Public Housing Capital Fund Recovery Grants
HUD OIG audited the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale’s (Authority’s) administration of its Public Housing Capital Fund grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This was an OIG-initiated audit in accordance with OIG’s 2010-2015 strategic plan to contribute to the effective use of Federal funds allocated by the Recovery Act. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority administered its…
January 08, 2012
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#2012-AT-1005
DeKalb County, GA, Had Inadequate Controls Over the Support for Commitments Entered in HUD’s Information System
We audited DeKalb County’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program because it received more than $8 million in HOME funding since 2008. Our objective was to determine whether the County accurately entered commitments and project completion data into HUD’s Integrated Disbursement and Information System.
The County did not require that the signatures of all parties who signed written agreements be dated to support whether the commitments were made…
January 08, 2012
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#2012-AT-1004
Corrective Action Verification of prior audit finding on procurement
We performed a corrective action verification review of the audit recommendations made on the procurement practices of the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury for finding 5 of Audit Report Number 2004-BO-1004, issued December 5, 2003. This review was based on a complaint. The purpose of the review was to determine whether the selected audit recommendations were implemented and the deficiencies cited in the report were corrected.
The…
January 05, 2012
Memorandum
#2012-BO-1801
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant (hotline complaint)
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Hartford’s (the Authority’s) administration of its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant that funded a construction management contract based on a hotline complaint. Our objective was to determine if the Authority solicited, evaluated, and administered the $2.5 million grant funding and associated contract (the contract) properly and in accordance with federal requirements. We also visited…
January 05, 2012
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#2012-BO-1001
The City of Modesto, CA Did Not Always Comply with Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2) Requirements
We audited the City of Modesto’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2). We performed the review because it was part of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) audit plan to conduct audits of NSP2 under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. We selected the City because it received $25 million and HUD’s San Francisco Office of Community Planning and Development requested that OIG consider a review of the City.
Program funds…
December 21, 2011
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#2012-LA-1003
Vancouver, WA, Housing Authority Did Not Always Manage or Report on Recovery Act Funds in Accordance With Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General audited the Vancouver Housing Authority to determine whether it was managing and reporting its three awarded Recovery Act Capital Fund grants in accordance with requirements. We selected the Authority because it was part of our annual audit plan, which includes reviewing funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Authority did not…
December 20, 2011
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#2012-SE-1002
HUD's Philadelphia, PA, Homeownership Center Generally Monitored Loan Originations in Compliance With Requirements
In accordance with our audit plan we audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Philadelphia, PA, Homeownership Center’s quality assurance procedures for monitoring originations of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single-family mortgage loans. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Homeownership Center properly monitored single-family loan originations in its jurisdiction by implementing quality assurance…
December 14, 2011
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#2012-PH-0002
The City of Buffalo, NY, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant-Recovery Act Program Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements
We completed an audit of the City of Buffalo, NY (City) pertaining to its administration of its supplemental Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We selected the City based on concerns identified in our completed audit of the City’s CDBG program, Audit Report Number 2011-NY-1010 issued April 15, 2011. Our audit objectives were to determine whether the City…
December 12, 2011
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#2012-NY-1004
The City of Buffalo, NY, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant-Recovery Act Program Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements
December 12, 2011
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#2012-NY-1004
Housing Our Communities, Mesa, AZ, Did Not Administer Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program in Accordance with HUD Requirements
We audited Housing Our Communities’ (subrecipient) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP1) subgrant from the City of Avondale. The audit was started primarily because the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General’s (HUD OIG) audit plan includes objectives to review Housing and Economic Recovery Act grantees and because a previous HUD OIG audit of the City of Mesa found indications that the subrecipient did…
December 07, 2011
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#2012-LA-1001
The Women's Development Center, Las Vegas, NV, Charged Unallowable Flat Fees and Miscalculated Resident Rents
We audited the Women’s Development Center’s administration of its Supportive Housing Program (SHP) with concentration on the transitional housing grants provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Our review was initiated because of a referral from the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Office of Investigation due to concerns about the Center’s compliance with SHP requirements. Our overall objective was to…
December 07, 2011
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#2012-LA-1002
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Did Not Follow Some Requirements for Its Native American Housing Block Grants Received Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
We selected the tribe for audit because it received a $4.7 million formula grant and a $4 million competitive grant, the largest Native American Housing Block Grants awarded in North Carolina under the Recovery Act. Our objective was to determine whether the tribe administered its Native American Housing Block Grants in compliance with Recovery Act and other applicable requirements, specifically, whether it had (1) expended funds on a timely…
December 05, 2011
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#2012-AT-1003