The Justice Department announced today that the owners of residential rental properties in and around Springfield, Missouri have agreed to pay $250,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that the properties’ former owner and manager sexually harassed female tenants in violation of the Fair Read More

The Justice Department announced today that Joseph E. Johnson, the owner and manager of residential rental properties in Lexington, Kentucky, agreed to pay $510,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that he sexually harassed female tenants in violation of the Fair Housing Act.“The Justice Read More

LAFAYETTE– On April 15, 2026, a federal grand jury in Lafayette returned a four-count indictment charging Kelsi J. McDaniel, a 29-year-old Lake Providence resident, with one count of embezzling from the East Carroll Parish Housing Authority (“ECPHA”) and three counts of concealment money laundering Read More

As part of our mission to safeguard the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) programs from fraud, waste, and abuse, and to identify opportunities for HUD programs to progress and succeed, we selected Colorado for a review of potential improper payments.  Our audit objective Read More

Danita Wade has served with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG)  since 1999, and most recently held the role of Disaster Recovery Division’s Audit Director in the Fort Worth, Texas office.  In this role, she oversaw audit oversight Read More

G. Todd Gagon was appointed Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit and Evaluation for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG), in April 2026.  As Deputy Assistant Inspector General, he is responsible for supporting the Assistant Read More

On March 16, 2026, the former Executive Director of Siren Eaton Shelter (Siren), a nonprofit organization in Charlotte, Michigan, that provided housing and other resources to homeless families and the survivors of domestic abuse, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging her with one count of theft Read More

We found that the photovoltaic systems (PV) and water tanks installed in participant’s homes had deficiencies.  Such deficiencies included inverters and batteries with signs of rust; water intrusion that could lead to electrical shorts; electrical conduits that were degrading due to direct Read More

HUD OIG is auditing a California-based grantee’s CDBG, CDBG-CV, HOPWA, and ESG programs. The grantee was allocated about $15 million for these grant programs to address housing, homeless, community and economic needs. Our audit objective is to determine whether draws made by the grantee near the Read More

HUD OIG is conducting an evaluation of housing conditions at an Oregon based Public Housing Authority (PHA). All HUD-assisted housing units are subject to meet quality standards for decent, safe, and sanitary housing. Our evaluation objective is to determine whether an Oregon based PHA provided Read More

We are auditing HUD's compliance with the Geospatial Data Act. The Act requires the 16 covered agencies be audited every two years. The objective of our audit is to determine whether HUD has complied with the 13 responsibilities stated in the Act, regarding its collection, production, acquisition, Read More

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Residential Care Facilities’ (ORCF), oversight of Section 232 residential care facilities’ mortgage insurance program.  We performed this audit because HUD-insured residential care facility loan defaults were Read More

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a former employee of New York City Housing Authority’s Throggs Neck Houses was indicted on Grand Larceny, Bribe Receiving and other public corruption-related charges for allegedly defrauding people of more than $20,000 by falsely claiming Read More

We audited information systems controls over the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) computing environment as part of the internal control assessments for the fiscal year 2019 financial statements audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. Our objective was to Read More

Each year, in compliance with Public Law 106-531, the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), issues a report summarizing what we consider the most serious management challenges facing the Department. In turn Read More

In accordance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, we are required to annually audit the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Our objective was to express an opinion on the fair presentation of HUD’s consolidated Read More

The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month periods. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant Read More

The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month periods. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant Read More

The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month periods. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant Read More