Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that sufficient income documentation is maintained to ensure that households are eligible for assistance under the program and income is verified in accordance with HUD’s requirements and the subrecipient agreement.
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Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that it properly documents compliance with HUD’s environmental review procedures before the start of each job.
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Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that third emergency repairs are documented in writing and reported to the County before completion of assistance in accordance with the subrecipient agreement.
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Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Support or reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $4,953 it provided to the corporation for one job for which the corporation lacked sufficient documentation to support that a member of the household was physically disabled.
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Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that sufficient documentation is maintained to support that accessibility modifications are provided only to households with at least one member who is physically disabled.
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Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $4,127 it inappropriately provided to the corporation due to not ensuring that the corporation reduced all of its program income from its invoices for housing repair services.
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Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Support or reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $107 it provided to the corporation for the January 2016 invoice that the corporation generally could not explain.
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Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the corporation reduces program income from its invoices for housing repair services.
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The Hammond Housing Authority's, Hammond, LA, Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Had Weaknesses
Repay its program from non-Federal funds $4,191 for ineligible housing subsidy overpayments.
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The Hammond Housing Authority's, Hammond, LA, Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Had Weaknesses
Support the eligibility of the participant or reimburse its program $6,720 from non-Federal funds for housing subsidy payments.
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The Hammond Housing Authority's, Hammond, LA, Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Had Weaknesses
Support that it properly used the funds collected or repay its program $23,463 from non-Federal funds.
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The Hammond Housing Authority's, Hammond, LA, Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Had Weaknesses
Develop and implement controls to identify errors and ensure that housing assistance payments are correctly calculated and paid, leases run concurrently with the housing assistance payments contract, required eligibility documentation is maintained, rent reasonableness is completed before Read More
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The Hammond Housing Authority's, Hammond, LA, Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Had Weaknesses
Revise its written policies and procedures to ensure that it administers its participant repayment agreements in compliance with requirements.
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The Hammond Housing Authority's, Hammond, LA, Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Had Weaknesses
Ensure that it executes form HUD-52675 with all program participants and adult household members.
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The Hammond Housing Authority's, Hammond, LA, Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Had Weaknesses
Develop written policies and procedures, to include HUD’s requirements to (1) properly report participant data in the PIC system, (2) report repayments and debts owed in the EIV system, and (3) monitor EIV reports.
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The Hammond Housing Authority's, Hammond, LA, Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Had Weaknesses
Compare current participant and financial data to the EIV and PIC system data to ensure that all participant data were accurately submitted and reported.
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The Hammond Housing Authority's, Hammond, LA, Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Had Weaknesses
Revise its administrative plan to ensure that it accurately reflects current HUD requirements and the Authority’s current policies and procedures.
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The Hammond Housing Authority's, Hammond, LA, Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Had Weaknesses
Provide training to its staff to ensure that it is familiar with all HUD documentation and reporting requirements.
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Harris County Community Services Department, Houston, TX, Was Inefficient and Ineffective in Operating Its Hurricane Harvey Program
We recommend that the Director of the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas GLO to provide its plan to continuously monitor Harris County’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 Read More
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Harris County Community Services Department, Houston, TX, Was Inefficient and Ineffective in Operating Its Hurricane Harvey Program
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 Harris County’s projects and obligation and expenditure of funds, for all programs and activities funded under the Harris County Read More
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