CHICAGO — A federal jury has found a former Illinois attorney and real estate developer guilty on two counts of embezzlement, six counts of bankruptcy fraud, and eight counts of tax fraud following a nearly four week-long trial in Chicago. Evidence at trial revealed that ROBERT KOWALSKI, 61, of Read More

We are committed to holding housing providers accountable for complying with environmental laws and regulations to protect the health of low-income households and vulnerable populations and we will use every tool available to combat environmental crime and injustice in housing.

The Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) traditionally uses onsite monitoring to monitor its grantees.  However, in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, CPD shifted to 100 percent remote monitoring.  Monitoring was momentarily paused in fiscal year (FY) 2020 Read More

What is a recommendation? OIG’s Offices of Audit and Evaluation offer recommendations to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and a few independent entities to correct deficiencies and encourage improvements in the safety, economy, efficiency, and management of their programs Read More

Did you know there is a law that protects families from exposure to lead from paint, dust, and soil? The Residential Lead-Based Paint Reduction Act, also known as Title X, was enacted in 1992 and includes provisions focused on educating the public on lead-based health risks and the proper steps to Read More

  WASHINGTON DC— The HUD Inspector General has launched an initiative to advance environmental justice in HUD-assisted housing (“HUD Housing”). Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis stated: “My office is prioritizing oversight work that promotes safe, affordable housing by reducing Read More

We completed an audit of the Coshocton Metropolitan Housing Authority's Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program for Fiscal Years 1997, 1998, and 1999. The audit of the Housing Authority's Program was conducted as part of a comprehensive review of the Authority. The comprehensive review was Read More

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) based on our report on HUD’s top management challenges for fiscal years 2020 through 2022 and HUD’s strategic goals and objectives reported in its strategic plan for 2018 Read More

The Office of Evaluation is initiating an evaluation of HUD’s recruitment efforts to address underrepresentation of employees who identify as Hispanic or Latino. Our objectives are to (1) determine the status of HUD’s recruitment plans to address the underrepresentation of employees who identify as Read More

We audited the Office of Community Planning and Development’s (CPD) monitoring and oversight of the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program.  The objective of the audit was to determine whether CPD had effectively and efficiently designed its CDBG-DR program Read More

HUD OIG is conducting an audit of an Ohio-based public housing agency that administers Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing Programs. The agency was created to provide access to affordable housing through collaborative partnerships to develop, renovate, and maintain housing. The audit Read More

We have completed an audit of the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration's (PHA) management of its central office procurement system. We conducted the audit in response to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials and our ongoing concerns regarding the Puerto Rico Public Read More

We completed an audit of the Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach, Florida (HACMB). We conducted the audit pursuant to a request by your office dated July 9, 1999. This report contains four findings that require follow-up action by your office to ensure HACMB implements appropriate Read More

HUD became aware of the financial problems of HACC when the staff of the Office of Public Housing, Pennsylvania State Office, met with representatives of HACC on October 2, 2000.  HACC requested the meeting to discuss its declining Public Housing and Section 8 reserves and a shortfall in Hope Read More

We performed a nationwide audit of the Asset Control Area Program to assess the effectiveness of the Program in meeting its objective of expanded homeownership opportunities in revitalization areas. The audit included reviews at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Single Read More

We completed an audit of the Philadelphia Regional Alliance of HUD Tenants $310,000 Outreach and Training Assistance Grant and a $20,000 Public Entity Grant (a Section 514 grant received from an Intermediary Technical Assistance Grant). The objectives of the review were to determine if the Read More

We completed an audit of the Coshocton Metropolitan Housing Authority's Public Housing Program. The review of the Housing Authority's Public Housing Program was conducted as part of a comprehensive review of the Authority. The comprehensive review was performed based upon a request from HUD's Read More

We completed an audit of the Fayette County Housing Authority's Section 8 Housing Program. The objective of our audit was to determine whether the Housing Authority operated its Section 8 Program in an efficient and effective manner and provided decent, safe and sanitary housing to its Section 8 Read More

HUD OIG is conducting an audit of a Massachusetts-based public housing agency that administers Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing Programs. The agency was established to provide stable, quality affordable housing for low- and moderate-income persons. The audit objective is to determine Read More