Maintain separate books of account and submit audited financial statements solely for the project.

Reimburse the project’s operating account $50,400 from the reserve for replacement account.

Receive training on the proper use of its reserve for replacement account.

Develop and implement policies and procedures for the use of reserve for replacement funds, which ensure that the project does not use operating funds for any items that qualify for the use of reserve for replacement funds.

Reimburse its program $373,860 ($302,638 in ineligible housing assistance payments $63,643 in associated administrative fees $7,579 in program funds paid to the contractor) from non-Federal funds for the inappropriate payments cited in this finding.

Seek retroactive approval or reimburse its program $358,237 ($339,908 in housing assistance payments $18,329 in program funds paid to the contractor) for the housing quality standards inspections of units owned by entities substantially controlled by the Authority, completed by contractors that Read More

Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the Authority complies with HUD’s requirements for program conflicts of interest, including but not limited to ensuring that (1) its staff does not complete inspections for units owned by entities substantially controlled by the Authority Read More

Reimburse its program $163,316 from non-Federal funds ($29,074 in housing assistance due to calculation errors 74,957 due to inappropriate voucher sizes, payment standards, and utility allowances $18,141 $41,144 in administrative fees) for the inappropriate payments cited in this finding.

Reimburse the appropriate households $9,280 ($2,588 in housing assistance underpayments due to calculation errors $6,692 due to inappropriate voucher sizes, payment standards, and utility allowances) from program funds for the inappropriate underpayments cited in this finding.

Support or reimburse its program $2,533 from non-Federal funds for the unsupported payments of housing assistance cited in this finding.

Pursue collection from the applicable households or reimburse its program $470 from non-Federal funds for the overpayment of housing assistance due to unreported or underreported income.

Reimburse the appropriate households $3,178 from non-Federal funds for the rent amount paid in excess of 40 percent of the adjusted monthly income for the units that were not affordable.

For the five household’s residing in units that were not affordable, renegotiate the rent to the owners or require the households to move into units that are affordable.

Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that (1) housing assistance payments are appropriately calculated and supported, (2) households reside in units that are affordable, and (3) repayment agreements are created to recover overpaid housing assistance when unreported income is Read More

Evaluate its quality control process to ensure that calculation, voucher size, payment standard, and utility allowance errors are identified and appropriately corrected.

Ensure that its staff is properly trained and familiar with HUD’s and its own requirements regarding program housing assistance calculations, applying appropriate voucher sizes, and when to apply changes to households’ payment standards and utility allowances.

Review all of the remaining program household files to determine whether appropriate voucher sizes were provided and payment standards and utility allowances were applied and updated appropriately. The Authority should conduct special recertifications for the households with vouchers that do not Read More

Restrict the Authority from administering other HUD-funded programs until it substantially improves its program administration to ensure compliance with applicable requirements based on the findings cited in this audit report, absent sufficient documentation provided by the Authority.

Develop and implement a written methodology for employees’ time allocations for its HUD grant programs in accordance with program requirements.

Provide training on compensation for personal services grant program requirements to employees working on HUD grants.