The Housing Authority of the City of Evansville, Evansville, IN, Did Not Follow HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Support that the converted units met HUD’s housing quality standards or reimburse its program $1,206,046 from non-Federal funds ($1,053,618 in housing assistance payments $152,428 in administrative fees).
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The Housing Authority of the City of Evansville, Evansville, IN, Did Not Follow HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Seek retroactive approval or reimburse its program $10,124 for program funds paid to the contractor not approved by HUD for the housing quality standards inspections for units owned by entities substantially controlled by the Authority.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Evansville, Evansville, IN, Did Not Follow HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the Authority complies with HUD’s conflict-of-interest requirements, including but not limited to ensuring that (1) its staff is appropriately trained and familiar with HUD’s requirements for units owned by entities it substantially Read More
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The Housing Authority of the City of Evansville, Evansville, IN, Did Not Follow HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Units Converted Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration
Implement adequate procedures and controls, including but not limited to providing guidance to its program staff on how to apply the correct contract rents and developing an effective quality control process.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Gary, Indiana, Lacked Adequate Controls over Refunding Savings
We recommend that the director of HUD’s Cleveland Office of Public Housing require the Authority to provide documentation to support that the $913,365 in refunding savings cited in this finding was used to provide affordable, decent, safe, and sanitary housing to very low-income households or Read More
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Housing Authority of the City of Gary Section 8 Housing Program, Gary, IN
We recommend that the director of HUD’s Public Housing Hub, Cleveland Field Office, require the Authority to provide support or reimburse its Section 8 program $812,967 ($738,708 in housing assistance payments plus $74,259 in related administrative fees) from nonfederal funds for unsupported Read More
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hammond, Hammond, IN, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Reimburse its program $25,133 ($17,174 in housing assistance payments $7,959 in associated administrative fees) from non-Federal funds for the overpayment of housing assistance and utility allowances due to inappropriate calculations.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hammond, Hammond, IN, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Reimburse the appropriate households $2,213 from program administrative fee reserves for the underpayment of housing assistance due to inappropriate calculations.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hammond, Hammond, IN, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Evaluate its administration of the program and take the appropriate actions to ensure that the program is managed effectively.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hammond, Hammond, IN, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Implement adequate quality control procedures to ensure that it correctly calculates housing assistance payments to ensure that $32,960 in program funds is appropriately used for future payments.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hammond, Hammond, IN, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Reimburse its program $25,231($15,061 in inappropriate graduation payments $10,170 in inappropriate interim disbursements) from non-Federal funds for the incorrect escrow account disbursements.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hammond, Hammond, IN, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Support or reimburse its program $296 from non-Federal funds for the unsupported escrow account disbursements.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hammond, Hammond, IN, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Reimburse the appropriate households $375 from program funds for the underpaid escrow disbursements.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hammond, Hammond, IN, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Support its general ledger and bank account balances or transfer $2,547 ($2,334 for the overfunded general ledger account $213 for the overfunded program bank account) from its Family Self-Sufficiency program account to its Housing Choice Voucher program account for the overfunded accounts cited Read More
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hammond, Hammond, IN, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Deposit the Family Self-Sufficiency program escrow funds into an interest-bearing account in accordance with HUD’s requirements.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hammond, Hammond, IN, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Ensure that the program coordinator is trained on and familiar with HUD’s regulations.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hammond, Hammond, IN, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Implement quality control procedures to ensure that (1) documentation required by HUD is correctly completed and maintained, (2) escrow account disbursements are appropriate and fully supported, (3) escrow account deposits are correctly calculated and recorded, and (4) the contracts of Read More
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hammond, Hammond, IN, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Evaluate its administration of the program to ensure it has the necessary capacity and resources to effectively manage the program.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Support that $2,533,377 in costs were reasonable and allowable program expenses in accordance with requirements or repay from non-Federal funds the appropriate programs any amounts they cannot support.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Repay the appropriate programs from non-Federal funds the $1,524,604 in ineligible funds paid when costs exceeded contract terms.
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