Audit 395312

2025-001 Eligibility Condition and Criteria: The Authority’s purpose for existence is providing decent, safe and affordable housing to low-income persons. As such, the Authority prepares a file for each admitted family, which contains information necessary to determine eligibility for assistance and calculations of rent assistance to be paid on the family’s behalf. HUD regulations prescribe the content of these family files. These requirements consist of the following: a. As a condition of admission or continued occupancy, require the tenant and other family members to provide necessary information, documentation, and releases for the PHA to verify income eligibility. b. For both family income examinations and reexaminations, obtain and document in the family file third party verification of: (1) reported family annual income; (2) the value of assets; (3) expenses related to deductions from annual income; and (4) other factors that affect the determination of adjusted income or income-based rent. c. Determine income eligibility and calculate the tenant’s rent payment in accordance with HUD regulations. d. Select tenants from the public housing waiting list in accordance with the PHA’s tenant selection policies. e. Reexamine family income and composition at least once every 12 months and adjust the tenant rent and housing assistance payment as necessary. Population and Items Tested: Testing of seventy-one family files revealed the following deficiencies: 1. One lacked documentation of rent reasonableness. 2. One file lacked a utility allowance calculation. 3. One file lacked income verification at lease up. Auditor’s Recommendation: A thorough review of tenant files should be performed for the purpose of eliminating the deficiencies. This is a repeat finding. Grantee Response: We will comply with the auditor’s recommendation. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2026

2025-002 Special Tests and Provisions Condition and Criteria: The Authority’s purpose for existence is to provide decent safe and affordable housing to low-income persons. As such, HUD requires the Authority to comply with special tests and provisions relating to its Housing Choice Voucher program. The Authority must inspect the unit leased to a family at least annually to determine if the unit meets Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and the Authority must conduct quality control re-inspections. The Authority must prepare a unit inspection report (24 CFR sections 982.158(d) and 982.405(b)). Population and Items Tested: Testing of sixty family eligibility files revealed nine files that lacked documentation of a passed HQS inspection. It was determined these families were occupants of Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) units. As such, the Authority entered into a project-based housing assistance payment contract which outlines the Authority’s responsibility to randomly inspect 20% of the contract units in each building in accordance with HQS standards. These random inspections were not performed in the current audit period. Auditor’s Recommendation: The Authority should perform a random inspection of 20% of the units in each building as per the housing payments contracts and ensure documentation of a “passed” housing quality inspection is maintained. A thorough review of tenant files should be performed for the purpose of eliminating the deficiencies. Grantee Response: HQS inspections were performed upon move-in of a new tenant. We will continue the move-in inspections and perform the required random sample of inspections for 20% of the units under contract in each building. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2026