Audit 399433

FY End
2025-12-31
Total Expended
$6.65M
Findings
1
Programs
2
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-04-22
Auditor: COHNREZNICK LLP

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1208454 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes E

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
14.157 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY $6.51M Yes 1
14.239 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM $137,644 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
KFRLKTJ8USS1 Sarah O'Rielly Auditee
3014936000 Russell Phillips Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards ("Schedule") includes the federal award activity of Palmer Park Seniors Housing, Inc., HUD Project No.: 000-EE056, under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31 , 2025. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards ("Uniform Guidance"). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Palmer Park Seniors Housing, Inc., it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of Palmer Park Seniors Housing, Inc. For the year ended December 31 , 2025, no awards were passed through to subrecipients
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles contained in 0MB Circular A-122, "Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations" and the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
Palmer Park Seniors Housing, Inc. has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The balance shown on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards relating to the capital advance consists of $6,024,500 expended in prior years. Section 202 capital advances need not be repaid as long as the owner continues to make the housing available to the low-income elderly for at least 40 years.
Palmer Park Seniors Housing, Inc. has received a Prince George's County, Maryland loan under the HOME Investment Partnership Program for $200,000. The loan balance outstanding at the beginning of the period is included in the federal expenditures presented in the Schedule. See Notes for table.

Finding Details

Criteria Tenant lease files are required to be maintained and tenant eligibility determined in accordance with HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs. Condition In connection with our lease file review, we noted the following deficiencies: 4 out of 8 tenants tested did not prepare the HUD Form 50059 timely. Cause The Project failed to follow the policies and procedures which have been established for proper tenant file maintenance and determining tenant eligibility in accordance with HUD guidelines. Effect or Potential Effect The procedures for determining tenant security deposits and eligibility and maintaining tenant lease files were not consistently applied in accordance with HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs. Noncompliance with HUD guidelines could result in units being rented to ineligible tenants or errors in the rent subsidies paid by HUD. Questioned Costs None Context A sample of 8 tenant files from a population of 68 were selected. We identified exceptions in 4 out of the 8 files tested. The sample in not a statistically valid sample. Identification as a Repeat Finding This finding is not a repeat finding. Recommendation Management should establish procedures and monitor compliance with those procedures to ensure that tenant security deposits are correctly recorded, tenant eligibility is correctly determined and that tenant lease files are properly maintained in accordance with the requirements of HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs. Auditor Noncompliance Code: R - Section 8 program administration Finding Resolution Status: In-process Views of Responsible Officials Delays in recertification completion have improved; a majority of the certifications reviewed were effective within first 6 months of transition while the site was still adjusting to new software and management. Additional training has been provided to emphasize the importance of timely reporting and completion.