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Audit 401810

FY End
2025-09-30
Total Expended
$94.22M
Findings
3
Programs
6
Organization: St. Louis Housing Authority (MO)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-05-20
Auditor: HAYES & ASSOCIATES LLC

Organization Exclusion Status:

Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1215120 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes N
1215121 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes N
1215122 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes N

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
14.871 SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS $64.60M Yes 1
14.850 PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND $14.36M Yes 0
14.871 Emergency Housing Vouchers $1.48M Yes 1
14.879 MAINSTREAM VOUCHERS $252,259 Yes 1
14.870 RESIDENT OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES - SERVICE COORDINATORS $42,835 Yes 0
14.872 PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND $10,654 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
R5UMPJYZMYU5 Darlisha Cooper Auditee
3142864232 Bryan Broekemier Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

4. Contingencies During the normal course of business, the St. Louis Housing Authority receives funds from the United States Government for program services. Substantially all of these funds are subject to future audit by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, however, it is management’s opinion that resulting adjustments, if any, would not have a material effect upon the accompanying financial statements.
1. Reporting Entity The St. Louis Housing Authority was established for the purpose of engaging in the development, acquisition, and administrative activities of the low-income housing program and other programs with similar objectives. The St. Louis Housing Authority includes the low-rent public housing program, capital fund program, rental assistance programs and various grants from HUD.

Finding Details

Finding 2025-001
Condition – As part of our audit procedures, we evaluated the procedures related to the property inspections of participants of the Housing Voucher Cluster required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). During the audit we noted the Housing Authority failed to conduct timely inspections on 24 of the 40 voucher recipients reviewed. Criteria – HUD requires the Housing Authority perform biennial property inspections of voucher participants to ensure the property unit meets housing quality standards. Cause – Due to limited inspectors available, the Housing Authority was not able to perform regular biennial inspections for all current leased units. Effect – An increased risk that the Housing Authority will not take proper actions to abate assistance to ineligible housing. Questioned Costs – None. Recommendation – We recommend the Housing Authority review current tenant files to ensure property inspection status is up to date and implement controls to ensure the necessary follow-up to inspections is performed. Management’s Response - The Housing Authority accepts the recommendation and acknowledges the excess of failed inspections discovered during the Single Audit. SLHA has initiated a comprehensive corrective action plan designed to (1) eliminate the current backlog and (2) implement sustainable controls to ensure ongoing compliance. SLHA will engage an external provider to conduct Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspections for a temporary period of approximately three months to accelerate backlog reduction.