Management concurs with the finding. After the Fiscal Year 2024 monitoring finding last year, the Department developed a comprehensive certification for property owners to complete and a list of required files to be provided to the County on an annual basis. In 2025, Department staff confirmed with ...
Management concurs with the finding. After the Fiscal Year 2024 monitoring finding last year, the Department developed a comprehensive certification for property owners to complete and a list of required files to be provided to the County on an annual basis. In 2025, Department staff confirmed with the County’s HUD representative that the new monitoring documents and plan would satisfy the HUD’s monitoring requirements. Staff are providing technical assistance to the property owners, as preliminary records reviewed indicate all units are still maintained as affordable, but the owners’ provision of all documentation is still in progress. The physical inspections of the property exteriors in October 2025 indicated broadly that housing quality standards are still being maintained. The Department continues to seek out training for staff on HOME requirements and will continue efforts to update monitoring policies and procedures, as necessary, to address all current regulatory requirements. The Department’s multifamily monitoring for all projects in the HOME period of affordability for calendar years through 2024 will be completed prior to August 30, 2026. Although not due in Fiscal Year 2024-25, the Department is moving forward with monitoring for calendar year 2025, which is anticipated to be completed timely, prior to December 31, 2026. As part of the monitoring process, the Department will collect or create documents demonstrating a property’s annual or semi-annual (as relevant) compliance with HOME requirements, review for adherence to regulations, draft and issue a report of findings, and require owners of projects with deficiencies to prepare and submit a satisfactory corrective action plan. The Department will continue to follow up regularly with property owners until all corrective actions are implemented. Staff’s recommendation to facilitate ongoing, decades-long monitoring requirements include the creation of a master omnibus amendment to all existing property agreements to ensure concrete requirements for recordkeeping and monitoring are clearly outlined and accompanied by explicit deadlines. This amendment will be pursued as time permits and after lessons learned from current monitoring activities are integrated into the monitoring process. Anticipated Completion Date August 2026 Contact Information of Responsible Official Name: Augustine Ramirez Title: Division Manager, DPWP Community Development Division Phone: 559-600-4266