Finding 1056830 (2024-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2024
Accepted
2024-08-05
Audit: 316620
Organization: V. N. Housing Corporation (RI)
Auditor: D'ambra CPA

AI Summary

  • Answer: Errors were found in tenant certification files related to income verification.
  • Trend: Issues included missing social security verification, waitlist disposition evidence, and EIV forms.
  • List: Management should ensure thorough file reviews to prevent future errors; they have already corrected the identified issues.

Finding Text

Federal program - PRAC; Criteria - The HUD Occupancy handbook specifies the nature and content of the tenant income re/certifications; Condition - in testing tenant /certification files, I noted the following errors: no verification of social security number (1 of 2 files): no evidence of prior applicant disposition on wait list (1 of 2 files); no EIV form (1 of 2 files); Cause - management oversight; Recommendation - management should review the files for completeness and correct the errors. Response: management has corrected the errors.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.181 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities $1.49M