Finding 1062160 (2023-001)

Criteria - Eligibility 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: 2 out of 9 tenants tested did not have the accurate amount of adjusted annual income reported on HUD Form 50059. 1 out of 9 tenants tested did not utilize the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system timely. Cause Management's policies with respect to the determination of tenant eligibility and the maintenance of tenant lease files in accordance with HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs were not consistently followed. Effect or Potential Effect The procedures for determining tenant eligibility and maintaining tenant lease files were not consistently applied in accordance with HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs. This could result in units being rented to ineligible tenants or errors in the rent subsidies paid by HUD. Questioned Costs: N/A Context The sample is not considered a statistically valid sample. Identification as a Repeat Finding Not a repeat finding. Recommendation Management should establish procedures and monitor compliance with those procedures to ensure that 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 Management agrees with the finding, Each resident’s information is processed before moving in to ensure they don’t have tenancy elsewhere. Going forward, we will ensure that EIV data is ran within 90 days. We have checklists that the property manager follows when processing a tenant and the regional manager has gone over it and made some modifications. Going forward, management will ensure that the EIV system is utilized correctly, and that accurate amount of adjusted annual income is reported on the HUD Form 50059.