Finding 1075119 (2023-001)

Finding 2023-001 – Housing Quality Standards Inspections (Material Weakness, Non-Compliance) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (Housing Choice Voucher Cluster) – Assistance Listing No. 14.871; Grant Period: Year-End December 31, 2023 Criteria The Code of Federal Regulations and other HUD PIH Notices provide requirements and guidance for Housing Quality Standards (HQS) Inspections with respect to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. Specifically, the Authority must inspect an assisted unit at least biennially to determine if the unit meets HQS and must conduct quality control re-inspections. Condition and Perspective During audit fieldwork, HQS inspections were reviewed for forty Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program-assisted units. It was noted that three of the forty units were not inspected during 2022 or 2023. Questioned Costs – None noted Cause Failure to execute monitoring controls over Program requirements. Effect Noncompliance with federal HQS requirements. Recommendation We recommend that the Authority perform inspections of assisted-units at least biennially. Management’s Response The Authority will perform inspections of assisted-units at least biennially. The identified units were not inspected due to a software anomaly. The applicable software provider has been contacted. The Authority’s Executive Director, Trey George, has assumed the responsibility of assuring timely HQS inspections and anticipates the applicable corrections by November 1, 2024.