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Finding: 2024-004 Federal Agency:U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal program:Housing Choice Voucher ALN #: 14.871 Award Period: 4/1/23-3/31/24 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement:24 CFR 982-516 requires internal controls to be in place to ensure compliance with HUD requirements, as well as complete and accurate tenant files. Condition: During my testing, I noted the Authority did not follow their internal controls designed to ensure compliance with tenant Eligibility requirements. Questioned Cost: $0 Context: Testing of 25 tenant files identified an exception in the files as follows:
• 2 tenant files did not contain properly signed Form 214 certifying U.S. citizenship or
proper immigration status for all household members as required.
• 4 tenant files did not contain evidence of a current housing inspection as required. Cause: The Agency did not obtain the required documents upon intake. The Agency also did
not obtain all required signatures on certain forms. Effect:The Authority is not in compliance with requirements regarding eligibility. Identification of a repeat finding: none Recommendation: I recommend that the Agency continue to review recertifications on a monthly basis to ensure the files meet eligibility and reporting requirements. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: Management agrees with this finding. We have reviewed the intake procedure and will continue to review recertifications.