Finding Text
2024-005 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Voucher Cluster - 14.871
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers and 14.879 Mainstream Vouchers
Condition and Criteria: The Agency must inspect the unit leased to a family at least biennially to
determine if the unit meets Housing Quality Standards (HQS). The Agency did not perform
inspections for one unit in our sample.
Cause: Procedures are in place for performing inspections, but due to inspector turnover, the
inspections were not performed during the fiscal year.
Effect: There is a possibility that sanctions could be imposed if they do not perform inspections as
required by the program.
Context: The Agency is aware of the requirement and has promoted an Inspector to oversee the
processes and ensure the Agency is complying with the requirements.
Auditor’s Recommendation: The Agency should train additional staff as needed to insure the Agency
can perform inspections timely as required by HUD guidelines.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: The Agency concurs and is
implementing this recommendation.