Finding 1153797 (2024-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-09-22

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Hollywood House Limited Partnership overpaid entity expenses by $278,645, violating the regulatory agreement.
  • Impacted Requirements: Payments must only be made from surplus cash as per program obligations.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ownership should refund the overpayment and ensure future payments are limited to surplus cash.

Finding Text

Finding reference number: 2024-003 Assistance Listing (Federal award identification number and year): Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Projects, No. 14.155 071-35795 Auditor non-compliance code: N. Special Tests and Provisions Finding resolution status: In Process. Universe population size: The universe population size is not applicable to the finding. Sample size population: The sample size information is not applicable to the finding. Statistically valid sample: Not applicable. Name of federal agency: U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development Pass-through entity: N/A Questioned costs: $278,645 Statement of condition 2024-003: During the year ended December 31, 2024, Hollywood House Limited Partnership paid entity expenses of $278,645 in excess of surplus cash. Criteria: Pursuant to the regulatory agreement, Hollywood House Limited Partnership shall not make or take, or receive or retain, any distribution of assets or any income of any kind of the Project, except from surplus cash or in accordance with the program obligations. Effect: Hollywood House Limited Partnership is not compliance with the regulatory agreement. Cause: Management inadvertently paid entity expenses in excess of surplus cash. Payments of $278,645 were made in excess of surplus cash. Recommendation: Ownership should refund the overpayment to Hollywood House Limited Partnership and limit payments of entity expenses to surplus cash in the future. Management's response: Management concurs with the finding and the recommendation.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding #2024-003 Comments on the Finding and Each Recommendation: During the year ended December 31, 2024, Hollywood House Limited Partnership paid entity expenses of $278,645 in excess of surplus cash. Action(s) taken or planned on the finding: Management concurs with the finding and the recommendation.

Categories

Special Tests & Provisions Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring HUD Housing Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1153795 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1153796 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1153798 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.188 Housing Finance Agencies (hfa) Risk Sharing $15.80M
14.155 Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase Or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects $6.85M
14.195 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program $1.14M
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $900,000
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $311,783