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2025-002 Special Tests and Provisions Condition and Criteria: The Authority’s purpose for existence is to provide decent safe and affordable housing to low-income persons. As such, HUD requires the Authority to comply with special tests and provisions relating to its Housing Choice Voucher program. The Authority must inspect the unit leased to a family at least annually to determine if the unit meets Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and the Authority must conduct quality control re-inspections. The Authority must prepare a unit inspection report (24 CFR sections 982.158(d) and 982.405(b)). Population and Items Tested: Testing of sixty family eligibility files revealed nine files that lacked documentation of a passed HQS inspection. It was determined these families were occupants of Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) units. As such, the Authority entered into a project-based housing assistance payment contract which outlines the Authority’s responsibility to randomly inspect 20% of the contract units in each building in accordance with HQS standards. These random inspections were not performed in the current audit period. Auditor’s Recommendation: The Authority should perform a random inspection of 20% of the units in each building as per the housing payments contracts and ensure documentation of a “passed” housing quality inspection is maintained. A thorough review of tenant files should be performed for the purpose of eliminating the deficiencies. Grantee Response: HQS inspections were performed upon move-in of a new tenant. We will continue the move-in inspections and perform the required random sample of inspections for 20% of the units under contract in each building. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2026