Finding 1208418 (2025-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-04-22

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization failed to adjust monthly billings after recertifications, leading to an overpayment of subsidy from HUD.
  • Impacted Requirements: Adjustments for subsidy must be processed correctly to avoid excess payments.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and enhance controls for billing adjustments, and ensure repayment of the overpayment to HUD.

Finding Text

Criteria: The Organization is required to make adjustments to monthly billings as a result of recertifications. Statement of Condition: The Organization did not properly adjust monthly billings as a result of recertification, resulting in a large overpayment of subsidy from HUD. Cause of condition: The Organization processed an adjustment to monthly PRAC billings for one tenant requesting subsidy for previous months under a new rate without also processing adjustments to return the previously received subsidy to HUD. Effect of condition: For one tenant, the Organization received excess subsidy for five months. Recommendation: The design of the current controls should be reviewed to ensure that all adjustments to monthly billings are reviewed before submission. The Organization should repay the overpayment of subsidy to HUD. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will implement procedures to ensure that all adjustments to monthly billings are reviewed to ensure they are processed correctly. Overpayment of the subsidy will be repaid to HUD through adjustments to monthly billings.

Corrective Action Plan

Recommendation: The design of the current controls should be reviewed to ensure that all adjustments to monthly billings are reviewed before submission. The Organization should repay the overpayment of subsidy to HUD. Action Taken: The management of Edsil’s Place Apartments, Inc. accepts the recommendation of Deming, Malone, Livesay & Ostroff and, accordingly, management will implement procedures to ensure that all adjustments to monthly billings are reviewed before submission.. The overpayment of subsidy will be repaid to HUD through adjustments to monthly billings.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1208416 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1208417 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.181 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES $1.52M