Management's Response: The St. Louis Housing Authority (SLHA) accepts the recommendation and acknowledges the excess of failed inspections discovered during the Single Audit. The 24-month inspection cycle is a strict requirement under Federal Regulation 24 CFR § 982.405(a), which mandates that Public Housing Authorities must inspect assisted units at least biennially. Furthermore, SLHA's Administrative Plan incorporates these HUD standards as mandatory operating procedures. Identified Causes of Deficiency: Supervisory Oversight, Operational Monitoring, and Compliance Enforcement The audit identified insufficient oversight in operational monitoring and compliance monitoring, which resulted in missed biennial inspection deadlines for inspections overdue by more than 48 months. This noncompliance with HUD inspection frequency requirements, combined with inadequate staff monitoring, compromised both program integrity and data accuracy. Ensuring that all assisted units meet Housing Quality Standards (HQS) is central to SLHA's mission to provide safe, decent, and sanitary housing. orrective Actions: Contract Assistance, Staffing Adjustments, and Enhanced Database Reviews SLHA has initiated a comprehensive corrective action plan designed to (1) eliminate the current backlog and (2) implement sustainable controls to ensure ongoing compliance. SLHA will engage an external provider to conduct Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspections for a temporary period of approximately three months to accelerate backlog reduction. Current inspectors may be authorized to work overtime to increase daily inspection capacity during the remediation period. SLHA will also hire two additional inspectors to ensure adequate long-term staffing levels. SLHA will reduce the inspection backlog to zero overdue inspections exceeding 24 months and bring 100% of units into compliance with the biennial inspection requirement within 90 days of implementation. HCV Department leadership will implement mandatory retraining on HUD inspection requirements and perform biweekly inspection schedule reviews and monthly compliance monitoring to track timely inspection completion.