Finding 1216618 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
C
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-06-04

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Project failed to make a required loan payment of $9,168 from surplus cash, instead depositing it into a residual receipts account.
  • Impacted Requirements: Payments on the Flexible Subsidy Assistance Loan must come exclusively from surplus cash, as per HUD guidelines.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Project should reach out to HUD to address the misallocation of surplus cash and clarify loan payment requirements.

Finding Text

FINDINGS - MAJOR FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAM AUDIT (CONTINUED) Department of Housing and Urban Development Finding, 2025-003: Major Programs: Flexible Subsidy Assistance Loan and Section 8 Project-Based Cluster - Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program, Federal Assistance Listing Number 14.195 STATEMENT OF CONDITION Payments on the Flexible Subsidy Assistance Loan are to be made from surplus cash. CRITERIA The Project’s Flexible Subsidy Assistance Loan requires payments of principal and interest to be made only from surplus cash. EFFECT OF CONDITION A loan payment with the Project’s surplus cash amount of $9,168 for the year ended December 31, 2024, was not made and was instead deposited into the Project’s residual receipts account. CONTEXT The Project’s surplus cash amount calculated for the year ended December 31, 2024, was required to be paid towards the Flexible Subsidy Assistance Loan. CAUSE OF CONDITION The required Flexible Subsidy Assistance Loan payment was not made with the surplus cash from the year ended December 31, 2024. The Project deposited the surplus cash of $9,168 into the residual receipts account due to a misunderstanding of the loan requirements. RECOMMENDATION The auditor recommends the Project contact HUD regarding the surplus cash that was deposited into the residual receipts account and not paid towards the loan. VIEWS OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS AND PLANNED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS The Project will be contacting HUD regarding the surplus cash that was deposited into the residual receipts account and not paid towards the loan.

Corrective Action Plan

FINDINGS - MAJOR FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAM AUDIT Department of Housing and Urban Development Finding, 2025-003: Major Programs: Flexible Subsidy Assistance Loan and Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments, Federal Assistance Listing Number 14.195 RECOMMENDATION The auditor recommends the Project contact HUD regarding the surplus cash that was deposited into the residual receipts account and not paid towards the loan. ACTION TAKEN The Project will be contacting HUD regarding the surplus cash that was deposited into the residual receipts account and not paid towards the loan.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1216610 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1216611 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1216612 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1216613 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1216614 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1216615 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1216616 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1216617 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.000 FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY ASSISTANCE LOAN $2.39M
14.195 SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS $340,715
14.191 MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SERVICE COORDINATOR INCOME $37,406