Finding 1221445 (2024-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2026-06-30

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Noncompliance with tenant file requirements, including incomplete recertifications and lack of income verification.
  • Impacted Requirements: Violations of HUD guidelines and federal regulations for maintaining Public Housing tenant files.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Address staffing issues and implement training to ensure compliance with tenant file management and avoid future violations.

Finding Text

Finding No: 2024.001 Type: Noncompliance with provisions of contracts or grant – LIHP Public Housing Tenant Files, Material Weakness Public Housing Program – Assistance Listing No. 14.850; Condition: We identified the following non-compliances: 25 files were reviewed from a population of 197 tenant files: 2 recertification were not complete within 12 months, 2 recertifications were backdated, 2 did not have income verification, and 2 did not show rent payment calculation. Criteria: The Code of Federal Regulations and HUD guidelines give the requirements for maintaining tenant files for the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs. “§ 960.257 Family income and composition: Annual and interim reexaminations. Amount: Not applicable Cause: There was staffing turnover and management changes throughout the year. Effect or Potential Effect: 1. Rents could be over/understated 2. Ineligibles participants could be afforded use of the Federal assistance program 3. Violation of HUD regulations and guidelines, and FHC policies and procedures Repeat Audit Finding: Yes

Corrective Action Plan

Planned Corrective Action: Organization of recertification / eligibility files by effective date, 100% completion of all recertifications by 2/28/2025 Contact Name and Title Responsible for Corrective Action Joy Flood, Executive Director

Categories

HUD Housing Programs

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.872 PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND $3.34M
14.850 PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING $803,970