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Criteria: 24CFR982-516 requires internal controls to be in place to ensure compliance with HUD requirements, as well as complete and accurate tenant files. Condition: During my teting, I noted the Authority did not follow their internal controls designed to ensure compliance with tenant eligibility requirements. Questioned Cost: None. Context: Testing of 25 tenant files identified an exception in 7 files as follows-7 files did not contain proper documentation of the Section 214 Declaration of Citizenship Status forms. Cause: The Agency did not follow their eligibility intace procedures properly. Effect: The Authority is not in compliance with requirements regarding eligibility. Repeat Finding: Yes. Recommendation: I recommend that the Authority continue to review recertifications on a monthly basis to ensure the files meet eligiblity and reporting requirements. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with this finding. We have reviewed the intake procedure and will continue to review recertifications.