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Hamlet Housing Authority Dunn, North Carolina Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs For the Year Ended December 31, 2025 Section III – Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs 2025-001 Federal Agency: U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing ALN: 14.850 Award Period: 1/1/25-12/31/25 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement: 24 CFR 982-516 requires internal controls to be in place to ensure compliance with HUD requirements, as well as complete and accurate tenant files. Condition: During my testing, I noted the Authority did not follow their internal controls designed to ensure compliance with tenant Eligibility requirements. Questioned Cost: $0 Context: Testing of 25 tenant files identified an exception in the files as follows: • 2 tenant files did not contain proper documentation of the Section 214 Declaration of Citizenship form for the audit period. Cause: The Agency did not obtain the required documents upon intake. The Agency also did not obtain all required signatures on certain forms. Effect: The Authority is not in compliance with requirements regarding eligibility. Identification of a repeat finding: None Recommendation: I recommend that the Agency continue to review recertifications on a monthly basis to ensure the files meet eligibility and reporting requirements. Views of responsbile officials and planned corrective actions: Management agrees with this finding. We have reviewed the intake procedure and will continue to review recertifications.