Housing Voucher Cluster - Assistance Listing No. No. 14.871 and 14.879 Recommendation: We recommend that the Authority completes HQS inspections on an annual basis and implements a control to ensure compliance with annual HQS inspection requirements. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: HAKC has reviewed its inspection procedures and implemented enhanced controls to ensure required inspections are scheduled, completed, documented, and monitored on an annual basis. HAKC is utilizing inspection tracking reports to identify units approaching or exceeding their required inspection dates. Inspection staff and supervisors are responsible for monitoring outstanding inspections and taking corrective action when an inspection is approaching its due date or becomes delinquent. Additional controls include: • Monitoring inspection due dates through recurring inspection reports; • Supervisory review of outstanding and delinquent inspections; • Tracking of inspection scheduling and completion; • Management review of inspection reports to identify overdue inspections; • Escalation of inspection deficiencies requiring corrective action; and • Staff training regarding annual inspection requirements and applicable HCV inspection procedures. HAKC will continue to perform periodic management reviews of inspection activity to ensure annual inspection requirements are being met and to identify potential delays before they become compliance deficiencies. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Director of HCV, Assistant Directors of HCV, HCV staff, and HCV Inspection Manager. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 12/31/2026