Finding 12491 (2022-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-07-24

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Unit inspections for Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers were not conducted as required.
  • Impacted Requirements: HUD Handbook mandates biannual inspections, which were not documented for 8 out of 40 reviewed tenant files.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure all unit inspections are completed and properly documented; the Consortium is already taking steps to address this.

Finding Text

Finding 2022-001: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, Federal Assistance Listing Number 14.871 Criteria: The HUD Handbook requires owners to perform and document inspections of each unit on at least a biannual basis. Condition: Unit inspections were not performed during the year for all units that were included in an apartment complex. Context: We reviewed 40 tenant files for documentation of unit inspections and 8 did not have documentation of the inspections occurring in the participant?s files. Cause: The Consortium did not ensure unit inspections continued through COVID for units that were included in an apartment complex. Effect: The tenant?s unit may not be in a decent, safe, and sanitary condition. Recommendation: We recommend that the Consortium ensure all unit inspections and performed and are properly documented in the participant?s files. Views of management and planned corrective action: The Consortium is in the processes of performing these unit inspections and will ensure those inspections are properly documented in the voucher files. In addition, the Consortium has implemented new procedures for inspections.

Corrective Action Plan

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Onondaga County P.H.A Consortium (the Consortium) respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended September 30, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Bonadio & Co., LLP 432 North Franklin Street #60 Syracuse, New York 13204 Audit period: October 1, 2021 ? September 30, 2022 The findings from the 2022 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. FINDINGS ? FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT None FINDINGS ? FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAM AUDIT Finding 2022-001: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, Federal Assistance Listing Number 14.871 Recommendation: Our auditors recommended that we ensure all unit inspections and performed and are properly documented in the voucher files. Action Taken: The Consortium is in the processes of performing these unit inspections and will ensure those inspections are properly documented in the participant?s files. Name of Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Kyle Lyskawa, CFO, (315) 424-1821. Anticipated Completion Date: July 2023

Categories

HUD Housing Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $6.66M