Finding Text
2021-003
Federal agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal program title: Housing Choice Voucher Cluster
Assistance Listing Number: 14.871
Award Period: January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Type of Finding:
Noncompliance and Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance
Criteria or specific requirement: Special Tests and Provisions-Annual HQS Inspections
The PHA must inspect the unit leased to a family at least annually to determine if the unit meets
Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and the PHA must conduct quality control re-inspections. The PHA
must prepare a unit inspection report (24 CFR sections 982.158(d) and 982.405(b)).
Condition: During the testing of the Housing Choice Voucher program tenant files for the biennial HQS, certain deficiencies were noted. Of the files tested, on 5 cases the housing authority failed to perform biennial inspection within time
requirements.
Questioned costs: $52,063
Context: Out of the 40 files tested, 5 contains errors as noted above.
Cause: The Authority failed to scheduled inspection in a timely manner to assure biennial inspection
was performed within 24 months.
Effect: The Authority is not in compliance with federal regulations regarding the HQS inspections.
Recommendation: We recommend that the housing authority designate an individual to review HQS
inspections to assure they are done in a timely manner.
Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.