Finding Text
2020-018 Unresponsive Attorney
Criteria:
An attorney for a Housing Authority is required to respond to auditor inquiries on behalf of the Housing Authority.
Condition:
During our audit we requested a description of any and all material pending or threatened litigation, claims and assessments (excluding unasserted claims and assessments).
Questioned Costs:
Unknown
Effect:
The Fayetteville Housing Authority may be subject to pending or actual litigation which should be disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
Cause:
Fayetteville Housing Authority management did not ensure a response from their attorney.
Recommendation:
We recommend that the Fayetteville Housing Authority properly obtain the requested response from its attorney.