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Finding 394672 (2021-012)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2021
Accepted
2024-04-25
Audit: 304565
Organization: Housing Authority of the City of Fayetteville (IL)
Auditor: Barrale Renshaw CPAS and Advisors LLC

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The rental amounts in the Fayetteville Housing Authority's records do not match the signed leases, leading to incorrect rent collection.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with federal guidelines that require consistency between the rental register and tenant files.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review all tenant files, correct the rental register, and inform tenants of their accurate rent amounts.

Finding Text

2021-012 Tenant Files - Rental Lease Does Not Agree with Rental Register Federal Awards: 14-850 Public and Indian Housing Low Rent Program 14-870 Housing Choice Voucher Criteria: The Housing Authority's rental register and rents collected, should match the rents on the signed lease and HUD 50058 for tenant portion of rent. Condition: The rents shown on the Fayetteville Housing Authority's rental register did not match the tenant portion of rents shown in the tenant files. Questioned Costs: Cannot be determined, due to incomplete information. Effect: The Fayetteville Housing Authority is collecting incorrect rent from its tenants. Cause: Lack of oversight by prior Fayetteville Housing Authority Management. Recommendation: The Fayetteville Housing Authority needs to review all tenant files and compare the tenant portion of rent listed to the rental register and adjust the rental register to reflect the correct rents and notify the tenant of their correct rents.

Corrective Action Plan

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Fayetteville Housing Authority is committed to reviewing all tenant files, cross-referencing the tenant's portion of rent as stated in the rental register, and subsequently making adjustments to ensure that the rental register accurately reflects the correct rental amounts. Tenants will be promptly notified of any corrections made to their rent payments.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 394668 2021-008
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 394669 2021-009
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 394670 2021-010
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 394671 2021-011
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 394673 2021-013
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 394674 2021-014
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 394675 2021-015
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 394676 2021-016
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 394677 2021-017
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 394678 2021-018
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 394679 2021-019
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 394680 2021-020
    Significant Deficiency
  • 394681 2021-021
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 971110 2021-008
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 971111 2021-009
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 971112 2021-010
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 971113 2021-011
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 971114 2021-012
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 971115 2021-013
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 971116 2021-014
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 971117 2021-015
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 971118 2021-016
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 971119 2021-017
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 971120 2021-018
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 971121 2021-019
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 971122 2021-020
    Significant Deficiency
  • 971123 2021-021
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $1.30M
14.850 Public and Indian Housing $649,822
14.U03 Component Unit- Blended $307,554
14.872 Public Housing Capital Fund $255,092
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $201,613
14.879 Mainstream Vouchers $53,615
14.U02 Tenant Based Rental Assistance $45,549
14.U01 Esg- Covid $19,804
14.U04 Business Activities $15,136
14.850 Public Housing Cares Act Fund $6,722
14.896 Family Self-Sufficiency Program $0