Finding Text
Federal agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal program title: Housing Choice Voucher Cluster
Assistance Listing Number: 14.871/14.879
Federal Award Identification Number and Year: CA005/CA007 2022
Award Period: January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Type of Finding:
• Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance and Other Matters
Criteria or specific requirement: Special Tests and Provisions-Quality Control 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 quality control inspections, certain deficiencies were noted.
Of the qualifying files tested, 3 files did not contain the documentation of QC inspections taking place.
Questioned costs: None
Context: Out of the 17 files tested, 3 contains errors as noted above.
Cause: The Authority failed to re-schedule quality control inspections when scheduled QC inspections were inconclusive.
Effect: The Authority is not in compliance with federal regulations regarding the HQS inspections.
Repeat Finding: Not a repeat finding.
Recommendation: WE recommends that the housing authority designate an individual to rev-schedule all inconclusive QC inspections.
Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.