Finding 402470 (2023-001)

Finding 2023-001: 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 11 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.