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Department of Housing and Urban Development Finding 2022-001 Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, AL 14.157 Statement of Condition In connection with our lease file review we noted the following deficiencies: 1 out of 1 move-in tenants tested did not have documentation in their lease file that their income was timely verified. Criteria Tenant lease files are required to be maintained and tenant eligibility determined in accordance with HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs. Effect The procedures for determining eligibility and maintaining tenant lease files were not consistently applied in accordance with HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs. This could result in units being rented to ineligible tenants or errors in the rent subsidies paid by HUD. Cause Management's policies with respect to the determination of eligibility and the maintenance of tenant lease files in accordance with HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs were not consistently followed. Recommendation Management should establish procedures and monitor compliance with those procedures to ensure that tenant eligibility is correctly determined and that tenant lease files are properly maintained in accordance with the requirements of HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs. Auditor Noncompliance Code: R - Section 8 program administration (REAC); E - Eligibility (UG) Finding Resolution Status: In process. Access to the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system [the system used to access Social Security information and Health and Human Services information] was not available due to the incorrect tax ID being identified to The Salvation Army personnel who had transitioned from another The Salvation Army HUD Project location. It took considerable efforts to get this corrected with HUD. The appropriate access to the system has now been given to the new personnel of this Ocala HUD Project. This lack of access may have impacted the early part of FY 2023. Reporting Views of Responsible Officials Management agrees with the finding and is taking steps to address the issue that caused it.