Core Issue: The project lacks a HUD approved management agreement, which is essential for compliance.
Impacted Requirements: Management must retain the approved agreement to ensure payments align with HUD standards.
Recommended Follow-Up: Management should collaborate with HUD to secure the necessary approval for the current management agreement.
Finding Text
Federal agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal program title: Section 232 HUD-Insured Mortgage
Listing Number: 14.129
Pass-Through Agency: N/A
Pass-Through Number(s): N/A
Award Period: N/A
Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance
Criteria or specific requirement: Management is required to retain the HUD approved management agreement to ensure payments made are in accordance with HUD requirements.
Condition: The Project does not have a HUD approved management agreement.
Questioned costs: None
Context: Management and HUD were unable to find the HUD approved agreement.
Cause: Management did not retain the HUD approved management agreement.
Effect: Due to the project not having a HUD approved management agreement, there is a possibility that management fees paid by the project are inaccurate.
Repeat Finding: 2022-001
Recommendation: Recommend that management work with HUD to have the current management agreement approved.
Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Management will contact HUD to obtain an approved management agreement.
Corrective Action Plan
Section 232 HUD-Insured Mortgage– Assistance Listing No. 14.129
Management is required to retain the HUD approved management agreement to ensure payments made are in accordance with HUD requirements. The Project does not have a HUD approved management agreement.
Recommendation: Recommend that management work with HUD to have the current management agreement approved.
There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Action taken in response to finding: We have contacted HUD to obtain an approved
management agreement.
Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Cassandra Johnson
Planned completion date for corrective action plan: September 2024
Categories
Questioned CostsHUD Housing ProgramsSignificant DeficiencyInternal Control / Segregation of Duties