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Finding 501752 (2024-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2024-10-04
Audit: 323838
Organization: Low Rent Housing Agency of Grinnell, Iowa (IA)
Auditor: Niewedde & Wiens Cpa's

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Authority failed to conduct and document required quality control inspections for Housing Quality Standards (HQS).
  • Impacted Requirements: This is a repeat finding of noncompliance with 24 CFR §982.405, which mandates supervisory quality control inspections.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Authority should establish a system to ensure quality control sampling of HQS inspections is conducted annually.

Finding Text

Finding 2024-004: HQS Quality Control Inspections Housing Choice Voucher, 14.871 Material Weakness/Noncompliance – Special Tests and Provisions Repeat Finding 2023-004 Criteria: 24 CFR §982.405 states the PHA must conduct supervisory qualify control HQS inspections. Condition: The Authority did not conduct and document any quality control inspections during the year. Cause: The Executive Director was new and was not aware of how the quality control inspections were to be done. Effect or Potential Effect: The Authority did not comply with the requirements of 24 CFR §982.405. Recommendation: The Authority should review the requirements of 24 CFR §982.405 and establish a system of where HQS inspections have a quality control sampling during each fiscal year. View of the Responsible Officials of the Auditee: The auditee's management agrees with the finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2024-004 HQS Quality Control Inspections Housing Choice Voucher, 14.871 Material Weakness/Non-Compliance – Special Tests and Provisions Repeat Finding 2023-2024 I agree with these findings After the 2023 Finding it was the intention of the GLRHA to partner with the city Building Director to assist in follow up HQS Inspections. However, the city charges $50 per inspection in addition to the schedules of the director any HA staff are difficult to line up. I have requested a neighboring HA partner with this office to do the HQS Inspections, it is unknown at this time if this will be approved, or a charge associated with these inspections.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs Special Tests & Provisions Material Weakness

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 501750 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 501751 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 501753 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1078192 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1078193 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1078194 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1078195 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $1.12M