Finding 515970 (2024-002)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2024
Accepted
2024-12-19

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Missing tenant signature on HUD-50059 and lack of age documentation in tenant files.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with HUD file requirements for tenant documentation.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Bishop Harrison Apartments should continue reviewing tenant files to ensure all signatures and age documentation are complete.

Finding Text

Finding 2024-002: Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects, Federal Assistance Listing Number 14.155 Criteria: Tenant files are required to contain signed copies of HUD-50059 acknowledging agreement with the rent calculation. In addition, documentation of the tenant’s age is required to support senior status. Condition: During our audit for 2024, we tested 5 tenant files. One HUD-50059 form was missing a tenant signature. In addition, one tenant’s file was missing documentation of the tenant’s age. Context: We reviewed 5 tenant files for the year. One was missing a tenant signature and one was missing documentation of the tenant’s age. Cause: Bishop Harrison Apartments has had significant turnover in the apartment manager position. Effect: Bishop Harrison Apartments was not in compliance with the HUD file requirements. Recommendation: We recommend that Bishop Harrison Apartments review tenant files to ensure all required signatures and documentation of age have been obtained. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Bishop Harrison Apartments agrees with the finding and the auditor’s recommendations have been adopted. Bishop Harrison Apartments replaced the apartment manager after year-end and has reviewed all files to ensure appropriate documentation and calculations.

Corrective Action Plan

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Pond Street Housing Development Fund Company, Inc. (Bishop Harrison Apartments), HUD Project No. 014-11248 respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended March 31, 2024. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Bonadio & Co., LLP 432 North Franklin Street #60 Syracuse, New York 13204 Audit period: April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024 The findings from the 2024 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. FINDINGS – FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT None FINDINGS – FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAM AUDIT Finding 2024-002: Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects, Federal Assistance Listing Number 14.155 Recommendation: Our auditors recommended that we review resident files to ensure income was properly calculated and documented and obtain signatures on the revised HUD-50059. Procedures for verifying income documents and building tenant files should be reviewed. Action Taken: Bishop Harrison Apartments replaced the apartment manager after year-end and has reviewed all files to ensure appropriate documentation is maintained. Name of Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Kyle Lyskawa, CFO, (315) 424-1821. Completion Date: July 2024

Categories

HUD Housing Programs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.155 Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase Or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects $1.87M
14.195 Project-Based Rental Assistance (pbra) $406,429