Finding Text
Assistance Listing Number, Federal Agency, and Program Name - 14.871 and 14.879 - Housing Vouchers Cluster
Federal Award Identification Number and Year - Not applicable
Pass through Entity - Not applicable
Finding Type - Significant deficiency
Repeat Finding - No
Criteria - Under 24 CFR 982.158 and 982.404, the Commission must require the owner to correct any life threatening Housing Quality Standards (HQS) deficiencies within 30 calendar days or within a specified commission approved extension. If the owner does not correct the cited HQS deficiencies within the specified correction period, the Commission must stop (abate) the HAP.
Condition - The Commission was not able to provide support the units that had HQS deficiencies were corrected timely, and the Commission did not abate the housing assistance payments (HAP) for units that failed HQS inspections.
Questioned Costs - Not applicable
Context - A total of 10 inspections were tested, and the results are as follows:
A total of four files did not include documentation that the HQS deficiencies were corrected within 30 days, and the housing assistance payment was not abated.
Cause and Effect - The Commission did not have the proper controls in place to ensure that the HQS deficiencies were properly enforced. Due to the lack of adequate controls, the support that the HQS deficiencies were corrected was not maintained.
Recommendation - The Commission should establish procedures to ensure inspection deficiency corrections are enforced and documented timely.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions - Contractor has been selected and trained in Yardi Systems. The landlord liaison supervisor will work closely with the new contractor to ensure abatements are conducted timely and in compliance with program regulatory requirements.
The landlord liaison supervisor along with Yardi monitoring will conduct 10 percent quality control reviews to ensure contractor is following HUD compliance guidelines, as they pertain to abatement activity.