Finding Text
Finding 2024-001: Missing Tenant Information (Significant Deficiency)
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Program Title: Public and Indian Housing
Federal Assistance Listing Number: 14.850
Compliance Requirement: Eligibility
Criteria: Per 2 CFR, PHAs are required to obtain and document third party verification of
reported family annual income, eligibility documentation for verification of citizenship and/or
legal residency, and signed release forms.
Condition: The Authority was unable to locate income verification documentation, citizenship
and/or legal residency documentation, signed release forms, as well as reported the incorrect
income amount on the Family Report.
Context: Out of the 40 tenant files reviewed for income verification, 15 did not have citizenship
and/or legal residency documentation, 15 did not have complete signed release forms, 2 did not
have proper documentation of income, and 1 income calculation was incorrect.
Effect: The Authority did not have the proper information necessary to validate compliance with
eligibility requirements.
Cause: The Authority did not have the proper controls in place to ensure documentation and
calculations of income were correct.
Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding.
Recommendation: The Authority should review and enhance its policies, procedures, and
internal controls to ensure the recertifications include the correct income amount and is
adequately retained in the Authority’s files.
Views of Responsible Officials: The Authority agrees with the finding.