Finding 555611 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-04-22

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Corporation failed to make required deposits to the reserve for replacements, resulting in a shortfall of $3,468.
  • Impacted Requirements: This non-compliance with HUD regulations means the Corporation did not meet the annual deposit requirement of $34,056.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should ensure timely annual deposits to the reserve for replacements moving forward, as agreed upon in the HUD regulatory agreement.

Finding Text

Finding reference number: 2024-001 Assistance Listing (Federal award identification number and year): Mortgage Insurance – Rental Housing, Assistance Listing No. 14.134, 122-11398 and 2004 Auditor non-compliance code: N – Reserve for Replacement Deposits Finding resolution status: Resolved Universe population size: The universe population size is not applicable to the finding. Sample size information: The sample size information is not applicable to the finding. Statistically valid sample: N/A Name of Federal agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Pass-through entity: N/A Questioned costs: $3,468 Statement of condition 2024-001: During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Corporation did not make the required deposits to the reserve for replacements. Criteria: Pursuant to the HUD regulatory agreement, the Corporation is required to make deposits to the reserve for replacements in the amount of $34,056 per year. Effect: The Corporation is not in compliance with the HUD regulatory agreement and the reserve for replacements is underfunded by $3,468 at December 31, 2024. Cause: The Corporation did not increase the monthly deposit according to the HUD approved 9250 requiring the increase in reserve for replacement deposits. Recommendation: Management should make a deposit to the reserve for replacements for $3,468 for the delinquent deposits. In future periods, management should fund the reserve for replacements on an annual basis as required by the HUD regulatory agreement. Management's response: Management concurs with the finding and agrees with the auditor's recommendation. Management made a deposit of $3,468 on March 11, 2025 for the delinquent deposits.

Corrective Action Plan

Name of auditee: Van Buren Apartments, Inc. HUD auditee identification number: 122-11351 Name of audit firm: Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC Period covered by the audit: Year ended December 31, 2024 CAP prepared by Name: Ana Ponce Position: President Telephone number: 323-231-1104 Current Findings on the Schedule of Findings, Questioned Costs, and Recommendations Statement of condition 2024-001: During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Corporation did not make the required deposits to the reserve for replacements. Comments on the Finding and Each Recommendation: Management should make a deposit to the reserve for replacements for $3,468 for the delinquent deposits. In future periods, management should fund the reserve for replacements on an annual basis as required by the HUD regulatory agreement. Action(s) taken or planned on the finding: Management made a deposit of $3,468 on March 11, 2025 for the delinquent deposits.

Categories

Questioned Costs HUD Housing Programs Subrecipient Monitoring

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1132053 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.134 Mortgage Insurance Rental Housing $833,302
14.195 Project-Based Rental Assistance (pbra) $503,026