Finding 560100 (2024-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2024
Accepted
2025-05-12
Audit: 356092
Auditor: Wipfli LLP

AI Summary

  • Issue: Friendship House Apartments missed the required monthly deposit to the replacement reserve for September 2024, making it late in October.
  • Requirements Impacted: This failure violates the Regulatory Agreement with HUD, which mandates timely reserve fund deposits.
  • Follow-Up: Implement operational changes to ensure timely deposits and comply with HUD requirements; a corrective action plan is already in place.

Finding Text

Finding 2024-001: Replacement Reserve Deposits Department of Housing and urban Development (HUD) - AL #14.181 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities - Capital Advance Questioned Costs: None Condition: Friendship House Apartments, Inc. did not make the required monthly deposit to the replacement reserve for the month of September 2024. The deposit was made in October 2024. Criteria: Pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Regulatory Agreement, Friendship House Apartments, Inc. shall establish and maintain a reserve fund and make required monthly deposits based on amounts approved by HUD. Cause: Due to changes in staffing at the start of the fiscal year, the error was not identified and corrected timely. Effect: Due to the above noted condition, Friendship House Apartments, Inc. was not in compliance with this particular Regulatory Agreement requirement. Recommendation: Friendship House Apartments, Inc. should seek to implement operational changes to allow for timely deposits of reserve funds. Views of Responsible Officials: Friendship House Apartments, Inc. agrees with the audit finding and has written a correction action plan.

Corrective Action Plan

2024-001: Replacement Reserve Deposits Corrective Action Plan Deposits to the replacement reserve will now be made in the month that the deposit is for, instead of the following month, to ensure that all required payments are made each year. Person(s) Responsible: Gregory Shinn, CFO Timing for Implementation: This was implemented in March of 2025.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.181 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities $2.00M
14.326 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration (pra Demo) Program of Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities $69,206