Finding Text
Finding 2023-001
Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance.
Federal program: HUD Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Assistance Listing #14.181)
Compliance Requirement: Eligibility
Criteria: In accordance with Afiya Apartments, Inc.’s regulatory agreement with HUD for its HUD Section
811 Capital Advance and HUD Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC), Afiya
Apartments, Inc. is required to annually recertify its tenants. It is the responsibility of management to
design and implement internal controls to ensure the tenants are recertified within the applicable
timeframe required by HUD.
Condition: Afiya Apartments, Inc. did not perform recertifications for all tenants within the timeframe
specified by HUD. We noted significant delays in tenant recertification procedures.
Cause: There were not properly designed or implemented internal controls to ensure the tenant
recertifications were performed in the timeframe required by HUD.
Effect: The effect is material non-compliance with the terms of the HUD program listed above.
Questioned Costs: None.
Repeat Finding: Yes, see Finding 2022-002.
Context: We noted from review of the Forms HUD-52670 Schedule of Tenant Assistance Payments Due
and other client prepared schedules, several tenants had not been recertified during the fiscal year as
required. From the total 16 tenants at June 30, 2023, the annual recertifications for 11 tenants were past
due. We selected a sample of 4 tenants from a population of 16 for eligibility testing. The sample was not
a statistically valid sample. Our sample of 4 tenants did not reveal any exceptions.
Recommendation: We recommend management review the current internal control procedures and
implement additional procedures to ensure annual recertifications are performed as required by HUD.
Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. See Corrective Action Plan.