Finding Text
Criteria
In accordance with HUD program guidelines under which the Project operates, the tenant
income verification is required to be completed in the EIV system within 90 days of the tenant
being entered into the HUD TRACS system.
Condition
Income verification was not performed within the required 90 days of the tenant being entered
into the HUD TRACS system.
Cause
Management's policies with respect to timing of income verifications were not consistently
followed and personnel responsible for tenant certifications failed to complete the required
certifications within 90 days of the tenant being entered into the HUD TRACS system.
Effect or Potential Effect
Noncompliance with HUD guidelines could result in units being rented to ineligible tenants or
errors in the rent subsidies paid by HUD.
Questioned Costs
None
Context
In connection with lease file testing, we noted one instance where the income verification was
not performed within the required 90 days of the tenant being entered into the HUD TRACS
system.
Identification as a Repeat Finding
This finding is not a repeat finding.