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2022-004 Project Rental Assistance Payment Adjustments Not Made Timely Finding Related to: Compliance ? CDFA No. 14.181 Criteria: Project rental assistance payments are made for qualified tenants that occupy the assisted unit. Cause: Project rental assistance payments were collected for a tenant that had vacated the assisted unit for five months during the year ended June 30, 2022. The adjustment was not identified until the audit was performed. In addition, approved changes to project rental assistance rates were not updated timely on HUD vouchers. Effect: Project rental assistance payments totaled approximately $38,500 for the year ended June 30, 2022. Of this amount approximately $2,200 was paid for a tenant that had vacated the assisted unit for five months during the year ended June 30, 2022. The adjustment was not identified and corrected until the audit was performed. No other instances of payments made for unadjusted vacancies were noted. Recommendation: Develop policies to identify changes in tenant vacancies and rent changes and make adjustments for these changes timely. Auditee Response: South Fulton Homes, Inc. concurs with the recommendation. The adjustments was made in the year ended June 30, 2023. Due to staffing shortages experienced since the COVID pandemic, another employee took over the responsibilities of this program during the year ended June 30, 2022. There has been a learning curve that resulted in these oversights. The employee has more experience and knowledge to identify and record adjustments timely.