Core Issue: Tenant certifications had multiple errors, including missing application and citizenship status form.
Impacted Requirements: HUD occupancy handbook outlines necessary forms and content for tenant certifications.
Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure all tenant files are reviewed and corrected as needed to prevent future errors.
Finding Text
Finding 2022-001: Condition: Tenant certifications contained numerous errors including no application in file (1 of 2 files tested) and no citizenship status form (1 of 2 files tested); Criteria: The HUD occupancy handbook specified the form and content of the certifications; Effect: The tenant?s and HUD share of rent may be incorrect; Cause: Management oversight. Recommendation: Management should correct the files in error. Management comment: Management has corrected the files in error.
Categories
HUD Housing ProgramsInternal Control / Segregation of Duties