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Finding No. 2022-001; Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, Assistance Listing 14.157 Criteria Tenant lease files are required to be maintained and tenant eligibility determined in accordance with HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs. Condition In connection with our lease file review we noted the following deficiency: Six out of nine existing tenants tested had EIVs that were performed outside of 120-day EIV window. Cause Management's policies with respect to the maintenance of tenant lease files in accordance with HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs were not consistently followed. Effect or Potential Effect The procedures for determining tenant security deposits and eligibility and maintaining tenant lease files were not consistently applied in accordance with HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs. This could result in units being rented to ineligible tenants or errors in the rent subsidies paid by HUD. Questioned Costs There are no questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation Management should establish procedures and monitor compliance with those procedures to ensure that tenant security deposits are correctly recorded, tenant eligibility is correctly determined and that tenant lease files are properly maintained in accordance with the requirements of HUD Handbook 4350.3, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs. Auditor Noncompliance Code: Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program administration. Finding Resolution Status: Resolved. Views of Responsible Officials Management hired additional oversight staff at the corporate level and changed the procedure for reviewing and approving annual certifications as well as monitoring EIV reporting. Management implemented new EIV procedures to ensure timely EIV reporting. All HUD staff has been trained on the new procedures.