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2022 ? 002 Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name: Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Listing Number: 14.181 Award Period: 2022 Type of Finding: Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or Specific Requirement: As per 24 CFR 891.410 Selection and Admission of Tenants, the owner must reexamine the income and composition of the household at least every 12 months. Upon verification of the information, the Owner must make appropriate adjustments in the total tenant payment in accordance with federal regulations and must determine whether the household unit size is still appropriate. Condition: Upon performing testing over tenant rent and eligibility, we noted that annual recertifications were not completed timely. Questioned costs: None Context: Annual recertifications for 3 out of 5 tenants tested were not performed. Cause: Turnover of property manager at the property management company and weaknesses in internal controls over timely completion of tenant annual recertifications. Effect: Untimely performance of required annual recertifications could affect the household?s eligibility for project rental assistance payments. Repeat Finding: Yes Recommendation: We recommend that all required annual recertifications be completed timely. Views of Responsible Officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.