Finding 620389 (2022-006)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-09-28

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Public Housing Authority (PHA) did not follow the required process for selecting families from the waiting list for the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 24 CFR sections 982.203, 5.410, and 982.54(d) was not achieved, as there was no documentation for tenant selection.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should establish and enforce procedures to ensure proper documentation and compliance with federal regulations moving forward.

Finding Text

Except as provided in 24 CFR section 982.203 (Special admission (non-waiting list)), all families admitted to the program must be selected from the waiting list. ?Selection? from the waiting list generally occurs when the PHA notifies a family whose name reaches the top of the waiting list to come in to verify eligibility for admission (24 CFR sections 5.410, 982.54(d), and 982.201 through 982.207). The above requirements were not met for the 2022 audit. During the audit we selected 2 new admissions to test, we noted 2 out of the 2 tenants did not have documentation showing how the tenants were selected from the waiting list. Personnel responsible for selecting new tenants from the waiting list did not keep support. The above condition resulted in the Authority being out of compliance with Federal Regulations. We recommend that Management implement procedures to ensure compliance with the above regulations as it relates to the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Management agrees with the finding and have outlined a plan of action in the corrective action plan section of this report.

Categories

Questioned Costs HUD Housing Programs Eligibility

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 43943 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 43944 2022-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 43945 2022-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 43946 2022-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 43947 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 620385 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 620386 2022-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 620387 2022-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 620388 2022-005
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $670,712
14.850 Public and Indian Housing $255,983
14.872 Public Housing Capital Fund $31,528