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Finding No. 2022-003; Federal Assistance Listing Number 99.999 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 that one out of two tenants tested did not have income verification in connection with the preparation of the recertification. Cause Management's policies with respect to the determination of income support and eligibility and 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 support of tenant income 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 N/A Context One out of two tenants tested did not have verified income maintained in the tenant file. Repeat Finding No Recommendation Management should follow procedures and monitor compliance with those procedures to insure 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: E. Eligibility; R. Section 8 Program Administration Finding Resolution Status: Unresolved Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions Due to either tenant noncompliance or challenges with scheduling meetings with tenants or obtaining verifications, some recertifications were completed late. REACH has policies in place to complete recertifications timely and will be providing ongoing training and guidance to staff to make sure the policies are being followed.