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Finding 2022-001 ? Lack of Controls over Annual Tenant Re-examinations and Assistance Calculations (Material Non-Compliance, Material Weakness) Public Housing Program ? CFDA No. 14.850a; Grant period ? fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 Criteria Housing Authorities administering rental assistance programs are required to re-examine family eligibility and rental assistance calculations annually. Condition Out of a sample of ten tenant eligibility and rent calculation reexaminations, ten of the reexaminations were not performed timely. Cause Failure to perform annual re-examinations and rent calculations timely. Effect Eligibility and rent determinations based on outdated information. Questioned Costs ? None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Authority perform tenant re-examinations and rent calculations annually. Reply The Authority has performed all applicable tenant re-examinations and rent calculations as of March 31, 2022. Dr. Janice Wade, Executive Director, directed the completion of the re-examinations as of March 31, 2022, and has assumed the responsibility of executing timely tenant re-examinations annually thereafter.