Finding Text
Criteria: Only U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens may receive assistance under Section 8. All applicants for assistance must be given notice of the requirement to submit evidence of citizenship status at the time of application. All family members, regardless of age, must declare their citizenship by completing Citizen Declaration Form.
Condition: During our testing of Tennant Eligibility, the following tenants did not complete Citizen Declaration Form:
Effect: The Project did not follow the HUD directive regarding tenants completing the Citizen Declaration Form.
Cause: Due to the turnover of the Management Agent and Property Management Staff, there was a lack of internal control in tenant eligibility documentation.
Context: A sample of four tenant files was for Testing of Eligibility, in which three instances in which the Citizen Declaration Form is unavailable for examination purposes.
Recommendation: We recommend that the Project provide the Citizen Declaration Form to be complete.
Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan: No disagreements with the audit finding.