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Criteria: Public housing agencies such as the Pomona Housing Authority run by the City, per CFR § 982.405(b), must conduct
supervisory quality control housing quality standards inspections on tenant units. Condition: The City did not perform the required quality control re-inspections on any units during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Cause: The City had only one inspector available to inspect units during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Effect: The City is not in compliance with the housing quality standards inspections requirements of the Housing Voucher Cluster program. Recommendation: We recommend the City commence quality control re-inspections as soon as possible, either by contracting with another public housing agency, or by hiring or contracting with a part-time inspector. Management’s Response: Pomona Housing Authority (PHA) acknowledges and understands CFR 982.405(b) and the requirement to conduct supervisory quality control housing quality standards inspections on tenant units. PHA had limited staff and was not able to perform all the required inspections. Since the pandemic, the PHA made it a priority to bring and keep all inspections current, including hiring a third party. In addition, an inspector retired and the other inspector moved over to a new role within the Agency. PHA has since hired another inspector as well as filled the Housing Supervisor position in order to satisfy the requirement of inspections.