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Condition and Criteria: The Authority’s purpose for existence is providing decent safe and affordable housing to low-income persons. As such, HUD requires the Authority to comply with special tests and provisions relating to its Housing Choice Voucher program. The Authority must inspect the unit leased to a family at least annually to determine if the unit meets Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and the Authority must conduct quality control re-inspections. The Authority must prepare a unit inspection report (24 CFR sections 982.158(d) and 982.405(b)). In addition, the PHA is required to obtain an executed General Depository Agreement for all bank accounts. During our testing of 10 HCV tenant files, we noted annual HQS inspections for all the tested units. However, the Authority did not perform the required quality control re-inspections.
Tenants were selected and traced to the waiting list. However, as documented in the CMR, the waiting list did not include applicants that had been ineligible when they originally applied.
We also were not provided with an executed General Depository Agreement. Due to the change in management, some bank accounts have not been able to update the authorized signers on the accounts.
Auditor’s Recommendation: The Authority should perform housing quality control re-inspections according to HUD guidelines.
The Authority should update its waiting list requirements and ensure that applicants are selected in the proper order.
The PHA should obtain the required General Depository Agreement and make sure that current management and board members have access to all bank accounts.
Grantee Response: We will comply with the auditor’s recommendation.
Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2024