Finding 970301 (2023-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-04-19

AI Summary

  • Issue: Unit inspections were not conducted as required by HUD guidelines.
  • Impact: This could lead to tenants living in units that are not safe or sanitary.
  • Follow-up: Edward T. Boyle Center has started inspections again and will document them properly moving forward.

Finding Text

Finding 2023-001: Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects, Federal Assistance Listing Number 14.155 Criteria: The HUD Handbook requires owners to perform and document inspections of each unit on at least an annual basis. Condition: Unit inspections were not performed during the year. Context: We reviewed 15 tenant files for documentation of unit inspections. Cause: Edward T. Boyle Center did not ensure unit inspections were performed during the year. Effect: The tenant’s unit may not be in a decent, safe, and sanitary condition. Recommendation: We recommend that Edward T. Boyle Center resume unit inspections and ensure those inspections are properly documented in the tenant files. Views of management and planned corrective action: Edward T. Boyle Center has resumed unit inspections and will ensure those inspections are properly documented in the tenant files.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.155 Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase Or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects $3.44M
14.195 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program $741,384