Provide training to its inspector on conducting housing quality standards inspections.
Publication Report
2018-PH-1005 | Septiembre 19, 2018
The Adams County Housing Authority, Gettysburg, PA, Did Not Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program According to HUD Requirements
We audited the Adams County Housing Authority because (1) a news article reported that the executive director received an excessive salary and practiced nepotism, (2) we received a complaint alleging nepotism and potential misuse of Federal funds, and (... másRelated Recommendations
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2018-PH-1005-001-AOpenClosedClosed on Agosto 28, 2019$279.00Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
SummaryReimburse its program $279 from non-Federal funds for the ineligible payment it made due to the conflict-of-interest situation identified by the audit.
- Summary
Develop and implement controls to prevent and detect conflict-of-interest situations.
- Status2018-PH-1005-001-COpenClosedClosed on Septiembre 07, 2023$225,182.00Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
SummaryProvide documentation to show that indirect payroll expenses totaling $225,182 charged to the program were reasonable and necessary or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.
- Summary
Develop and implement a cost allocation plan to use as a basis for charging indirect payroll expenses to the program.
- Status2018-PH-1005-001-EOpenClosedClosed on Marzo 06, 2025$47,376.00Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
SummaryProvide documentation to show that administrative fees totaling $47,376 were used to perform administrative duties for the program or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.
- Summary
Develop and implement controls to ensure that administrative fees are used to perform administrative duties for the program.
- Summary
Certify, along with the owners of the 10 units cited in the finding, that the applicable housing quality standards violations have been corrected.
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Develop and implement controls to ensure that an independent entity performs housing quality standards inspections of units that it substantially controls.
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Submit a request for approval of an independent entity to perform rent reasonableness determinations for program units that it substantially controls.
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Develop and implement controls to ensure that the independent entity approved in recommendation 1J performs rent reasonableness determinations for program units that it substantially controls.