HUD Should Better Track Elevated Blood Lead Levels in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Properties
Under the Lead Safe Housing Rule (LSHR), owners of multifamily properties receiving assistance from the U.S.
HUD’s Office of Single Family Housing Did Not Consistently Monitor Its Field Service Management Contractors’ Property Preservation and Protection Services
HUD’s Office of Single Family Housing did not consistently monitor its Field Service Management (FSM) contractors’ property preservation and protection services. Specifically, HUD provided inconsistent monitoring for 34 of the 79 statistically sampled records we reviewed, and these involved discrepancies between HUD’s assessment, the support, and the performance work statement. HUD did not develop and apply a clear and uniform review framework to ensure that its process and procedures provided for effective FSM contract monitoring. As a result, HUD (1) cannot ensure
SAR 93 - HUD OIG Semiannual Report to Congress for the period October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025
The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month period. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and Congress fully informed of significant findings, progress the Agency has made, and recommendations for improvement.
HUD Did Not Comply With the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
HUD did not comply with PIIA because it did not report compliant improper and unknown payment estimates for the Office of Public and Indian Housing’s Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (PIH-TBRA) program and the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs’ Project-Based Rental Assistance (MF-PBRA) program. These were HUD’s two largest program expenditures, totaling more than $50 billion in fiscal year 2024. This noncompliance is significant because this is the eighth consecutive year in which HUD has been unable to produce PIH-TBRA and MF-PBRA improper and unknown payment est