Revise HUD handbooks for forward and reverse mortgages to reflect that tax liens and judgments are no longer reported on credit reports.
2019-KC-0003 | September 30, 2019
FHA Insured at Least $13 Billion in Loans to Ineligible Borrowers With Delinquent Federal Tax Debt
Housing
- Status2019-KC-0003-001-BOpenClosedClosed on January 15, 2020
- Status2019-KC-0003-001-COpenClosedClosed on January 15, 2020
Revise HUD handbooks for forward and reverse mortgages for uniformity in the treatment of delinquent tax debt and the existence of payment plans as only the forward mortgage handbook requires 3 months of payments.
2019-BO-1004 | September 09, 2019
Tuscan Homes I and II in Hartford, CT, Was Not Always Managed in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
Housing
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-AOpenClosed$17,761Questioned 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.
Closed on September 30, 2020Reimburse the project $17,761 from nonproject funds for the project operating funds disbursed for ineligible expenses.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-BOpenClosed$17,653Questioned 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.
Closed on September 30, 2020Support or reimburse the project $17,653 from nonproject funds for the project operating funds disbursed without sufficient supporting documentation.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-COpenClosed$45,000Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Closed on January 29, 2021Reclassify and properly record $45,000 in owner advances misclassified as loans.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-DOpenClosedClosed on January 29, 2021
Strengthen controls to ensure that project advances are reimbursed only when the project is in a surplus-cash position.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-EOpenClosedClosed on February 08, 2021
Implement adequate controls to ensure the review of the management agent fee to ensure that it is properly calculated in accordance with the HUD management agent certification and approved prior to payment from project operating funds.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-FOpenClosedClosed on January 29, 2021
Implement adequate controls to ensure that project funds are used only for eligible and supported operating expenses.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-GOpenClosedClosed on February 12, 2021
Obtain a formal agreement and approval from HUD to specify who is authorized to use the project’s community and recreation rooms and what activities are authorized or prohibited. In addition, this agreement must ensure that sufficient legal and liability protections are in place, establish consequences for noncompliance, and determine who is to pay for the utilities and maintenance of the rooms.
- Status2019-BO-1004-001-HOpenClosedClosed on January 29, 2021
Amend the management agent agreement compensation schedule to remove bookkeeping fees as a fee separate from the 8.9 percent management agent fee.
2019-CH-1003 | September 03, 2019
The Management Agent for Lake View Towers Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD’s Section 8 HAP Program Requirements
Housing
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-BOpenClosed$144Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Closed on February 21, 2020Reimburse the appropriate households $144 from nonproject funds for the underpayment of housing assistance due to incorrect calculations.
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-FOpenClosedClosed on March 27, 2025
Ensure that third-party verifications, such as tax returns provided by the applicant, are from the source by obtaining certified tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service.
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-GOpenClosedClosed on March 26, 2020
Revise its occupancy standards to include policies and procedures to prevent underutilization of the project’s units.
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-IOpenClosed$239,500Questioned 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.
Closed on August 21, 2025Conduct criminal record background checks in accordance with the project’s policies and procedures to ensure that adult members of all households, including the 11 households for which HUD made housing assistance payments totaling $239,500, were eligible to participate in the program. If the participants are deemed ineligible, the owner should follow applicable regulations to terminate or modify assistance and reimburse HUD from nonproject funds for those housing assistance payments deemed ineligible.
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-JOpenClosedClosed on March 26, 2020
Review and update the project’s waiting lists to include the missing dates and required notations.
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-KOpenClosedClosed on April 24, 2024
Develop and implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the project complies with HUD’s requirements and its own policies regarding the management of its waiting lists.
- Status2019-CH-1003-001-LOpenClosedClosed on April 24, 2024
Determine whether the households residing in the project’s assisted units received housing in accordance with the program’s requirements and if not, consider a referral to HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
2019-PH-1003 | August 02, 2019
PK Management, LLC, Richmond Heights, OH, Did Not Always Maintain Documentation Required to Support Housing Assistance Payments
Housing
- Status2019-PH-1003-001-AOpenClosed$497,762Questioned 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.
Closed on October 26, 2022Provide documentation to support housing assistance payments the projects received totaling $497,762 or reimburse HUD from nonproject funds for any amount that it cannot support.
- Status2019-PH-1003-001-BOpenClosedClosed on April 06, 2022
Implement controls to ensure that it maintains adequate documentation in the tenant files to show that tenants were eligible for assistance and that the housing assistance payments were supported.
2019-LA-0801 | July 15, 2019
HUD Completed the Agreed-Upon Corrective Actions for One of the Two Recommendations Reviewed From Prior OIG Audit Report 2015-LA-0001 on FHA-HAMP Partial Claims
Housing
- Status2019-LA-0801-001-AOpenClosed$5,115,079Questioned 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.
Closed on April 24, 2024Provide support of eligibility or require lender repayment of $5,115,079 for the 822 identified claims with a reported partial claim or loan modification within the prior 24 months.