Require the Englewood Apartments’ owner to repay HUD from non-project funds the projected $377,108 in housing assistance payments for tenants who were not eligible for assistance.
2020-KC-1001 | June 08, 2020
Englewood Apartments Did Not Comply With Tenant Eligibility and Recertification Requirements
Housing
- Status2020-KC-1001-001-AOpenClosed$377,108Questioned 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 June 14, 2021 - Status2020-KC-1001-001-BOpenClosed$24,295Questioned 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 June 14, 2021Require Englewood Apartments to support that $24,295 in unsupported housing assistance payments was eligible and accurate. Englewood Apartments’ owner should repay any subsidy overpayments to HUD from non-project sources. Further, the owner should reimburse tenants for overcharged rents or enter into a repayment agreement with tenants who were undercharged due to nondisclosure of income.
- Status2020-KC-1001-001-COpenClosedClosed on April 08, 2021
Require the Englewood Apartments’ owner to implement appropriate controls, including a formalized process, to use when conducting initial certifications and interim and annual recertifications to ensure that tenants are eligible, housing assistance payments are accurate, and tenant files contain all required documentation to comply with HUD’s and its own requirements. In addition, the updated controls should ensure a layer of management oversight to review all certifications before final approval until such time as onsite management is trained and has been proven to follow HUD’s and its own requirements.
- Status2020-KC-1001-001-DOpenClosedClosed on March 02, 2021
Ensure that the owner, management agent, and staff complete training to ensure that they understand their duties, including HUD’s and local tenant eligibility and certification requirements.
- Status2020-KC-1001-001-EOpenClosedClosed on December 22, 2021
Monitor Englewood Apartments to ensure that its staff properly maintains tenant files and completes required certifications in accordance with HUD’s and its own requirements.
- Status2020-KC-1001-001-FOpenClosedClosed on April 08, 2021
Ensure that Englewood Apartments’ owner and its identity-of-interest management agent provide necessary oversight to its onsite staff.
- Status2020-KC-1001-002-AOpenClosedClosed on March 24, 2021
Require Englewood Apartments’ owner to further develop a formalized process to use when running and reviewing EIV reports.
- Status2020-KC-1001-002-BOpenClosedClosed on March 24, 2021
Require Englewood Apartments’ owner to ensure that the management agent and staff complete EIV training to ensure that staff members understand their duties and both HUD’s and Englewood Apartments’ own requirements.
- Status2020-KC-1001-002-COpenClosedClosed on June 14, 2021
Monitor Englewood Apartments to ensure that it properly runs and reviews the EIV reports.
- Status2020-KC-1001-002-DOpenClosedClosed on April 08, 2021
Ensure that Englewood Apartments’ owner and its identity-of-interest management agent provide necessary oversight to its onsite staff.