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Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-KC-1003-003-B
    $152
    Questioned 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.

    Require the Authority to recompute the rents for the households noted above and as necessary for errors made by Majestic Management, reimburse tenants for overcharged rent from operating funds or rent credit, and enter into repayment agreements with tenants if they were undercharged based on nondisclosure of income.

Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1006-001-D

    Provide training and technical assistance to the owner and its management agent to ensure compliance with the terms of its regulatory agreement and applicable HUD requirements.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1006-002-A

    Submit a project owner’s or management agent’s certification for identity-of-interest agents, a management entity profile, a management plan, and other required documentation for review and approval.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1006-002-B
    $402,975
    Questioned 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.

    Request retroactive approval of the fees paid to the identity-of-interest entity totaling $402,975 and any fees incurred outside our audit period, including fiscal year 2017, when submitting the project owner’s or management agent’s certification for identity-of-interest agents in response to recommendation 2A. If the request is not approved retroactively, the owner should repay the project from nonproject funds for the amount that was not approved.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1006-002-C

    Evaluate the owner’s capability to effectively manage the project and consider whether independent professional management services are needed.

Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1802-001-A
    $408,295
    Funds 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.

    Work with HUD to nullify the restrictions on conveyance that violate HUD policy or indemnify HUD. This action will protect HUD against future losses of $381,823 for the seven loans.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1802-001-B
    $26,472
    Questioned 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.

    Repay HUD $26,472 for partial claims paid on one FHA loan that contained prohibited restrictive covenants.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1802-001-C

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to identify prohibited restrictions on conveyance to ensure that it does not originate FHA loans with prohibited restrictive covenants.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1802-001-D

    Provide training to its employees regarding HUD’s requirements related to prohibited restrictions on conveyance.

Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-DE-1003-001-A

    Develop and implement controls over owner contributions and owner distributions to ensure compliance with its regulatory agreement and HUD regulations.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-DE-1003-001-B

    Complete HUD-approved training regarding owner contributions and distributions.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-DE-1003-001-C
    $15,000
    Questioned 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.

    Repay its project’s operating account for the ineligible $15,000 disbursement from non-project funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-DE-1003-002-A

    Perform an analysis of all security deposits and ensure that the security deposit account is fully funded.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-DE-1003-002-B

    Implement controls to ensure existing procedures are followed to maintain the project’s security deposit funds separately from all other accounts by depositing and disbursing all security deposit funds directly into and from the security deposit account.

Public and Indian Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-BO-1007-001-A
    $2,679,580
    Questioned 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.

    Support that $2,533,377 in costs were reasonable and allowable program expenses in accordance with requirements or repay from non-Federal funds the appropriate programs any amounts they cannot support.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-BO-1007-001-B
    $1,625,391
    Questioned 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.

    Repay the appropriate programs from non-Federal funds the $1,524,604 in ineligible funds paid when costs exceeded contract terms.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-BO-1007-001-C
    $1,242,154
    Funds 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.

    Determine the appropriateness of the remaining balance of $1,242,154 on unsupported contracts to ensure costs were reasonable, reprocure the subject contracts, or reallocate the funds to the appropriate program.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-BO-1007-001-D
    $375,526
    Funds 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.

    Reprocure expired service contracts to ensure estimated balances of $375,526 are used on eligible contract.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-BO-1007-001-E

    Reprocure any service contracts necessary and ensure that the contracts are properly awarded in accordance with HUD requirements.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-BO-1007-001-F

    Strengthen and implement controls and procedures over procurement, including monitoring consultants, to ensure that procurement activities meet HUD requirements.