Distribute $35,189 to the applicable public housing agencies for the underpayment of special administrative fees for portability cited in this finding.
2020-CH-0006 | September 09, 2020
HUD Could Improve Its Oversight of Portability in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2020-CH-0006-002-BOpenClosed$35,189Funds 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 March 16, 2021 - Status2020-CH-0006-002-COpenClosedClosed on October 01, 2020
Review the calculations and distributions of funds for the 2019 category 2b portability set-aside and special administrative fees for portability to ensure that the spreadsheet errors did not carry forward from the previous calculations.
2020-LA-1005 | September 03, 2020
Mid America Mortgage, dba 1st Tribal Lending, Pinole, CA, Did Not Always Follow HUD’s Section 184 Program Requirements
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2020-LA-1005-001-AOpenClosed$607,598Funds 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 December 01, 2022Request indemnification for the 7 of the 11 loans that had material underwriting deficiencies (appendix D). The unpaid balance for these loans is $1.3 million and the estimated potential loss to HUD is $607,598.
- Status2020-LA-1005-001-BOpenClosedClosed on December 05, 2022
Require the lender to develop and implement enhanced policies and procedures to ensure electronic signatures from borrowers are properly supported.
- Status2020-LA-1005-001-COpenClosedClosed on February 02, 2024
Require the lender to fully implement its quality control plan with respect to reverifications and provide HUD with periodic reports for 12 months to ensure that it conducts its quality control reviews in accordance with the requirements.
2020-AT-1003 | August 31, 2020
The Housing Authority of the City of Macon-Bibb County, GA, Improperly Executed the HAP Contract for Vineville Christian Towers’ RAD Conversion
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2020-AT-1003-001-AOpenClosed$256,824Funds 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 October 15, 2020Put $256,824 to better use by cancelling the project-based voucher housing assistance payments contract resulting from the RAD conversion. The Authority should work with HUD and the owner to protect the tenancy of the affected tenants at the time of contract cancellation.
- Status2020-AT-1003-001-BOpenClosed$138,925Questioned 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 July 26, 2021Reimburse its Section 8 program $138,925 in associated administrative fees from non-Federal funds for the improper issuance of tenant protection assistance and an improper conversion to the project-based voucher program.
- Status2020-AT-1003-001-COpenClosedClosed on November 02, 2020
Develop and implement procedures to ensure that forms HUD-50059 and or tenant profiles is received from HUD before providing tenant protection assistance resulting from a completed housing conversion action.
- Status2020-AT-1003-001-DOpenClosedClosed on November 02, 2020
Provide adequate training to staff associated with administering tenant protection and project-based vouchers to help address its lack of familiarity with requirements and ensure compliance with program requirements.
- Status2020-AT-1003-001-EOpenClosedClosed on November 12, 2020
Develop and implement procedures for executing Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program housing assistance payments contracts related to RAD conversions.
2020-CH-0005 | August 21, 2020
HUD Needs To Improve Its Oversight of Lead in the Water of Multifamily Housing Units
Housing
- Status2020-CH-0005-001-AOpenClosedPriorityPriority
We believe these open recommendations, if implemented, will have the greatest impact on helping HUD achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
Develop and implement an action plan that includes sufficient policies, procedures, and controls that address households living in multifamily housing units having a sufficient supply of safe drinking water […]
Status
In April 2022, HUD created draft standard operating procedures to address lead in the water of its multifamily housing units. On May 11, 2023, HUD published its National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) regulations that addressed lead in the water. Further, on June 30, 2023, HUD published its Implementation of National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate Administrative Procedures, which requires property owners and agents to provide information about water supply providers and water safety alerts, if applicable, prior to the commencement of a Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspection. As a result, the Office of Multifamily Housing is revising its procedures and consulting with the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH). As of July 2025, the Office of Multifamily has developed standard operating procedures for its field office staff and plans to issue additional guidance to HUD staff and multifamily property owners on addressing lead in the water for multifamily properties. Although the final action target date has passed, the guidance is undergoing HUD's internal review clearance process. However, HUD did not provide an estimated date for issuance of guidance to close the recommendation.
Analysis
To fully address this recommendation, the Office of Multifamily Housing must provide evidence of an action plan or policy that includes procedures to ensure households living in multifamily units have a sufficient supply of safe drinking water.
Implementation of this recommendation will enable HUD to have sufficient oversight and control activities in place to ensure households living in multifamily housing have a sufficient supply of safe drinking water.
2020-CH-0004 | August 21, 2020
HUD Needs To Improve Its Oversight of Lead in the Water of Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing Program Units
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2020-CH-0004-001-AOpenClosedClosed on July 01, 2022
Develop and implement an action plan that includes sufficient policies, procedures, and controls that address households living in assisted units having a sufficient supply of safe drinking water. Such policies, procedures, and controls should include but not be limited to (1) developing and implementing internal procedures to be notified, and share with public housing agencies, when the public water systems’ water exceeds the Environmental Protection Agency’s lead action level and (2) revising HUD’s applicable regulations, providing guidance to public housing agencies and Housing Choice Voucher Program landlords, and taking appropriate actions so that households living in assisted units have a sufficient supply of safe drinking water.
2020-BO-0001 | August 12, 2020
HUD Could Strengthen Controls Over Employee Benefits Expensed at Public Housing Agencies
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2020-BO-0001-001-AOpenClosedClosed on February 01, 2021
Evaluate the risk that employee benefit contributions expensed at PHAs may be unreasonable and, if determined necessary, establish and implement controls to reduce or eliminate the evaluated risk.
- Status2020-BO-0001-001-BOpenClosedClosed on April 13, 2021
Develop and implement additional guidance to ensure that PHAs enter accurate employee benefit data into FASS-PH.
2019-OE-0002a | June 25, 2020
HUD Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Records Protection and Management
Office of Administration
- Status2019-OE-0002a-01OpenClosedClosed on August 27, 2021
Designate a Senior Agency Official for Records Management at the Assistant Secretary level or its equivalent.
- Status2019-OE-0002a-02OpenClosedClosed on August 27, 2021
Update and issue agency formal records policy, including detailed procedures and requirements for completing and maintaining program office and agencywide inventories of systems, records, and PII.
- Status2019-OE-0002a-03OpenClosed
Update and obtain final NARA approval of all HUD records retention schedules, including the Capstone email schedule, to comply with Federal requirements, including OMB M-19-21.
- Status2019-OE-0002a-04OpenClosed
Develop and approve an enterprise strategy to meet all M-19-21 electronic transition requirements.
- Status2019-OE-0002a-05OpenClosed
Issue a formal policy and requirements for managing CUI.
- Status2019-OE-0002a-06OpenClosedClosed on August 27, 2021
Establish and disseminate a policy on safeguarding or prohibiting the transportation of PII records out of the office for telework purposes.