Improve its quality control process for monitoring its inspectors to enhance the effectiveness of its unit inspections and ensure that all units meet HUD’s and its own requirements to prevent more than $34 million in Program funds from being spent on units that do not meet HQS over the next year. This process should include but not be limited to procedures (1) requiring its staff to use the quality control inspection results to evaluate and monitor the performance of the Authority’s inspectors, along with maintaining adequate supporting documentation on feedback provided to the inspectors for recurring inspection deficiencies and (2) for evaluating the training provided to its inspectors to determine what improvements are needed to ensure that unit deficiencies are detected.
2024-CH-1004 | August 23, 2024
The Boston Housing Authority Did Not Always Comply With HUD’s Requirements for Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Units
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2024-CH-1004-001-BOpenClosed$34,487,989Funds 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 June 18, 2025 - Status2024-CH-1004-002-AOpenClosed$106,477Questioned 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 02, 2025Pursue collection from the applicable owners or reimburse its HCV Program from non-Federal funds $106,477 ($180,309 - $73,832) in inappropriate HAP
- Status2024-CH-1004-002-BOpenClosedClosed on June 26, 2025
Provide evidence to HUD that it has improved its controls and procedures for its stop payment process to ensure that (1) payments to owners comply with its HCV Program administrative plan and HUD requirements and (2) it maintains documentation to support stop payments and resumption of those payments for each unit as applicable.
- Status2024-CH-1004-002-COpenClosedClosed on July 25, 2025
Provide documentation to support that HAP was appropriately paid to the owners for the 66 units that had more than one stop payment. If additional HAP was inappropriately paid, the Authority should pursue collection from the applicable owners or reimburse its HCV Program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2024-CH-1004-003-AOpenClosedClosed on July 31, 2025
Review its records to confirm whether it had cases of children with EBLLs during our audit period and work with the owner(s) of the HCV Program units to provide required documentation to HUD.
- Status2024-CH-1004-003-BOpenClosedClosed on June 18, 2025
Update publications and educational materials to owners to ensure that they understand their reporting responsibilities to HUD regarding confirmed cases of children with EBLLs.
- Status2024-CH-1004-003-COpenClosedClosed on June 03, 2025
Develop and implement procedures and controls for coordinating with public health departments and managing cases of children with EBLLs, including monitoring owners for compliance with the requirements of the LSHR.
- Status2024-CH-1004-003-DOpenClosedClosed on July 25, 2025
Work with HUD’s OLHCHH to provide technical assistance to the Authority’s staff to develop and implement procedures and controls for monitoring owners for compliance with HUD’s EBLL requirements and attempting to collaborate with local health departments to identify cases of EBLL in children under 6 years of age under its HCV Program.
2024-LA-1001 | August 02, 2024
Housing and Community Development Should Improve Its Fraud Risk Management Practices for Its ESG CARES Act Program
Community Planning and Development
- Status2024-LA-1001-001-AOpenClosedClosed on April 09, 2025
Establish a separate fraud risk management framework or evaluate and build upon its ERM framework by incorporating fraud risk management practices that are consistent with the principles of GAO’s Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (Green Book), including developing a fraud risk management framework in alignment with best practices identified in GAO’s A Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Programs and the Chief Financial Officers Council’s Antifraud Playbook.
- Status2024-LA-1001-001-BOpenClosedClosed on April 09, 2025
Obtain training or technical assistance on the implementation of fraud risk management practices consistent with the principles of GAO’s Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (Green Book).
2024-CH-1002 | July 12, 2024
The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cleveland, OH, Did Not Have Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2024-CH-1002-001-COpenClosedClosed on June 02, 2025
Work with HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to provide training for the Authority’s staff on the appropriate testing methodology for confirming that a child has an EBLL and to provide technical assistance on procedures and controls to address the issues cited in this finding.
- Status2024-CH-1002-002-FOpenClosedClosed on June 02, 2025
Work with HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to provide training for the Authority’s staff on the management of lead-based paint, including technical assistance with developing and implementing procedures and controls to address the issues cited in this finding.
2024-CH-1001 | June 28, 2024
The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Columbus, OH, Did Not Always Comply With HUD’s Requirements for Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Units
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2024-CH-1001-002-AOpenClosed$5,194Questioned 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 February 19, 2025Pursue collection from the applicable owner or reimburse its HCV Program $5,194 from non-Federal funds for HAP that was not properly stopped for two units with outstanding HQS deficiencies.
- Status2024-CH-1001-002-BOpenClosed$10,233Questioned 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 February 19, 2025Provide support showing whether HAP was appropriately stopped for the four units cited in the finding or reimburse or pursue collection of $10,233 from non-Federal funds for HAP to owners with outstanding HQS deficiencies.
2024-KC-0002 | May 24, 2024
Servicers Followed the COVID-19 Foreclosure Moratorium Requirements but Could Have Better Communicated the Requirements to Borrowers
Housing
- Status2024-KC-0002-001-AOpenClosedClosed on April 25, 2025
Update Handbook 4000.1 to require servicers to share information regarding foreclosure moratoriums with borrowers.
- Status2024-KC-0002-001-BOpenClosedClosed on May 24, 2024
Simplify the process for accessing its FAQs on Single Family’s website, including adding a clickable link on its website home page that will take borrowers directly to the FAQs.
2024-KC-0001 | April 18, 2024
HUD Can Improve Its Loan Purchaser Qualification Vetting To Better Achieve Its Mission Objectives
Housing
- Status2024-KC-0001-001-AOpenClosedClosed on July 11, 2024
Require the transaction specialist contractor to change its application review process to prevent incomplete applications from being considered during vacant loan sales and that recommendations to approve applications are supported by written analysis.
- Status2024-KC-0001-001-BOpenClosedClosed on July 11, 2024
Implement improved verification checks to prevent participation of restricted entities.
- Status2024-KC-0001-001-COpenClosedClosed on July 24, 2024
Implement an improved process to review and update program controls before each sale to achieve its mission objectives.
2024-FO-0005 | March 29, 2024
Risk Assessments of HUD's Charge Card Programs
Chief Procurement Officer
- Status2024-FO-0005-001-AOpenClosedClosed on December 09, 2024
Develop a standard operating procedure for the monthly transaction review that aligns with the HUD policy and includes specific procedures on how to (1) identify and review common transactions that raise the level of risk in the program (for example, personal use purchases, other prohibited purchases, unauthorized purchases or services, split purchases, fraudulent purchases, FAR violation purchases, etc.), (2) methodically select transactions for investigation, and (3) follow up on identified potential improper transactions, including record-keeping requirements.