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Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-CH-1004-001-B
    $34,487,989
    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.

    Closed on June 18, 2025

    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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-CH-1004-002-A
    $106,477
    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.

    Closed on June 02, 2025

    Pursue collection from the applicable owners or reimburse its HCV Program from non-Federal funds $106,477 ($180,309 - $73,832) in inappropriate HAP

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-CH-1004-002-B
    Closed 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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-CH-1004-002-C
    Closed 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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-CH-1004-003-A
    Closed 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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-CH-1004-003-B
    Closed 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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-CH-1004-003-C
    Closed 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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-CH-1004-003-D
    Closed 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.

Community Planning and Development

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-LA-1001-001-A
    Closed 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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-LA-1001-001-B
    Closed 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).

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-CH-1002-001-C
    Closed 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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-CH-1002-002-F
    Closed 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.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-CH-1001-002-A
    $5,194
    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.

    Closed on February 19, 2025

    Pursue 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.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-CH-1001-002-B
    $10,233
    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.

    Closed on February 19, 2025

    Provide 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.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-KC-0002-001-A
    Closed on April 25, 2025

    Update Handbook 4000.1 to require servicers to share information regarding foreclosure moratoriums with borrowers.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-KC-0002-001-B
    Closed 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.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-KC-0001-001-A
    Closed 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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-KC-0001-001-B
    Closed on July 11, 2024

    Implement improved verification checks to prevent participation of restricted entities.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-KC-0001-001-C
    Closed on July 24, 2024

    Implement an improved process to review and update program controls before each sale to achieve its mission objectives.

Chief Procurement Officer

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2024-FO-0005-001-A
    Closed 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.