HUD is responsible for ensuring that its assisted properties are decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair and that its programs and projects follow relevant regulations. All properties proposed for use in HUD programs must be free of hazardous materials, contamination, toxic chemicals and gases, and radioactive substances that could affect the health and safety of occupants.
Whether through project-based rental assistance, public housing, tenant-based rental assistance, or other programs that provide assisted housing, HUD relies on local housing authorities, state and local agencies, and landlords to maintain the properties, address health and safety hazards in a timely manner, and efficiently execute programs that improve housing quality. To perform its oversight properly HUD must collect timely, complete, and accurate data, certifications, and other performance information to ensure that housing providers are abiding by HUD’s standards for quality housing and are operating effectively. A gap in oversight at any step in the process leaves HUD-assisted tenants in potentially unhealthy and unsafe living conditions.
Latest Reports
The City of Chicago’s Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD’s and Its Own Requirements
We audited the City of Chicago’s Department of Public Health’s (Department) Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program based on our analysis of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes grantees in Region 5’s jurisdiction. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Department administered the Program in accordance with HUD’s and its own requirements…
September 30, 2018
#2018-CH-1010
The Kansas City, MO, Health Department Did Not Spend Lead Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), audited the Kansas City, MO, Health Department’s Lead Safe KC program due to increased media attention on lead-based paint poisoning in the Kansas City area. Further, we had never conducted an audit of the more than $21.6 million in grants received by the Health Department since 1997. Our audit objective was to determine whether…
April 06, 2018
#2018-KC-1002
Assessing HUD Plans for Evaluating Urban Promise Zones and HUD Grant Programs Participating in Promise Zones
Twenty-two Promise Zones were selected through three rounds of national competition. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), oversees 14 urban Promise Zones, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees 8 rural and tribal Promise Zones. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) tasked HUD and USDA to lead the Promise Zone initiative and play essential roles in gathering information about progress in…
April 19, 2017
#2016-OE-0010
The City of High Point Did Not Properly Administer Its Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grants in Compliance With Federal Requirements
We audited the City of High Point’s lead-based paint procurement and eligibility operations. We selected the Authority based on concerns from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. Our audit objective was to determine whether the City administered its lead-based paint hazard control grants in accordance with HUD’s regulations and grant requirements for…
July 09, 2015
#2015-AT-1005
The City of Spokane and Lead Hazard Control and Recovery Act Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited the City of Spokane, WA’s Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to determine whether the City complied with procurement, matching, and reporting requirements when executing its grant. This audit was part of the mandate to monitor grant activities funded by the Recovery Act. We selected…
April 26, 2013
#2013-SE-1003
Healthy Homes Needs To Strengthen Its Controls Over Lead Hazard Control Grant Administrative Costs
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General conducted a limited scope internal review of Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (Healthy Homes) to determine whether Healthy Homes allowed excessive administrative costs to be charged to the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control grant program. This review was the result of the audit of the Washington State Lead Hazard Control grant (2012-SE-…
April 18, 2013
#2013-KC-0801
The State of Washington Generally Complied With Lead Hazard Control Grant and Recovery Act Requirements but Charged Excessive Administrative Costs
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited the Washington State Department of Commerce to determine whether it complied with Lead Hazard Control grant project eligibility, matching contribution, administrative cost, and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act reporting requirements. This audit is part of the national mandate to monitor grant activities funded by the Recovery Act. We…
August 09, 2012
#2012-SE-1005
The State of Wisconsin’s Department of Commerce Needs To Improve Its Oversight of Its Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Recovery Act Grant
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General audited the State of Wisconsin’s Department of Commerce’s Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2011 annual audit plan. We selected the State for review based on a citizen’s complaint forwarded to our office from the U.S. Department of…
February 29, 2012
#2012-CH-1005
The Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Needs To Improve Its Monitoring of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grant Recipients
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General audited the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control’s monitoring of its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 grant recipients. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2011 annual audit plan. We selected Healthy Homes for audit based upon an internal audit suggestion regarding Healthy Homes’ monitoring of its grant…
September 30, 2011
#2011-CH-0003
HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Grant Selection Procedures Used for the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Program
We performed an audit of HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (OHHLHC) grant program for Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD). Our audit was initiated based on a complaint to the hotline alleging that the managers of OHHLHC changed the scores assigned by the application review panel to award grants to applicants that were not ranked high enough to receive funding under the 2009 NOFA. Our objective was to…
September 29, 2010
#2010-HA-0002