We audited the Delaware County Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). We selected the Authority for an audit based on our analysis of various risk factors relating to the housing authorities under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Philadelphia regional office. This is the first of two audit reports that we plan to issue on the Authority's program. Our…

We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Allentown's (Authority) administration of its housing quality standards inspection program for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program as part of our fiscal year 2008 audit plan. This is our second audit report issued on the Authority's program. The audit objective addressed in this report was to determine whether the Authority adequately administered its Section 8 housing quality standards…

We audited the Tuckahoe Housing Authority (Authority) to assess the merits of a complaint and determine whether the Authority administered its low-rent housing program and nonprofit entity activities in accordance with the annual contributions contract and other U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations. The audit disclosed that the Authority did not adequately administer its low-rent program and nonprofit entity…

We audited the Harrisburg Housing Authority's (Authority) administration of its housing quality standards inspection program for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program based on the survey results of our recently completed audit of the Authority's low-rent public housing and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs. This is our second audit report issued on the Authority's programs. The audit objective addressed in this report was to…

This is the tenth report in our ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's (the auditee) administration of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York. During our audit period, April 1, 2007, through September 30, 2007, the auditee disbursed approximately $132.7 million of the $2.783 billion funds appropriated. The objectives of this audit were to determine…

Our audit objective was to determine whether Elders Place, Incorporated, (Elders Place, Inc.), administered project operating funds in accordance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements. Elders Place, Inc., did not administer project operating funds in accordance with HUD requirements. It made more than $309,900 in unsupported disbursements and more than $73,400 in ineligible disbursements and, thereby, did not…

Attached is the final report on our audit of the Housing Authority of the City of Allentown (Authority), Allentown, Pennsylvania, Audit Report Number 2008-PH-1003, dated November 21, 2007. Our objectives were to determine whether the Authority calculated housing assistance payments accurately and properly maintained documentation in its tenant files for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program according to U.S. Department of Housing and…

Attached is the final report on our audit of the Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, branch of National City Mortgage (branch office), Audit Report Number 2008-PH-1002, dated November 20, 2007. We selected the branch office because its default rate was above the state's default rate. Our objective was to determine whether the branch office complied with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations, procedures, and instructions…

During the ninth in our series of on-going audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's (LMDC) administration of the $2.783 billion of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, we noted that the final action plan approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (…

HUD OIG performed the ninth of the ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s (LMDC’s) administration of the Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.  HUD has allocated $2.783 billion in Disaster Recovery Assistance funds to the LMDC.  OIG’s…

During the eighth in our series of ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's (LMDC) administration of the $2.783 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, we identified a concern about whether certain activities, for which funds have been disbursed and…

"HUD OIG performed the seventh of the ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s (LMDC’s) administration of the $2.783 billion in Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.  HUD OIG’s audit objectives were to determine whether the LMDC (1) disbursed…