The Cooperative and Management Agent Lacked Adequate Controls Over the Operation of Lakeview East Cooperative, Chicago, IL
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that members maintain their units at the project as their principal residence or sell their memberships.
The Cooperative and Management Agent Lacked Adequate Controls Over the Operation of Lakeview East Cooperative, Chicago, IL
Rent the unit that was used to provide rent-free housing to former employees of the management agent to a very low-, low-, or moderate-income household selected from a waiting list for rental units that meets the requirements of the resident home-ownership plan and considers the tenant profile.
The Cooperative and Management Agent Lacked Adequate Controls Over the Operation of Lakeview East Cooperative, Chicago, IL
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the project’s units are used for rental or cooperative housing unless otherwise approved by HUD.
The Cooperative and Management Agent Lacked Adequate Controls Over the Operation of Lakeview East Cooperative, Chicago, IL
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that it submits the required reports to HUD to show continued compliance with the program.
The Cooperative and Management Agent Lacked Adequate Controls Over the Operation of Lakeview East Cooperative, Chicago, IL
Ensure that the Cooperative’s board members and responsible staff of the Cooperative’s management agent are provided training on HUD’s requirements and the grant agreement.
The Cooperative and Management Agent Lacked Adequate Controls Over the Operation of Lakeview East Cooperative, Chicago, IL
Consider removing from the Cooperative’s board the member who did not maintain their unit as their principal residence.
The Cooperative and Management Agent Lacked Adequate Controls Over the Operation of Lakeview East Cooperative, Chicago, IL
Make a preliminary determination as to whether the Cooperative is in default of the grant agreement. If it is preliminarily determined that the Cooperative is in default, HUD should provide the Cooperative notice of the determination and propose corrective or remedial actions to address the default and prevent the Cooperative from repaying the remaining $18,149,023, which HUD disbursed for the project ($18,607,467 in funds disbursed for the…
HUD Can Improve Its Oversight of Community Development Block Grant Direct Home-Ownership Assistance Activities
Direct responsible field offices to require the grantees identified by the audit to either provide documentation to support $227,260 in unsupported payments or reimburse their programs from non-Federal funds for costs they cannot support.
HUD Can Improve Its Oversight of Community Development Block Grant Direct Home-Ownership Assistance Activities
Provide guidance to field office staff to clarify the statutory requirements in 42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(24) regarding a principal reduction and a downpayment for direct home-ownership assistance activities.
HUD Can Improve Its Oversight of Community Development Block Grant Direct Home-Ownership Assistance Activities
Develop and implement guidance to communicate appropriate ways for grantees to calculate household income.
HUD Can Improve Its Oversight of Community Development Block Grant Direct Home-Ownership Assistance Activities
Reemphasize to field offices the importance of using the correct monitoring guide to monitor direct home-ownership assistance activities.
The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to develop and implement a HUD-approved written plan and procedures and take actions that will correct and prevent the deficiencies noted in the finding, improve program administration effectiveness, strengthen the control environment, ensure compliance with HUD regulations and its own policies and procedures, and ensure that it has…
The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to repay its program from non-Federal funds $1,829,837 for the four projects that were sold and failed to meet the affordability requirements.
The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to support that rents were within the rent guidelines or repay tenants and/or HUD from non-Federal funds for rent overpayments of $82,800 at Rosa Keller.
The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to support that all HOME-assisted units at the Greater Treme Consortium, Inc.-Robertson Street, Greater Treme Consortium, Inc.-Dumaine Street, Iberville Project Phase II-Bienville Basin, OIC1-N. Dorgenois Street, OIC2-Painters Street, OIC5-Pauger Street, Treme Cottages, Robert Wolfe Construction-HOME Rental Project, and Rosa Keller…
The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to establish and implement procedures for identifying and resolving property ownership transfers by the HOME organizations and projects and to ensure ongoing compliance with program requirements by project owners.
The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to establish and implement procedures to ensure that project owners submit required project compliance reports and rents are provided annually to the project owners and that it maintains documentation showing compliance.
The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to establish and implement procedures for ensuring that it performs initial income eligibility determinations, has supervisory review of determinations, and maintains adequate supporting documentation.
The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to develop and implement adequate written procedures and management controls to ensure that it conducts property inspections and onsite monitoring as required, including but not limited to establishing protocols for collecting and maintaining adequate documentation.
The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to update the IDIS PR-47 HOME Vacant Units Report to include accurate and current data and continue this practice periodically.