The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Conduct criminal record background checks in accordance with its policies and procedures to ensure that adult members of households for whom the Authority made housing assistance payments totaling $4,920,685 were eligible to participate in the program or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support. If the participants are deemed ineligible, the Authority should follow applicable regulations to terminate or…
The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Develop and implement controls to ensure that criminal records checks are conducted, according to policy, at application and when family composition changes.
The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Repay its program $19,520 from non-Federal funds for the ineligible housing assistance payments made.
The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Correct the errors in the files of the noncitizen families identified by the audit.
The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Develop and implement controls to ensure that it follows policies and procedures found in its administrative plan for verification of citizenship or eligible noncitizen status.
The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Develop and implement controls to ensure that assistance is properly prorated for eligible family members of noncitizen students.
The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Review the citizenship documentation for all adult household members residing in assisted housing and verify correct entry to applicable HUD systems.
The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Correct the waiting list errors identified by the audit.
The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Develop and implement controls to ensure that it follows policies and procedures to award and verify preference points for program applicants as required by its administrative plan.
The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
Train staff on the requirements for which it will develop and implement controls as a result of the recommendations made in this audit report.
HUD Did Not Have Adequate Controls To Ensure That Grantees Submitted Accurate Tribal Enrollment Numbers for Program Funding
Update the program’s information reporting requirements on form HUD-4117 to ensure that grantees report tribal enrollment numbers annually regardless of whether there are changes or corrections.
HUD Did Not Have Adequate Controls To Ensure That Grantees Submitted Accurate Tribal Enrollment Numbers for Program Funding
Revise form HUD-4117 to include certification and false claim statements that hold grantees responsible for reporting accurate tribal enrollment numbers to HUD annually.
HUD Did Not Have Adequate Controls To Ensure That Grantees Submitted Accurate Tribal Enrollment Numbers for Program Funding
Develop and implement policies and procedures to assist in formal challenging of grantees’ reporting tribal enrollment numbers in accordance with applicable requirements.
HUD Did Not Have Adequate Controls To Ensure That Grantees Submitted Accurate Tribal Enrollment Numbers for Program Funding
Issue guidance to grantees on procedures to ensure accurate reporting of tribal enrollment numbers.
The City of Dallas, TX, HOME Investment Partnerships Program Was Not Always Administered in Accordance With Requirements
We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to repay its HOME program from non-Federal funds $1,322,280, which it misspent reconstructing homes.
The City of Dallas, TX, HOME Investment Partnerships Program Was Not Always Administered in Accordance With Requirements
We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to ensure that staff responsible for environmental reviews understands and complies with environmental requirements.
The City of Dallas, TX, HOME Investment Partnerships Program Was Not Always Administered in Accordance With Requirements
We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to hire a qualified entity to determine and correct deficiencies related to 13 reconstructed homes, including the structural integrity of the homes.
The City of Dallas, TX, HOME Investment Partnerships Program Was Not Always Administered in Accordance With Requirements
We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to provide a detailed plan for covering the cost of any potential warranty work needed on these 13 properties for the entire statutory warranty period.
The City of Dallas, TX, HOME Investment Partnerships Program Was Not Always Administered in Accordance With Requirements
We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to support or reduce its match contributions by $2,967,568 and review its HOME match contributions for the past 5 years for compliance with HOME regulations and report the results to the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development.
The City of Dallas, TX, HOME Investment Partnerships Program Was Not Always Administered in Accordance With Requirements
We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to develop and adopt policies and procedures to address HOME match contribution requirements.