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Implement procedures and controls to ensure that risk assessments and reevaluations are conducted in accordance with HUD’s requirements.
Implement procedures and controls to ensure that visual assessments for lead-based paint are completed at least every 12 months.
We audited the Boston Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. We initiated this audit based upon our assessment of risks associated with public housing agencies' HCV Program units, as well as recent media attention and public concern about the conditions of subsidized housing properties. Our objective was to determine whether the physical conditions of the Authority’s HCV units complied with both the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) and the Authority’s requirements.
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles’ management of lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards in its public housing units. We selected the Authority based on our assessment of the risks of lead‐based paint in public housing agencies’ (PHA) housing developments, including the age of buildings, the number of units, household demographics, and reported cases of childhood lead poisoning. The audit objectives were to determine whether the Authority (1) complied with HUD’s requirements for children with elevated blood lead levels (EBLL) and (2) adequat
Work with HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to assess whether the lead-based paint inspections and risk assessments with missing elements are sufficient to support the lead-based paint status of the Authority’s properties. If it is determined that the lead-based paint and risk assessment reports are not sufficient, HUD should require the Authority to perform new assessments.
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.
Implement controls to ensure that accurate lead disclosures are provided to prospective and current tenants.
Implement policies and procedures that align with HUD’s requirements and controls to ensure that reevaluations are completed when required.
Implement procedures that align with HUD’s requirements and controls to ensure that visual assessments for lead-based paint are completed at least every 12 months.
Develop a quality control process to ensure that records for the remaining 1,385 units contain evidence of lead-free status. If adequate documentation is not found to support that all lead-based paint was identified and abated and clearance was achieved as required, the Authority should complete a lead-based paint inspection of the developments to determine whether they are lead free.
