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We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New York Office of Public and Indian Housing require the Authority to provide documentation to show that $108,061 in property disposition proceeds was used for the activities outlined in its HUD-approved disposition application and modifications or reimburse its Operating Fund from non-Federal funds for any amount not supported.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New York Office of Public and Indian Housing require the Authority to obtain retroactive approval from HUD for the $815,398 in outstanding unauthorized loans made to its nonprofit entity or reimburse its Public Housing Operating Fund from non-Federal funds for any amount for which it does not obtain approval. If approval is obtained, HUD should also require the Authority to execute a loan agreement with the nonprofit entity and properly record the loans in its books and records.
Ensure that all areas of the properties are inspected, including the roofs and all buildings located on the property that is insured by HUD.
Develop and implement an inspection process for the Section 232 program that better reflects those properties’ physical conditions and how those properties differ from other properties REAC inspects (for example, multifamily properties).
Provide support showing that the repayment of housing assistance overpayments found by the Authority were received.
Develop and implement internal controls to ensure that housing assistance payments discontinue once a program participant is absorbed into another public housing agency’s program or leaves the program.
Develop and implement internal control procedures to ensure that housing assistance payments are not made to owners without a properly executed lease and housing assistance payments contract.
Develop and implement internal control procedures to ensure that housing assistance payments resulting from errors of Authority officials are covered by the Authority’s administrative fees.
Repay the Housing Choice Voucher program from non-Federal funds the $32,682 in ineligible housing assistance overpayments made due to program errors.
Develop and implement internal control procedures to ensure that housing assistance funds appropriated for 1 calendar year are not used to make retroactive housing assistance payments for prior years.
