HUD Audits

Annapolis PHA Didn't Properly Administer Its Resident Self-Sufficiency Program

September 14, 2016    

HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis’ Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) program due to a hotline complaint. The complaint alleged that the PHA used ROSS grant funds to pay a resident who didn’t work on a...

L.A. Affordable Housing Project Didn't Comply with HUD Requirements

September 14, 2016    

HUD’s OIG audited the Dolores Frances Affordable Housing project, based on a citizen complaint and a suggestion from the HUD’s Departmental Enforcement Center. The complaint alleged nonpayment of HUD utility allowances and security deposits, mismanagement of the maintenance...

Indiana PHA Didn't Always Comply with HCV Program Requirements

September 14, 2016    

HUD’s OIG found that the Housing Authority of the City of Muncie didn’t always administer its Housing Choice Voucher program in accordance with HUD’s and its own requirements. It did not: (1) obtain and maintain required eligibility documentation; and (2) correctly calculate...

Salt Lake County PHA Didn’t Always Procure Goods and Services Properly

September 14, 2016    

HUD’s OIG audited the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake Public Housing Capital Fund grants for fiscal years 2011-2014. Auditors found that the PHA didn’t properly procure its goods or services. All of the PHA’s 25 contracts that were greater than $2,000 from 2011 to...

Indiana PHA Didn’t Always Comply with Housing Choice Voucher Requirements

August 16, 2016    

HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Housing Authority of the City of Anderson’s Housing Choice Voucher program. The audit found that the PHA didn’t always administer its program in accordance with HUD’s and its own requirements. Specifically, it didn...

Ohio PHA Didn't Manage Its Procurements and Contracts Properly

August 16, 2016    

HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority’s public housing program. The audit found that the PHA didn’t always comply with federal and its own procurement requirements and HUD’s requirements for the administration of its...

Richmond, Calif., PHA Mismanaged Its Financial Operations

June 17, 2016    

HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Richmond Housing Authority due to a complaint alleging that the PHA submitted falsified documentation to HUD and allowed the City of Richmond to use the PHA’s HUD funds and the PHA’s assets, and that the city charged the PHA...

Alton, Ill., PHA Improperly Phased in Flat Rents for Its Public Housing Program

June 17, 2016    

The OIG audited the Alton Housing Authority because it appeared to have flat rents set at a rate below 80 percent of the fair market rent in that area based on the information available in the Public and Indian Housing Information Center system.

Durham, N.C., PHA Didn’t Adequately Enforce HQS

May 19, 2016    

HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Housing Authority of the City of Durham’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program’s housing quality standards (HQS). The audit found that the PHA didn’t always ensure that program units met HUD’s and its own HQS....

Richmond, Calif., PHA Didn’t Always Procure Services and Manage Rents Properly

May 19, 2016    

OIG audited the Richmond Housing Authority due to a complaint alleging that the PHA violated procurement requirements related to legal and accounting services and wrote off tenant debts improperly. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the PHA procured goods and services and...

Orange County, Calif., PHA Didn’t Always Ensure That Housing Units Met HQS

May 19, 2016    

OIG audited the Orange County Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher program’s housing quality standards (HQS) primarily due to the Orange County district attorney’s investigation into allegations that PHA inspectors conducted personal business during the work day. These...

HUD Lacked Adequate Oversight of Agencies’ Compliance with Declaration of Trust Requirements

March 14, 2016    

HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited HUD’s oversight of public housing agencies’ declarations of trust. The audit was part of the activities in OIG’s fiscal year 2015 annual audit plan. The audit objective was to determine whether HUD had adequate oversight of...