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Open Recommendations by Oversight Area
Oversight Area	Priority Recommendations	Open Recommendations
Housing Assistance	75	100
Community Development	3	75
Disaster Recovery	3	82
Financial Risk and Accountability	6	130
Technology and Cybersecurity	4	88
Health and Safety	1	53
HUD's Operations	4	100
Total	96	628

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We audited Schwenckfeld Manor because it was a high-risk multifamily project on our multifamily risk assessment for projects within our region and we had never audited it. Our audit objectives were to determine whether the project owner (1) disbursed project funds for costs that were reasonable,…

Audit #: 2017-PH-1006 Oversight Area: Housing Assistance Date Published: September 25, 2017

Provide documentation to show that payroll costs totaling $2,019,496 and any payroll costs incurred outside our audit period, including fiscal year 2017, were reasonable and necessary expenses for the operation of the project or repay the project from nonproject funds for any amount that it cannot support.

Provide documentation to show that other direct costs totaling $56,021 and any direct costs incurred outside our audit period, including fiscal year 2017, were reasonable and necessary expenses for the operation of the project or repay the project from nonproject funds for any amount that it cannot support.

Develop and implement controls to ensure that the project complies with the regulatory agreement and applicable HUD requirements.

Provide training and technical assistance to the owner and its management agent to ensure compliance with the terms of its regulatory agreement and applicable HUD requirements.

Submit a project owner’s or management agent’s certification for identity-of-interest agents, a management entity profile, a management plan, and other required documentation for review and approval.

Request retroactive approval of the fees paid to the identity-of-interest entity totaling $402,975 and any fees incurred outside our audit period, including fiscal year 2017, when submitting the project owner’s or management agent’s certification for identity-of-interest agents in response to recommendation 2A. If the request is not approved retroactively, the owner should repay the project from nonproject funds for the amount that was not approved.

Evaluate the owner’s capability to effectively manage the project and consider whether independent professional management services are needed.

Pursue civil money penalties and administrative sanctions, as appropriate, against the owner and its parent company and their principals for their part in the violations cited in this report.

We audited Mary Scott Nursing Center (project) based on our analysis of risk factors related to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) multifamily nursing projects in Region 5’s jurisdiction (States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin). The audit…

Audit #: 2017-CH-1009 Oversight Area: Housing Assistance Date Published: September 30, 2017

Reimburse the project from nonproject funds for the $542,443 in disbursements from the project’s general operating fund account that was not used for reasonable operating expenses or necessary repairs of the project.

Reimburse the State from nonproject funds for the additional $384,772 in Medicaid overpayments.

Support or reimburse the project from nonproject funds for the $189,524, as appropriate, in disbursements from the project’s general operating fund account without sufficient documentation showing that the disbursements were for reasonable operating expenses of the project.

Support or reimburse the project from nonproject funds for the $20,000 value of the project’s van, which was transferred without sufficient documentation showing that the transfer was for reasonable operating expenses.

Support or reimburse the project from nonproject funds for the $51,261, as appropriated, in credit card purchases without sufficient documentation showing that the purchases were for reasonable operating expenses or necessary repairs of the project.

Reimburse the project from nonproject funds for the $2,020 in credit card purchases that was not used for reasonable operating expenses of the project.

Reimburse the project from nonproject funds for the $5,302 in petty cash expenditures that was not used for reasonable operating expenses of the project.

Pay the project from nonproject funds for the $390,583 in uncollected rental revenue.

Determine the market value of the operating rights for the 10 licensed beds sold in April 2015. If the licensed beds were sold for less than market value, the owner should reimburse the project from nonproject funds for the difference between the market value and the $150,000 sales price of the operating rights for the 10 licensed beds.

Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that it (1) uses project funds for reasonable operating expenses or necessary repairs of the project, (2) obtains HUD approval before disposing of the project’s assets, (3) receives market value for the sale of licensed beds, (4) obtains HUD approval for the entities selected to manage the project before entering into management agent agreements with the entities, (5) properly completes Medicaid applications, and (6) makes timely mortgage payments to prevent a $1,591,849 claim to HUD on the mortgage.

Work with the project’s owner and Greystone for the owner to develop an action plan to bring the owner current on the project’s mortgage, reserve for replacements, and taxes and insurance to prevent a claim to HUD on the mortgage.

We audited the Federal Housing Administration-insured nursing home, Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center (the project), of East Hartford, CT, based on our risk assessment of nursing homes in the New England region. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)…

Audit #: 2018-BO-1001 Oversight Area: Housing Assistance Date Published: November 12, 2017

Require the operator to notify HUD of future management agents prior to participation and to complete the required management agent documents with the current management agent or seek reimbursement for the $2,666,082 in management fees paid in fiscal years 2015 and 2016.

Submit the operating lease for HUD review and complete the operating lease addendum in accordance with HUD requirements.

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of grants funded through its resident home-ownership program under the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, based on the results we reported for HUD’s program grants for…

Audit #: 2018-CH-0001 Oversight Area: Housing Assistance Date Published: December 21, 2017

Conduct onsite management reviews of the projects to supplement the onsite use restriction agreement compliance monitoring reviews to ensure that the projects are operated in accordance with HUD’s requirements.

Work with the Office of Multifamily Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight to develop and issue guidance on requirements in the grant and use agreements that would benefit the grantees’ board members and staff of the projects’ management agents.

We audited the multifamily Section 8 project-based rental assistance (PBRA) program at the Villa Main Apartments. We selected Villa Main in accordance with the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) goal to review the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) multifamily housing…

Audit #: 2018-FW-1002 Oversight Area: Housing Assistance Date Published: January 30, 2018

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require Villa Main Apartments owner to repay HUD $534,741 for 39 subsidized units with ineligible “ghost” tenants.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require Villa Main Apartments owner to provide support that the subsidized 43 units without annual physical inspections, without required EIV reports, or with missing files were eligible or repay HUD $1,095,364 for those subsidies.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require Villa Main Apartments owner to implement appropriate controls to ensure tenants are eligible, housing assistance subsidies are accurate, and that units are inspected as required.

We further recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing verify that the owner is providing oversight to its onsite staff and its recently implemented quality control program is working as designed and in accordance with HUD requirements.

We further recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing ensure that the project-based contract administrator’s review process includes steps to obtain reasonable assurance that tenants being reported as subsidized at Villa Main qualify for the program and live in the subsidized units.

We also recommend that the Director of the HUD Departmental Enforcement Center consider whether administrative action against the appropriate owner(s) is warranted.

We audited Diamond Park because of concerns raised by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Departmental Enforcement Center regarding the management of the project and we had never audited it. Our audit objective was to determine whether the owner managed the project in…

Audit #: 2018-PH-1004 Oversight Area: Housing Assistance Date Published: May 1, 2018

Develop and implement procedures to ensure that it maintains documentation to show that it selected participants from its waiting list in accordance with applicable requirements.

Develop and implement procedures to ensure that it maintains criminal background checks in separate, secure files.

We audited the Pinellas County Housing Authority’s Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD) conversion to the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher program and compliance after the conversion. We selected the Authority for review in keeping with the goals of our annual audit plan. Our objective…

Audit #: 2018-AT-1007 Oversight Area: Housing Assistance Date Published: July 13, 2018

Provide supporting documentation for subsequent review to show that it properly calculated relocation rental assistance payments for the 10 tenants and if there is an overpayment, reimburse the applicable RAD relocation account from non-Federal funds.

We audited the Eastwood Terrace Apartments multifamily Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) program. We selected Eastwood Terrace in accordance with the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) goal to review HUD’s multifamily housing programs and because the OIG Office of Investigation…

Audit #: 2018-FW-1005 Oversight Area: Housing Assistance Date Published: August 2, 2018

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require the Eastwood Terrace Apartments owner to support that the subsidies for 77 tenants and units with income discrepancies, missing EIV reports, missing income verifications, missing annual certifications and missing signatures are supported and accurate or repay HUD $1,865,344 for those subsidies. Repayment must be from non-project funds.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require the Eastwood Terrace Apartments owner to ensure tenants are housed in the correct unit size.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require the Eastwood Terrace Apartments owner to ensure annual inspections are performed in a timely manner and in accordance with HUD requirements.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require the Eastwood Terrace Apartments owner to ensure that its new property management agent is providing oversight to its onsite staff and that its recently implemented quality control program is working as designed and in accordance with HUD requirements.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require the Eastwood Terrace Apartments owner to maintain tenant files in a manner that ensures they contain the correct records and all required documentation.

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) approval of Section 232 Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured loans based on our initiative to focus HUD management’s attention on problems areas with the Section 232 program. Our audit objective was to determine…

Audit #: 2018-PH-0001 Oversight Area: Housing Assistance Date Published: August 10, 2018

Develop and implement controls and procedures to ensure that HUD’s underwriters properly evaluate the creditworthiness of management agents when underwriting future loans.

We audited the multifamily Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) program at the Louis Manor Apartments. We selected Louis Manor in accordance with our goal to review the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) multifamily housing programs and because our analysis of…

Audit #: 2018-FW-1006 Oversight Area: Housing Assistance Date Published: August 31, 2018

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require the Louis Manor Apartments’ owner to support that the subsidies for 14 tenants with missing income verifications, income discrepancies, incorrect annual income, and missing annual certifications were adequately supported and accurate or repay HUD $268,452 for those subsidies. Repayment must be from nonproject funds.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require the Louis Manor Apartments’ owner to implement appropriate controls to ensure that it conducts annual recertifications for all tenants in a timely manner, as required.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require the Louis Manor Apartments’ owner to properly house the five families discussed in the finding in the correct unit size when an appropriate sized unit is available and ensure that its other tenants are housed in the correct unit size.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require the Louis Manor Apartments’ owner to perform inspections for the units that lacked inspection reports

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require the Louis Manor Apartments’ owner to implement appropriate controls to ensure that it performs annual inspections, as required.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require the Louis Manor Apartments’ owner to implement appropriate controls to ensure that tenants are eligible, housing assistance subsidies are accurate, and tenant files contain all required documentation.

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Reports with Priority

The Owner of Schwenckfeld Manor, Lansdale, PA, Did Not Always Manage Its HUD-Insured Property in Accordance With Applicable HUD Requirements

The Owner and Management Agents Lacked Adequate Controls Over the Operation of Mary Scott Nursing Center, Dayton, OH

The Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center, East Hartford, CT Was Not Operated Under the Required Controlling Documents of the Section 232 Program

HUD Needs To Improve Its Oversight of Grants Funded Through Its Resident Home-Ownership Program

Villa Main Apartments, Port Arthur, TX, Subsidized Nonexistent Tenants, Unsupported Tenants, and Uninspected Units

The Owner of Diamond Park, Philadelphia, PA, Generally Managed Its HUD-Insured Property in Accordance With Applicable Requirements

The Pinellas County Housing Authority, Largo, FL, Generally Administered Its Rental Assistance Demonstration Conversion but Did Not Fully Comply With HUD’s Rent Reasonableness Determinations After Conversion

Eastwood Terrace Apartments, Nacogdoches, TX, Multifamily Section 8, Subsidized Questionable Tenants, Overhoused Tenants and Uninspected Units

HUD’s Office of Healthcare Programs Generally Approved Section 232 FHA-Insured Loans in Accordance With HUD Requirements

Louis Manor Apartments, Port Arthur, TX, Multifamily Section 8 Program, Subsidized Unsupported Tenants and Uninspected Units

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