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The Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis, MD, Did Not Always Administer Its Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Program in Accordance With Applicable Requirements

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We 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 Authority used ROSS grant funds to pay a resident who did not work on a grant.  This is the first of two audit reports on the Authority.  Our objective was to determine whether the Authority administered its ROSS program in accordance with applicable U.S.

PHAs and HUD Remain Challenged to Improve and Sustain Optimal Occupancy in Public Housing to Maximize Families Served

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We assessed public housing agencies’ (PHA) management of the occupancy of public housing units.  Our audit objective was to (1) assess the occupancy of public housing units, and (2) determine whether HUD had adequate oversight of PHAs’ occupancy, particularly PHAs’ management of vacant units.

Interim Results on PHA Crime Prevention and Tenant Eligibility Determinations

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Our office is currently conducting three audits of crime prevention and eligibility determinations at Public Housing Authorities (PHA) in Washington, DC; Chicago; and Los Angeles.  The objective of our audits is to (1) determine whether the Authority complied with HUD’s and its own requirements for verifying eligibility of individuals for HUD-assisted housing based on criminal activity, citizenship, and immigration status, and (2) evaluate the Authority’s practices for preventing and addressing criminal activity.

HUD Needs to Improve Its Oversight of Moving To Work Public Housing Agencies

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We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration program.  We also reviewed three of the 39 initial MTW public housing agencies (PHA) for compliance with the MTW program’s statutory requirements.  We selected the three PHAs for review based on our analysis of risk factors for initial MTW PHAs.

Inspection of HUD-Assisted Housing Conditions at a Michigan based Public Housing Authority

HUD OIG is conducting an evaluation of housing conditions at a Michigan based Public Housing Authority (PHA). All units in HUD-assisted housing are subject to meet quality standards for decent, safe, and sanitary housing. Our evaluation objective is to determine whether a Michigan based PHA provided decent, safe, and sanitary housing at its developments.

Assessing the Overlap of Project-Based Rental Assistance Payments and FHA-Insured Mortgages

HUD OIG is initiating an audit of HUD's Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) Program. The PBRA Program subsidizes the rents for nearly 2 million low-income individuals through rental assistance contracts between HUD and private property owners. Our objective is to determine whether individuals improperly received Project-Based Rental Assistance payments while holding an FHA-insured mortgage.

Assessing the Overlap of Housing Choice Voucher Payments and FHA-Insured Mortgages

HUD OIG is initiating an audit of HUD's Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program.  The HCV Program is the Federal government's major program for providing housing assistance to over 2.3 million American families.  Our objective is to determine whether individuals improperly received Housing Choice Voucher Program rental assistance payments while holding an FHA-insured mortgage.

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