Require the Authority and Majestic Management to repay any excessive annual leave that Majestic Management paid to its employees from project funds when its contract terminated in 2017.
2017-KC-1003 | Septiembre 26, 2017
Majestic Management, LLC, St. Louis, MO, a Management Agent for the East St. Louis Housing Authority, Mismanaged Its Public Housing Program
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2017-KC-1003-001-EOpenClosed
- Status2017-KC-1003-002-AOpenClosed
Require the Authority to provide training on procurement requirements in public housing to all Majestic Management employees working at the projects.
- Status2017-KC-1003-002-BOpenClosed$974,844Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Require the Authority and Majestic Management to support that the $487,422 spent on goods and services for the projects was a reasonable cost and the goods and services were procured from eligible vendors or repay the projects from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-KC-1003-002-COpenClosed
Require the Authority to review all other payments to the sampled vendors to confirm that the costs were reasonable and the goods and services were procured from eligible vendors or repay the projects from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-KC-1003-003-AOpenClosed
Require the Authority to monitor Majestic Management to ensure that the recent training was effective and the new checklist is in use and effective.
- Status2017-KC-1003-003-BOpenClosed$152Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Require the Authority to recompute the rents for the households noted above and as necessary for errors made by Majestic Management, reimburse tenants for overcharged rent from operating funds or rent credit, and enter into repayment agreements with tenants if they were undercharged based on nondisclosure of income.
2017-BO-1007 | Septiembre 21, 2017
The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2017-BO-1007-001-AOpenClosed$2,679,580Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Support that $2,533,377 in costs were reasonable and allowable program expenses in accordance with requirements or repay from non-Federal funds the appropriate programs any amounts they cannot support.
- Status2017-BO-1007-001-BOpenClosed$1,625,391Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Repay the appropriate programs from non-Federal funds the $1,524,604 in ineligible funds paid when costs exceeded contract terms.
- Status2017-BO-1007-001-COpenClosed$1,242,154Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Determine the appropriateness of the remaining balance of $1,242,154 on unsupported contracts to ensure costs were reasonable, reprocure the subject contracts, or reallocate the funds to the appropriate program.
- Status2017-BO-1007-001-DOpenClosed$375,526Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Reprocure expired service contracts to ensure estimated balances of $375,526 are used on eligible contract.
- Status2017-BO-1007-001-EOpenClosed
Reprocure any service contracts necessary and ensure that the contracts are properly awarded in accordance with HUD requirements.
- Status2017-BO-1007-001-FOpenClosed
Strengthen and implement controls and procedures over procurement, including monitoring consultants, to ensure that procurement activities meet HUD requirements.
- Status2017-BO-1007-001-GOpenClosed
Establish and implement an effective system to ensure that payments do not exceed approved contract values.
- Status2017-BO-1007-001-HOpenClosed
Establish and implement an effective system to maintain a complete and accurate contract register to ensure proper contract planning and administration.
- Status2017-BO-1007-001-IOpenClosed
Provide technical assistance to the Authority to ensure that responsible staff and board members receive necessary procurement training.
2017-KC-0007 | Septiembre 12, 2017
HUD Subsidized 10,119 Units for Tenants Who Were Undercharged Flat Rents
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2017-KC-0007-001-AOpenClosed$6,324,625Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Finalize and implement monitoring procedures to ensure that $6,324,625 in flat rents are appropriately charged to tenants over the next year.
- Status2017-KC-0007-001-BOpenClosed
Follow up with the housing authorities in our sample, identified as noncompliant with flat rent requirements, to ensure that their rents are properly adjusted.
- Status2017-KC-0007-001-COpenClosed
Clarify guidance to better enhance housing authority understanding of the requirement, including explaining that housing authorities must code ceiling rent tenants as flat rents and explaining what housing authorities should do when maximum rents for low-income housing tax credit properties are lower than the minimum flat rent amounts required by HUD.
2017-LA-1007 | Agosto 24, 2017
The Chukchansi Indian Housing Authority, Oakhurst, CA, Did Not Always Follow HUD’s Requirements for Its Indian Housing Block Grant Program
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2017-LA-1007-001-AOpenClosed$308,657Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Recapture the $248,222 in excess program funds from the Authority and allocate in the pool for other tribes to use in meeting program objectives.
- Status2017-LA-1007-001-BOpenClosed$1,746,658Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Require the Authority to provide source documentation to determine the accuracy of the tribal enrollment numbers reported in 2015 and 2016. Based on those supported numbers, HUD should recapture or offset the unsupported amounts from the awarded $1,746,658 in program funds that resulted from under or overstated tribal enrollment numbers.