Compliance
October 11, 2012
Files on households can take up a lot of space. After a few years, you may be tempted to throw out some of these files, which contain documents relating to former and current households as well as to applicants who were rejected or withdrew their applications. If you're not careful, you might...
HUD Audits
October 11, 2012
HUD audited the Recovery Act formula and competitive grants administered by the Hammond Housing Authority in Hammond, Ind., as part of its annual audit plan. It selected the authority based on its analysis of risk factors related to the housing agencies in Region V’s jurisdiction.
HUD Audits
October 11, 2012
HUD audited the Jefferson Parish Housing Authority in Marrero, La., as part of its annual audit plan to review public housing programs. The auditors sought to determine whether the authority operated in accordance with HUD and other requirements.
The auditors found that the authority didn’t...
Recent Court Rulings
October 11, 2012
Facts: Under a housing assistance payments (HAP) contract with a site owner, a local PHA is barred from making a monthly Section 8 payment to the owner for a unit that doesn’t meet the minimum housing quality standards (HQS) established by federal law. During the inspection of one of the...
Recent Court Rulings
October 11, 2012
Facts: A former resident sued the local PHA for evicting him and eliminating his contract for housing assistance without giving him proper notice. The resident argued that the PHA violated his due process rights because he didn’t receive adequate notice of the eviction proceedings. The...
Recent Court Rulings
October 11, 2012
Facts: An 84-year-old resident living in a one-bedroom unit submitted a request to the local PHA for a larger unit, along with a doctor’s verification indicating that the small size of her unit had created stress that contributed to her poor health. The PHA denied her request.
The Trainer
October 11, 2012
DEALING WITH EXIGENT HAZARDS; POSTING FEDERAL SIGNS; DISPOSING OF HOUSEHOLD FILES
In this month’s feature, we discussed what conditions REAC inspectors consider to be exigent health and safety hazards requiring immediate action. And we told you what steps to take to correct these conditions...
Feature
September 27, 2012
Four years ago, the Insider launched a new monthly feature: The Trainer. Since then, the Trainer has asked—and answered—questions based on topics raised in each issue’s compliance articles. Whether you’re a long-time subscriber or a new one, you can test your knowledge...
HUD Audits
September 27, 2012
HUD audited Gruening Park Apartments, a 96-unit apartment complex in Juneau, Alaska, that’s owned and operated by the Alaska Housing Development Corporation, to determine whether the owner administered the project and its programs in compliance with its regulatory agreement and other HUD...
HUD Audits
September 27, 2012
HUD audited the Wichita Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program because it received more than $12 million in Section 8 funding in both 2011 and 2012. Also, it’s one of the largest housing authorities in Kansas and hadn’t been recently reviewed.
