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Public Housing: Problems Continue To Plague the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority

RCED-88-122 Published: Apr 20, 1988. Publicly Released: Jun 14, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority's (CMHA) operations, focusing on: (1) previously identified CMHA problems; (2) its controls over the expenditure of federal housing funds; and (3) problems in its administration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Housing and Urban Development The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development should require that CMHA develop a plan, with specific time frames, to implement an effective system of internal controls and to correct the management problems that have been found in virtually all areas of its operations, including its administration of the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program. In developing this plan, CMHA should use recent audits and reviews issued on CMHA operations to help identify significant problem areas and actions needed to overcome the problems identified in these reports.
Closed – Implemented
CMHA developed a revised corrective action plan. HUD also approved a CMHA request for consulting services to provide a comprehensive financial procedures manual and an evaluation of the staffing needs of the finance department. HUD has analyzed CMHA actions on 31 findings concerning its Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program. HUD/IG will continue followup.
Department of Housing and Urban Development The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development should review the plan that CMHA develops to ensure that it appropriately addresses the identified problems, and monitor CMHA progress in implementing its plan.
Closed – Implemented
An audit advisory committee has been convened for the purpose of ensuring that identified problem areas are appropriately addressed within specific time frames. HUD will continue to monitor CMHA in accordance with revised HUD policy.

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Accounting proceduresFederal aid to localitiesFinancial managementHousing programsInternal controlsIrregular procurementNoncomplianceOverpaymentsPublic housingCertified public accountants