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The Medford Housing @11 amAuthority, Medford, MA, Needs To Improve Rent
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Date Published:
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Publication/Report Type:
Audit Reports
Report Number:
2012-BO-1003
Program Area(s):
Public and Indian Housing
State:
Massachusetts
Summary:
We audited the Housing Choice Voucher and Federal public housing programs at the Medford Housing Authority due to a complaint received by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Our overall audit objective was to determine whether the Authority had acceptable management practices to efficiently and effectively administer its housing programs while providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing in compliance HUD requirements and its annual contributions contract.
The Authority did not always administer its Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs in accordance with HUD regulations and its annual contributions contracts. It failed to conduct a proper rent reasonableness study to ensure that rents paid for assisted units were reasonable in relation to rents charged for comparable unassisted units. As a result, $7.8 million in housing assistance paid during the period July 2010 to September 2011 was not properly supported.