OIG Reports

OIG report: HUD Rental Assistance Programs’ Requirements Relating to Tenant Criminal Activity and Immigration Status

We analyzed the U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) rental assistance requirements (1) for individuals with a criminal history or who engage in criminal activity, and (2) for individuals who are non-citizens. We found that differences in program requirements related to substance abuse and criminal activity are based on differences in the governing statutes and the purposes of the programs. For example, rental …

OIG report: Home Forward Has Made Improvements to Ensure Townhouse Terrace has Decent, Safe, and Sanitary Public Housing

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated Home Forward Housing Authority’s Townhouse Terrace development to determine if conditions are decent, safe, and sanitary. HUD-assisted housing units are subject to quality inspection standards. HUD OIG oversight at Townhouse Terrace provides a snapshot in time of conditions at the development managed by the public h…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an evaluation in response to a directive from Senate Committee Report 119-47. We evaluated HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspection results under the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) for public housing and Multifamily Housing programs. This memorandum does not conta…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an evaluation of the operational effectiveness of information technology (IT) security controls for the HUDUSER system, which is operated by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R). The OIG identified four significant weaknesses involving website security, underscoring the need to strengthen technical…