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Date April 15, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-71 Title

Public Housing: Problems Experienced in Rehabilitating Two Projects in Glen Cove, New York

United States General Accounting Office ) 32.83 3 . GAO April 1987 Report to the Chairm&, l!kbcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives PUBLIC HOUSING Problems Experienced in Rehabilitating Two Projects in Glen Cove, New York GAO/RCED-87-71 c . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Develo...
Date Feb. 4, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-33 Title

Public Housing: Conditions at the Laurel Park Project in St. Petersburg, Florida

4 L Report to the Honorable C.W. Bill Yowng,tHouse of Representatives lj’ebmwy 1987 PUBLIC HOUSING Conditions at the Laurel Park Project in St. Petersburg, Florida I - - -I_- ” _-“- --- -- -_-- --_---~--~ Gl.0 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development B-224861 and Division February 4, 198’7 The Honorable C. W. I3111 Young IIou...
Date Oct. 3, 1986 Report No. RCED-87-21BR Title

Federal Disaster Assistance: Relief to 1985 Virginia Flood Victims--Process and Alternatives

, f ,United States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Honorable Pati1 S. Trible, Jr., United States Senate 13151 I * October 1986 FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE Relief to 1985Virginia Flood Victims-Process md Alternatives GAO/RCED-87-21BR GAO Uhited States General Accounting Washington, D.C. Resources, Economic Office 20548 and Division Community, Development B-224719 October 3, 1986 Th...
Date Sept. 16, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-160 Title

Public Housing: Proposed Sale of the Allen Parkway Village Project in Houston, Texas

United States -General Accounting Office GAO September 1986 --C i I3\3Y3 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development Committee on Banking, Finance and * Urban Affairs House of Representatives . PUBLIC HOUSING Proposed’Saleof the I Allen Parkway Village Project in Houston, Texas Nllllllll Ill1 II 131343 September 16,1886 The Honorable Henry B. Gonzalez cw, 8uhtittee ...
Date Dec. 20, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-71FS Title

Public Housing: Modernization of the Allen Parkway Village Housing Project in Houston, Texas

I) 1, b United States General Accounting OfXice GAO December 1985 Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban AfTairs, House of Representatives PUBLIC HOUSING Modernization of the Allen Parkway Village Housing Project in Houston, Texas 128935 S;AO/RCED-86-71 FS 5341og Y I” UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTtNG D.C...
Date Oct. 31, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-19 Title

Energy: Low-Income Weatherization--Better Way of Meeting Needs in View of Limited Funds

BYTHEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Energy Low-Income Weatherization-Better Way )”bf Meeting Needs ‘In View Of Limited Funds Federal grants for low-income weatherization programs totaled more than $2.5 billion between 1975 and 1985. States use the grants to weatherize low-income dwellings, thereby reducing residential fuel use. Currently, the main sources of federal fu...
Date Sept. 30, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-134 Title

National Defense: Wherry Housing Project Renovation at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

Report To The Honorable United States Senate Alan J. Dixon Wherry Housing Project Renovation At Scott Air Force Base, Illinois The Air Force did not fully comply with the Defense Acquisition Regulation and Air Force implementing regulations in renovating the Wherry housing at Scott AFB, Illinois. The invitation for bids was issued before its required review by the Staff Judge Advocate’s office, ...
Date March 29, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-93 Title

Housing: Public Housing Vacancies and the Related Impact of HUD's Proposal To Reduce Operating Subsidies

REPORTBY THEUS. General Accounting Office Public Housing Vacancies And The Related Impact Of HUD’s Proposal To Reduce Operating Subsidies The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) public housing program houses 3.4 mitlion lowincome people in 1.2 million housing units. These units are administered by over 3,000 public housing authorities (PHAs), which receive operating subsidi...
Date July 11, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-148 Title

Rental Rehabilitation With Limited Federal Involvement: Who Is Doing It? At What Cost? Who Benefits?

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee Banking, Housing And Urban Affairs United States Senate On OF TtiE UNITEDSTATES Rental Rehabilitation With Limited Federal involvement: Who Is Doing It? At What Cost? Who Benefits? Over 34 percent of all families in the United States rely on rental housing for shelter; millions of these existing rental units, the only source of shelter f...
Date June 22, 1982 Report No. 118737 Title

National Defense: Consolidation of Base Operating Support Services

UYITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFiCE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1O:OO A.M. TUESD4Y, JUUE 22, 1982 STATEMENTOF dERNER GROSSHANS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR PROWREMENT, LOGISTICS AND READINESS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY YOUSE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS . . Mr. Chairman, on Leglslatlon Defense's consolldatlon I am Pleased to appear before the Subcommit...
Date April 15, 1982 Report No. CED-82-67 Title

Housing: Duplicative and Unnecessary Renovations Made in the HUD-Subsidized Concord Commons Apartments in Rockford, IL

REP< General Accounting Office Duplicative And Unnecessary Renovations Made In The HUD-Subsidized Concord Commons Apartments In Rockford, Illi~nois i p The Department of Housing and Urban Development insured a renovation loan of over 82 million at the Concord Commons apartment complex after having spent 81 million to renovate many of the same apartment units just 2 years earlier. The application f...
Date April 8, 1982 Report No. 119780 Title

Housing: Review of the Adequacy of Procedures Followed in Selecting Section 8 Developers

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTJNG OFFICL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 -0 CobdMUNlTY onaoCMc~~ AND KCONOMIC DWUDN --a Mr. Philip Abram/s General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing - Federal Housing Commissioner Department of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Abrams: /‘Review of the adequacy of procedures % selecting Section 8 developers; I 119780 Subject: followed Our review of procedures follow...
Date May 26, 1981 Report No. CED-81-40 Title

Housing: New-Home Buyers and Federal Agencies Benefit From Improved Warranty Protection

REPORTBY THE Us, General Accounting Office New-Home Buyers And Federal Agencies Benefit From Improved Warranty Protection insured warranties, which protect the newhome buyer if the builder does not take responsibility for faulty construction, now cover about 18 percent of all new houses built in the Nation. The Departments of Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development and the Veterans Administr...
Date April 30, 1981 Report No. CED-81-76 Title

Housing: The Community Development Block Grant Program Can Be More Effective in Revitalizing the Nation's Cities

RELEASED outside the fbuerd prsrfulerr~ - Hot to be released Amounting Office excogt WI CAe basis of SfWdiC uppg*~d by the Office of Corngrewtwal WelaBisn~ BY THE COMPTl’?O~I FR GENERAL Report To The Ranking Minority Member Committee On Appropriations United States Senate OF THE UNITED STATES The Community Development Block Grant Program Can Be More Effective In Revitalizing The Nation’s Citie...
Date Feb. 19, 1981 Report No. CED-81-67 Title

Housing: Actions Being Taken To Collect Overbillings and Improve Contracting Procedures at HUD's Columbus Area and Cincinnati Service Offices

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 COMMUNITY DNUOPMLM AND EtONdMlC oIvIfiION B-167637 FEBRUARY 19,1981 The Honorable Samuel R. Pierce, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Secretary: Jr. lllllllllll llllll 114392 Subject: Being Taken To Collect OverbLllings f Actions and Improve Contracting Procedures at RUD’s Columbus Area and Cincinnati Service Office...
Date May 15, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-59 Title

Energy: Slow Progress and Uncertain Energy Savings in Program To Weatherize Low-Income Households

.I r* ;)I$ BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES m-v l(23a3 Report ToThe Congress Slow Progress And Uncertain Energy Savings In Program To Weatherize Low-Income Households The Department of Energy’s Low-Income Weatherization Program could go a long way toward conserving energy and reducing the utility bills of people least able to afford them. However, the program has been hampered by -...
Date March 11, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-32 Title

Government Operations: Inadequate Contract Administration on Housing Renovation Project at Malmstrom Air Force Base

Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Housing Renovation Project At MaImstrom Air Force Base The Air Force did not follow sound acquisition and contract administration practices on a $5.5 million housing renovation project at the Montana base. The contractor has claimed the Air Force owes an additional $1.9 million. A preliminary Air Force estimate shows that it could cost $1.9 million to corre...
Date Dec. 7, 1979 Report No. CED-80-19 Title

Housing: Millions of Dollars for Rehabilitating Housing Can Be Used More Effectively

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ti ” Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Millions Of Dollars For Rehabilitating Housing Can Be Used More Effectively Annually, as much as $240 million in Federal funds for housing rehabilitation assistance could be spent to better aIdvantage. Rehabilitation funds ate being used to --refinance home mortgages for housing rehabilitation, rather than --provide grants t...
Date Nov. 13, 1979 Report No. CED-80-3 Title

Urban Homesteading: A Good Program Needing Improvement

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Urban Homesteading: A Good Program Needing Improvement Declinin urban neighborhoods are being revived by a omesteading whereby an abandoned house is iven to a homesteader who must fix it up anI!! live there for a certain number of years in order to receive title to the house. The program holds promise but some improvements are neede...
Date June 11, 1979 Report No. B-132969 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Army Procurement Practices in Europe

UNITED STATES GENERA EUROPEAN AMCOUNTING OFFICE RANCH INTERNATIONAL DIVISION 5 %AMIrICAN COINULAT OltNERAL APO NEW YORK 01717 Omec Or THm DTroro B-132969 June 11, 1979 General Frederick J. Kroesen Commander in Chief United States Arnty, Europe, APO U.S. Forces 09403 Dear General Kroesen: This report contains the results of our review of Army procurement pract-ices in Germany. the review included t...
Date March 14, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-14 Title

Financial Management: Action Being Taken To Correct Weaknesses in the Rehabilitation Loan Program

REPORTBY THE U.S. General Accounting Office Action Being Taken To Correct Weaknesses In The Rehabilitation Loan Program The Department of Housing and Urban Development services and accounts for defaulted rehabilitation loans valued at over $53 million. In fiscal 1977 over $2 mill ion, or about 53 percent of the total amount due on the loans during the year, was not collected. This situation result...
Date Sept. 26, 1978 Report No. 107432 Title

Housing: Review of Recent Policy Changes in Managing and Disposing of HUD-Owned Multifamily Housing Projects

DOCUHRIT RESUME 07432 - [C2787889] Review of Recent Policy Changes in Managing and Disposing of HOD-Owned Multifamily Housing Projects September 26, 1978. 11 pp. Testimony before the Houb. Committee on Government Operations: Manpower and Housing Subccnmittee; by Henry Eschwegt. Director, community and Economic Development Div. Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Organization Concerned...
Date March 31, 1978 Report No. CED-78-63 Title

Substandard Indian Housing Increased Despite Federal Efforts: A Change Is Needed

Date March 13, 1978 Report No. CED-78-59 Title

Housing: The Federal Housing Administration Needs Clearer Criteria for Underwriting Single-Family Mortgages Insurance

IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllIII _ i “REPORT BY THE LM105421 . . Comptroller General OF THEUNITED STATES The Federal Housing Administration Needs Clearer Criteria For Underwriting Single-Family Mortgage Insurance In three Brooklyn neighborhoods, the Federai Housing Administration rejected applications for mortgage insurance during the initial screening process because the locations of th...
Date July 27, 1977 Report No. CED-77-97 Title

Housing: Need for Fairer Treatment of Homeowners' Claims for Defects in Existing Insured Homes

DOCUMENT EBSUHE 02855 - [A2093196] Need for Faicer Treatment of Homeowners' Cldims for Defects in Existinq Insured Hones. CED-77-97; B-114860. Jujy 27, 1977. 21 pp. + 2 appendices (5 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Domestic Housing and Community Development: Housing for Low and Moderate Income Families (2101); Domestic Housing and rcsmunity Develo...
Date June 7, 1977 Report No. HRD-77-100 Title

Income Security: Operation Heatwave Program at Gaston Community Action, Inc.

DCCIUENT 027~4F - [A1672672' (Restricted) RESrU" [3peration Heatwave Proaram at Saston Community Action, Inc.]. HRD-77-100; B-163922. June 7, 1977. 1 pp. + enclosure (12 pp.). Report to Sen. General. Jesse Helms; by Elmer 9. Staats, Comptroller Issue Area: Income Security Programs: Program Effectiveness (1302) ; Energy: Federal Efforts to Conserve Energy (16C2) Contact: Human Pesources Div. Budget...
Date June 3, 1977 Report No. CED-77-66 Title

Housing: Poor Design Reviews and Construction Inspections of Apartment Project in Rhode Island

6-3-77 REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES llllilllllllll Ill1 Ill 11111111 llllllllll LM102518 Poor Design Reviews And Construction Inspections Of Apartment Project In Rhode Island Department of Housing and Urban Development Residents of the federally insured Rock Ridge Apartment project complained of widespread and serious problems. Most of these problems were caused by a comb...
Date Jan. 5, 1977 Report No. CED-77-20 Title

Housing: Effectiveness of the Builder's Warranty on New Houses with Mortgages Insured by HUD or Guaranteed by VA]

DOCIlMEAT RESUME 00548 - [AC090898 Effectiven-ss of the Builder's Warranty on New Houses with Mortqages Insured by HUD or Guaranteed by VA]. B-114860; CED-77-20. January 5, 1977. 8 pp. Report to Carla HiLlls, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development; by Henry Eschwege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Domestic Housing and Community Development (2100). Con...
Date Nov. 4, 1976 Report No. CED-76-158 Title

Housing: Homes in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Not Rehabilitated in Accordance with Federal Regulations

REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Homes In Santa Fe, New Mexico, Not Rehabilitated In -Accordance With Federal Requirements Department of Housing and Urban Development The Department and the Santa Fe Urban Development Agency did not prcgerly administer rehabilitation loan and grant programs in Santa Fe. As a result, some rehabilitated properties did not meet local standards an...
Date May 7, 1976 Report No. 089602 Title

Government Operations: Activities in the District of Columbia's 14th Street Urban Renewal Area

Hr. Julian R. Dlagas City Administrator District of Columbia Dear Mr. Dugas: The General Accounting Office has completed its ieview of activities in. the DistrictDs 14th Street urban renewal area. You were previous Ly provided with a copy of a report summarizing the results of our review which was issued to the Chairman, Subcommittee on the District of tZoluinbia, Senate Appropriations Committee a...
Date March 19, 1975 Report No. RED-75-340 Title

Housing: Weaknesses in Administration of the Program To Correct Defects in Housing Insured Under the Section 235 Program

REPORT TO THE CQNGRESS -:-- 970 0 fy 111111111111 llllllllllllIll IllIIIIIIIIIlI LM097084 Weaknesses In Administration Of The Program To Correct Defects In Housing Insured Under The Section 235 Program Department of Housing and Urban Development BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OFTHE UNITED STATES RED-75-340 MARCH19J975 . COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-114860 cI /I / To t...
Date Nov. 5, 1973 Report No. B-167790 Title

Government Operations: Administrative Problems Experienced in Providing Federal Assistance to Disaster Victims

REPORTTOTHES COMMITTEEON VESTIGATIONS ANDREVIEW COMMITTEEONPUBLICWORKS HOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES Administrative Problems Experienced In Providing F dera I Assistance To Disaster Victims 6-767790 Federal Disaster Assistance Administration . Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Transportation BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OFTHE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UN...
Date Nov. 5, 1973 Report No. B-178415 Title

Social Services: Information on Federal Disaster Relief Programs

i * ENCLOSURE B- t7g4ts Information On Federal Disaster Relief Programs a-778475 Mu hagency BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Contents Page CHAPTER 1 2 INTRODUCTION MORE UNIFORMITY MAY BE NEEDED IN FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Differences in loan law Differences In admlnlstratlve treatment of dxsaster vlctlms Potential difference in fundlng hIghway repairs Differences In adml...
Date July 16, 1973 Report No. 088988 Title

Housing: Observation on the HUD Program To Repair Existing Houses in D.C.

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Ga YWASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE FIFTH FLOOR 803 WEST BROAD STREET - FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22046 JUL16' 3 7 3 Mr. Harry Staller, Acting Area Director Dtstrict of Columbia Area Office Departmet of ibusing and Urban Developwent 1875 Connecticut Avenue, N. W. Washingtons, D C. 20009 Dear Mr. Stallers The General Accounting Office is reviewing the Department of B...
Date June 3, 1971 Report No. B-167655 Title

Housing: Weaknesses in Planning and Managing a Housing Code Enforcement Project in St. Louis

t Project In St. Louis 5-167655 Department of Housing and Urban Development BY THE CQMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMF’TROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED 20548 STATES D.C. B-167655 Dear Mr. Clay: This is our report on weaknesses in planning and managing a housing code enforcement project in St. Louis, Missouri. This project was carried out under the code enforcement program admi...
Date Feb. 12, 1971 Report No. 089344 Title

Financial Institutions: Survey of Mortgage Insurance Program for Rehabilitation of Housing Projects, Boston Area Office, Region 1, FHA

ROOM 1903 JOHN F KENNEDY GOVERNMENT FEDERAL CENTER BUILDING BOSTON,MASSACHU~~S 02203 Dear Mr. Barry: of mortgage insurance for the Housing and Urban Development The survey concerned the are designed to assure that economxcally sound and that adequate. the iOe have surveyed selected aspects rehabilltatlon of houszng projects at (HUD) Area Office, Boston, Massachusetts. HUD feasibility determination...