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Date Aug. 21, 1980 Report No. 113154 Title

Housing: Ineligible Households in Assisted Housing Projects

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 The Honorable Lawrence B. Simons Assistant Secretary for HousingFederal Housing Commissioner Department of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Simons: 113154 In our current review of the cost-effectiveness of section 8 partially assisted projects we have observed a problem that we believe warrants your attention. This is "the practic...
Date Aug. 12, 1980 Report No. CED-80-119 Title

Housing: Inquiry Into Farmers Home Administration's Selection of Developer To Construct Housing Project in New Hampshire

COMMUNITY AND KCONOMIC DEVELOCMLNTDIVISION AUGUST 12,198O B-199708 The Honorable Norman E. D'Amours House of Representatives Dear Mr. D'Amours: Subject: Inquiry into the Farmers Home Administration's of a Developer To Construct a c election Housing Project in New Hampshirel(CED-80-119) Illllll Ill Ill 113050 In accordance with your December 7, 1979, request and subsequent agreements with your offi...
Date June 6, 1980 Report No. CED-80-59 Title

Housing: Section 8 Subsidized Housing--Some Observations on Its High Rents, Costs, and Inequities

. .. BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Section 8 Subsidized HousingSome Observations On Its High r Rents, Costs, And Inequities Like the subsidized housing programs which preceded it, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 8 Rental Assistance Program is costly and serves only a fraction of the millions of households in need. Since its inception ...
Date March 20, 1980 Report No. 111883 Title

Housing: Review To Assess Rental Housing Market Conditions

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. EDT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1980 STATEMENT OF BALTAS E. BIRKLE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE REVIEW ON TO ASSESS RENTAL MARKET CONDITIONS HO...
Date Jan. 1, 1980 Report No. 113808 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Vol. 15, Issue 4, Fall 1980

/ - 0 Reply 0 Initial 8 Return 0 See M e ELECTRIC FN-842 ( ’ 65) The REVIEW Contents 1 Robert E. Seller, 191~-1980 " From Onr Briefcase Getting It All Together OMB Establishes Internal Control Task Force Working Constructively With Those We Audit Knowing Where To b o k Keeping an Eye on the Economy More on Public Management Research New Journal on Budget and Finance Air Force Gain Is GAO Loss N...
Date Nov. 13, 1979 Report No. 110920 Title

Housing: HUD's Management and Monitoring of the Clifton Terrace Apartments and General Information on Assigned Multifamily Projects

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. EST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1979 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ON F' LHUD'S MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF THE CLIFTON TERRACE APARTMENTS A...
Date Nov. 8, 1979 Report No. CED-80-11 Title

Rental Housing: A National Problem That Needs Immediate Attention

BY THE CCIMPTROLLER GENERAL , Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Rental Housing: A National Problem That Needs Immediate Attention Millions of Americans cannot afford homeownership and cannot find affordable rental housing. Immediate national attention is necessary if an adequate supply of affordable rental housing is to be available. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the ...
Date March 1, 1979 Report No. CED-79-51 Title

Housing: Possible Duplicate Payments in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 8 Housing Assistance Program

. COMMUNITY DLYu.oCMWT ANO LCONOMlC alvlsloN UNITEDSTATES GENU~ALF~CCOUNTING OFFICE WASXINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-118718 MARCH 1, t979 The Honorable The Secretary Development Dear Mrs. Patricia Roberts Harris of Housing and Urban 108718 Harris: Accounting Office is concerned about in the Department of Rousing .(.HUD1s).'lSection 8 Jlousing Assistance We fiade a review to determine that project owners a...
Date Aug. 2, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-149 Title

Energy: Complications in Implementing Home Weatherization Programs for the Poor

DOCUIENT RRESUIE 07013 - (B22072131 Complications in Implementinag ome Weatherizaticn Programs for the Poor. HRD-78-149; B-130515. Augusot 2, 1978. 33 pp. + 6 appendices (22 pp.). Report to the Congress; by lmer B. Staats, Comptrcller General. Issue Area: Energy: Federal Efforts to Conserve Energy (1602); Income Security Programs: Programs for special Target Populations (1304). Contact: Human Reso...
Date June 27, 1978 Report No. 093971 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Savings Are Possible in Establishing Section 8 Contract Rents

UNITED STKI-ESGZNE&AL A~COUNTMG OFFICE WhSHINGTih, D C 20548 MMh”UPdf‘W DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVlSION *- . The Honorable Lawrence B Slmons Assistant Secretary for HouslngFederal Housing Commlssloner Department of HousIng and Urban Development Dear Mr Simons* , In connection with our on-going work in the housing and community development areas, we have noted that one of the procedures follo...
Date April 20, 1978 Report No. PAD-78-62 Title

Section 236 Rental Housing: An Assessment of HUD's Comments on GAO's Evaluations

LCCUMENT 05706 B 11460961 RESUME Section 236 Rental Housing: An Assessment of HUE's Ccoments on GAO's Evaluations. PAD-78-62; B-171630. April i0, 1S78. 7 pp. + 4 appendices (42 pp.). Report to Sen. William Proxmire, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Sutconsittee; ty Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Domestic Housing and Communitj Development: Ho...
Date Feb. 2, 1978 Report No. CED-78-21 Title

Employment: Stronger Federal Enforcements Needed To Uphold Fair Housing Laws

DOCUMEVNT PESUMPr 04838 - Fr03452191 Stronger Federal Enfoicements Needed To Uphold Fair Housinc Law-. CED-78-21; B-164855. February 2, 1978. 41 pp. + 6 appendices (22 pp.). feport to the Congress;, by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Non-Discriltation and Equal Opportunity Programs: Discrimination iin lusiug (1006); Domestic Housing and Community Development (2190). Contact: Comm...
Date Jan. 10, 1978 Report No. PAD-78-13 Title

Section 236 Rental Housing: An Evaluation with Lessons for the Future

DOCUMENT RESUSB 04607 - [B0125025] Section 236 Rental Mousing: An Evaluation with Lessons for the Future. PAD-78-13; B-171630. January 10, 1978. 151 pp. * 2 appendices (4 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Blaer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Domestic Housing and Conmunity Development: Housing for Low and moderate Incone Families (2101); Domestic Housing and Cosmunity Development: Feder...
Date Sept. 26, 1977 Report No. ID-77-58 Title

Government Operations: Payment of an Annual Housing Supplement to Employees Assigned to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York

DOCUMENT RESUME 03530 [A27239443 [Payment of an Annual Housing Supplement to Employees Assigned to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York]. ID-77-58; P-189609. September 26, 1977. 2 pp. + enclosure (7 pp.). Report to Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, Chairman, Senate Committee on Apprcpriations: State, Justice, Commerce, and Judiciary Subccmmittee; by Robert F. Keller, Deputy Comptroller Genera...
Date June 16, 1977 Report No. CED-77-84 Title

Housing: Aspects of Section 8 Fair Market Rents for New Construction in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

COMF’TROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 2054B B-171630 Illllli~lllll llllllllll Il~~~mJ llllllll JUN 16 1977 The Honorable Robert S. Walker House of Representatives Dear Mr. Walker: In accordance with your request of January 12, 1977, we have reviewed certain aspects of the fair market rents established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for T.@.@ new housing u...
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 March 11, 1977 Report No. CED-77-43 Title

Housing: Use of FHA Financed Rural Rental Housing for Commercial Office Space

I . . . . I USE OF FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION FINANCED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING FOR COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CED-77-43 3-11-77 Report contained to Congressman information buildings Les Aspin pursuant of loan to his agreements for request. The repqrt on violations in Mazomanie, income. by the owners of citizens and two apartment families Wisconsin senior of low and moderate ....
Date Oct. 5, 1976 Report No. CED-76-146 Title

Housing: Little Accomplished in Insuring That Proper Rents Are Charged Under the Section 236 Rental Housing Program

REPORT T A” L’..-‘Qe 2 \) \I ,, . 2. , r THE CONGRESS .‘.’ 2 &(’~.. T -. I-y;.., 2 “,, ’ AL ‘I(()!.:.\‘L ( r?. Pt BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Little Accomplished In Insuring That Proper Rents Are Charged Under The Section 236 Rental Assistance Housing Program Department of Housing and Urban Development The Department has made little progress in correcting th...
Date Aug. 6, 1976 Report No. CED-76-129 Title

Housing: Elderly Tenants Housed Out of Turn and Questionable Contracting Practices at the Chicago Housing Authority

REPORT OF THE ‘COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Elderly Tenants Housed Out Of Turn And ..-_ .._. Questionable “.-.“_-. . Contracting Practices At The Chicago Housing Authority Department of Housing and Urban Development Chicago Housing Authority practices in placing elderly tenants in public housing units have sometimes resulted in applicants being housed sooner than the authority’...
Date June 7, 1976 Report No. 089587 Title

Housing: Review of HUD-Supported Sheridan Manor and Hanover Village Housing Projects

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 c*z DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DlVlSION The Honorable James L. Young Assistant Secretary for Housing Management Department of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Young: The General Accounting Office recently completed a review of certain operations of the Department-subsidized Sheridan Manor and Hanover Village housing projects in the...
Date April 8, 1976 Report No. RED-76-88 Title

Housing: Operations of Two Department of Housing and Urban Development-Supported Housing Projects in Pennsylvania--Sheridan Manor in Wilkes-Barre and Hanover Village in Hanover Township

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED ‘STATES ~-iiy~ .F- 20548 B-118718 i9 4 The Honorable Daniel J. Flood L House of Representatives Dear Mr. Flood: -. I. In accordance with’your June 24, 1975, request and the agreement reached with your office on July 24, 1975, we examined operations of :! two Department of Housing and Urban Development-supported housing projects in Pennsylvania...
Date Oct. 23, 1975 Report No. 089392 Title

Housing: Insufficient Rental Charges Collected From Members Occupying Inadequate Government-Owned Family Housing

UND-ED STATES GENERAL AC~CNNTING OFFICE REGIONAL SUITE 500. WASHINGTON 234 STATE OFFICE BOULEVARD STREET BUILDING DETROIT,MICH~GAN 48226 2 3 OCP 4975 i Captain Harry H. Arnold Military Pay Systems Division Director, Navy Accounting and Finance Center Washington, D. C. Dear Captain Arnold: * F*/' c As part of our continuing review of the Navy's financial management system, we have examined selected...
Date Jan. 24, 1975 Report No. RED-75-323 Title

Financial Management: Audit of the Shorehaven Housing Project in Racine, Wisconsin

RELEASED B-17 1630 A 6 J The Honorable Les Aspin House of Representatives Dear Mr, Aspin: 41, By your September 4, 1974, letter you requested that we do a i complete laudit of the Shorehaven housing project in Racine, WisconsinLa Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) section 236 projiect. You asked that we determine whether a rent increase effective August 1, 1974, ~7a.s necessary to i...
Date June 12, 1973 Report No. B-133102 Title

National Defense: Further Improvement Needed in Assisting Military Personnel in Finding Adequate Housing Near Bases

. c i-. I t?i y. Y 0 E-4 aI .I S 2 a in .- u s .LL S t2D I-S v, s Q Iz , COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE D.C. UNITED 20548 STATES B-l 33102 ..- To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives We are reporting on the need for further military personnel in finding adequate housing they are assigned. We made 1921 (31 U.S.C. (31 U.S.C. 67). Copies Management impro...
Date April 9, 1973 Report No. 094538 Title

Housing: Housing Subsidy and Community Development Programs Administered by HUD and USDA

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, C. 20548 D. FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTED 10:00 AM EST AT MONDAY,APRIL 9, 1973 STATEMENT OF ELMERB. STAI1TS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL THE UNITED STATES OF BEFORETHE : SUBCOMMITTEE HOUSINGAND URBANAFFAIRS ON OF THE COMMITTEE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBANAFFAIRS ON UNITED STATESSENATE ON HOUSINGSUBSIDYAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ADMINISTEREDBY THE...
Date Dec. 18, 1972 Report No. 093921 Title

Housing: Observations on the Operations of the National Capital Housing Authority

UN~TEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE FIFW FLOOR 803 WEST BROAD STREET FALLS CHURCH,~IRGINIA 22046 I1111111Ill11 Ill1 Ill11 IllI Ill lllll Ill1 Ill11 Ill11 LM093921 -Funds author%zab for mdemiaation programs were used for regular operations. FOP example, a5 0 f Bar& 31, 1972, a total of about $4.3 nillfon had been se& aside fur modernization programs and $'a.3 ailfinn had...
Date Dec. 5, 1972 Report No. 089496 Title

Housing: Modernization Program for Low-Rent Public Housing

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DlVtStON DEC 5 1972 Dear Mr, Watson The General Accounting Offlce selected aspects of the Department ment's (HUD) modernlzatlon program recently completed a review of of Housxng and Urban Developfor low-rent publxc houslng, This review was conducted at the HUD headquarters In Washxngton, D, C,, and at ...
Date July 9, 1971 Report No. 089431 Title

Housing: Revision of HUD Guidelines

A UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING QFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 CIVIL DlVISlON Jul. 9 1971 I Dear Mr. Jackson: The General Accounting Office has made a survey of federally-assisted relocation activities, including those activities under programs adrmnistered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Our field work relating to HUD-assisted programs was carried out at local public ag...
Date April 16, 1971 Report No. B-171308 Title

Housing: Propriety of Rental Increases Authorized by HUD

In accordance with your request of November 9, 1970, and subsequent discussions with your office, we have examined into the propriety of rental increases authorized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at the Xashington Towers Apartments in Union City, New Jersey, and the Park Hudson Apartments in North Bergen, New Jersey* HUD regulations provide in general that the rental inco...
Date Jan. 16, 1970 Report No. B-168185 Title

Housing: Repair Program for Tobyhanna Village Housing Project

B-168185 RELEASEi dgb Dear Mr. Rooney: JAN 16 7970 Further reference 1s made to your telegram of October 17, 1969, and your letter of the same date requesting that we examine into the adequacy of the settlement proposed by the owner of the Tobyhanna Village houslng project, in response to foreclosure proceedings lnltlated by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Department of Housing and Urban...
Date Dec. 17, 1969 Report No. 092651 Title

Housing: Cost Certification Procedures at the San Francisco Insuring Office of the Federal Housing Administration

Urmm STATES GENERAL Accoum~~~ OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C 20548 clvlL DlVlSi0~ DEC 17 869 - Dear Mr, Gu Hedge : h We have nade e survey of the sdministretion of Cost certification procedures rekti-g to the fnsurance of mortgage bans for multifamily housing projects by the San Francisco Insuring Office (STXO) ot the Federal sousing tisinistrtition (FHA), Dmartwnt of Housing arid Urban ikvelopnent. Our s...
Date Feb. 18, 1969 Report No. B-133316 Title

National Defense: Policies, Procedures, And Practices For Determining Requirements For Military Family Housing And Bachelor Officer And Enlisted Quarters

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D C 20548 .. B- 133316 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our report on the survey of the policies, procedures, and practices used by the Department of Defense for determining requirements for military family housing and bachelor officer and enlisted quarters. Copies of this report a r e being...
Date April 11, 1966 Report No. B-146960 Title

Housing: Report on Review of Administration of Employee and Contractor Housing at Page, Arizona, Glen Canyon Unit, Colorado River Storage Project, Bureau of Reclamation

REPORT ON REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATION OF EMPLOYEE AND CONTRACTOR HOUSING AT PAGE, ARIZONA GLEN CANYON UNIT COLORADO' RIVER STORAGE PROJECT BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE' INTERIOR UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE APRIL 1966 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE i' WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CIVIL ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING DIVISION APR 11 B- 146960 Dear Mr. Secretary: 1966 Herewith is the ...
Date March 30, 1962 Report No. B-118718 Title

Housing: Review of Selected Activities of the Low-Rent Housing Program in the Nine-State Area Administered by the San Francisco Regional Office, Public Housing Administration, Housing and Home Finance Agency

‘* GAOWash., D. C. operated ities sioner lishes tains housing projects. Responsibility for the operating activ- in the seven regions to the regional the administrative the accounting office has been delegated directors. by the PHA CommisOffice estabmain- The Central policfes and operating procedures, records, and reviews the operating activities of tize regional offices. there,were At June 30, 1...