TRI - COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS AND HOUSING, INC.

Finding 2025-002: Lower Income Housing Assistance Program – Section 8 New Construction/ Substantial Rehabilitation Assistance Listing Number: 14.182 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Repeat of Finding 2024-003) Compliance Requirements: Special Tests and Provisions Type of finding: Internal Control Over Compliance (material weakness) and Compliance (material noncompliance) Criteria: Mortgage Restructuring Loan terms require an annual payment of 85% of restricted surplus cash to be paid on the note. Condition: The Organization did not make the required $78,704 payment on the Mortgage Restructuring Loan in 2025. Cause: The Organization has not established a monitoring process to ensure that required payments are made in accordance with the terms of the loan. Effect: Noncompliance with the Mortgage Restructuring Loan payment terms. Recommendation: The Organization should strengthen its internal controls with adopted policies and procedures to establish a monitoring process to ensure compliance with Mortgage Restructuring Loan terms and conditions. Grantee’s Response: See corrective action plan

Finding 2024-002: Lower Income Housing Assistance Program - Section 8 New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation Assistance Listing Number: 14.182 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Repeat of Finding 2023-002 and 2022-002) Compliance Requirements: Cash Management, Eligibility, Reporting, Special Tests and Provisions Type of finding: Internal Control Over Compliance (significant deficiency) Criteria: The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards require that the non-Federal entity establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award (2 CFR 200.303(a)). Condition: The Organization has not implemented a review or monitoring process to ensure propriety in eligibility determinations, tenant lease agreements, housing assistance payment requests, and return of funds for vacant units and rent adjustments to contract rent included on the monthly Housing Assistance Payment vouchers. Cause: The compliance responsibilities of the Organization are performed by one person which has made it difficult to establish a proper review process over cash management, eligibility, reporting, and special tests and provisions requirements. Effect: Noncompliance with the Lower Income Housing Assistance Program - Section 8 New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation requirements may exist and not be detected by the Organization. Recommendation: The Organization should strengthen its internal controls with adopted policies and procedures to ensure a review process is established through adequate segregation of duties. The Organization should consider assessing and realigning the duties and responsibilities of administrative staff allowing the administrator to act in a more supervisory position. Grantee’s Response: See corrective action plan.

Finding 2024-003: Lower Income Housing Assistance Program - Section 8 New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation Assistance Listing Number: 14.182 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Compliance Requirements: Special Tests and Provisions Type of finding: Internal Control (material weakness) and Compliance (material noncompliance) Criteria: Mortgage Restructuring Loan terms require an annual payment of 85% of restricted surplus cash to be paid on the note. Condition: The Organization did not make the required $45,194 payment on the Mortgage Restructuring Loan in 2024. Cause: The Organization has not established a monitoring process to ensure that required payments are made in accordance with the terms of the loan. Effect: Noncompliance with the Mortgage Restructuring Loan payment terms. Recommendation: The Organization should strengthen its internal controls with adopted policies and procedures to establish a monitoring process to ensure compliance with Mortgage Restructuring Loan terms and conditions. Grantee’s Response: See corrective action plan.

Finding 2023-002: Section 8 Project-Based Cluster Federal Assistance Number: 14.182 and 14.195 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Repeat of Finding 2022-002) Compliance Requirements: Cash Management, Eligibility, Reporting, Special Tests and Provisions Type of finding: Internal Control Over Compliance (significant deficiency) Criteria: The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards require that the non-Federal entity establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award (2 CFR 200.303(a)). Condition: The Organization has not implemented a review or monitoring process to ensure propriety in eligibility determinations, tenant lease agreements, housing assistance payment requests, and return of funds for vacant units and rent adjustments to contract rent included on the monthly Housing Assistance Payment vouchers. Cause: The compliance responsibilities of the Organization are performed by a few people which has made it difficult to establish a proper review process over cash management, eligibility, reporting, and special tests and provisions requirements. Effect: Noncompliance with the Section 8 Project-Based Cluster requirements may exist and not be detected by the Organization. Recommendation: The Organization should strengthen its internal controls with adopted policies and procedures to ensure a review process is established through adequate segregation of duties. The Organization should consider assessing and realigning the duties and responsibilities of administrative staff allowing the administrator to act in a more supervisory position. Grantee’s Response: See corrective action plan.