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Article: Audit faults housing authority's wait list: HUD study found documentation missing but said agency generally complies with federal guidelines.
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- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- April 2, 2006
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Byline: Nia-Malika Henderson
Apr. 2--Annapolis' housing authority generally administers its Section 8 housing subsidy program according to federal guidelines but has failed to adequately maintain its applicant waiting list, a federal audit has found. The audit, by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, found that the authority conducted annual inspections of units and provided tenants with safe and sanitary housing and reasonable assistance payments between July 2003 through June 2005, the period reviewed. The authority is required to update its waiting list and file applications based on when they are submitted. Many of the 2,058 ...