Report 2018-037 Recommendation 9 Responses

Report 2018-037: California Department of Housing and Community Development: Its Oversight of Housing Bond Funds Remains Inconsistent (Release Date: September 2018)

Recommendation #9 To: Housing and Community Development, Department of

To ensure that single-family farmworker housing program recipients continue to qualify for housing, HCD should implement policies and procedures by December 1, 2018, to ensure that the information the recipients provide in the self-certification letters is accurate and complete by requiring that they include documentation as proof. HCD should also follow up to ensure that it receives responses to its annual compliance letters from all recipients.

60-Day Agency Response

HCD has updated its policies and procedures based on the recommendations. HCD has developed a tool to track homeowner responses, compliance, need for follow-up or referral to compliance resolution process. As of November 1, 2018, homeowner response rate is 70%. By January 31, 2019, any non compliant homeowner responses will be referred to the compliance resolution process.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2018-037

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.