Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Housing Quality Inspections Audit
December 12, 2019
Summary
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General has completed an audit of the Chicago Low Income Housing Trust Fund’s management of housing quality inspections for units participating in the Rental Subsidy Program (RSP).
Executive Summary
The objectives of the audit were to determine if the Trust Fund met its mission of providing “secure, safe, and sound” housing by ensuring that RSP properties:
- received their required annual Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspections;
- had evidence of a lead safe housing certificate in their contract;
- came into compliance after the discovery of housing deficiencies, including serious health and safety risks; and
- addressed unresolved Chicago Building Code violations.
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