United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-07-26 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-RCED-94-273 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-273 P0b002ee18039ab29 f:trc94273 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-273 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-273 T-RCED-94-273 Housing programs Low income housing Federal aid for housing Rental housing Disadvantaged persons Safety standards Management information systems Building codes Quality assurance Maintenance standards HUD Section 8 Housing Assistance Program Chicago (IL) Las Vegas (NV) Los Angeles (CA) New York (NY) Pompano Beach (FL) Tyler (TX) District of Columbia Testimony RCED Physical conditions in the Section 8 assisted properties GAO visited ranged from very good to very poor. The properties in good physical condition show that the Section 8 program can work. Conditions in some properties, however, clearly violated the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) housing quality standards. In the distressed properties, families lived in units with leaking toilets and sinks, exposed electrical wiring, holes in walls and ceilings, broken air conditioners and smoke detectors, damaged and missing kitchen cabinets, and roach and rat infestation. Moreover, the landlords for some of these distressed properties collected rents that were higher than those for well-maintained apartments nearby. Although HUD has various enforcement tools to ensure that properties comply with its housing quality standards, including barring or suspending landlords from further participation in Section 8 programs and terminating housing assistance contracts, HUD has used these tools sparingly and inconsistently. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-273/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-273.htm GAO/T-RCED-94-273 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-273 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-94-273; Federally Assisted Housing: Condition of Some Properties Receiving Section 8 Project-Based Assistance Is Below Housing Quality Standards; Housing programs Low income housing Federal aid for housing Rental housing Disadvantaged persons Safety standards Management information systems Building codes Quality assurance Maintenance standards HUD Section 8 Housing Assistance Program Chicago (IL) Las Vegas (NV) Los Angeles (CA) New York (NY) Pompano Beach (FL) Tyler (TX) District of Columbia