The Department of Housing and Urban Development ordered the more than 200,000 tenants across all federally funded housing units to have their eligibility verified after an audit found high levels of deceased and foreign tenants.
According to a news release from the agency, the audit found 25,000 tenants who are deceased, as well as almost 6,000 that are not Americans.
That means all “Public Housing Authorities” and owners participating in HUD-funded housing now have “30 days to take corrective action to address these findings.”
“We will leave no stone unturned,” HUD Secretary Scott Turner vowed in the release.
Cleaning House’: HUD Orders Immediate Citizenship Verification for All Tenants in HUD-Funded Housing Nationwide
A HUD and @DHSgov audit into all tenants across HUD-funded housing discovered
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