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COVID-19 Rental Assistance Programs

Report Details

Submitting OIG: 
Maryland, Montgomery County Inspector General
Report Description: 
At the time we initiated this review, the Montgomery County Council had appropriated almost $24 million through three separate resolutions to provide rental assistance to residents negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The appropriations funded the COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program, administered by the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County and the COVID-19 Rental Relief Program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. We conducted this review to determine (1) if vulnerabilities exist in either program that create opportunities for fraud or abuse, and (2) if specific instances of fraud or abuse were committed by applicants or other program participants.
Date Issued: 
Friday, October 8, 2021
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Maryland, Montgomery County
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
22-004
Location: 
MD
United States
Type of Report: 
Review
Professional Standard: 
Other
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Report File Link: 
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/OIG/Resources/Files/PDF/IGActivity/FY2022/OIG…

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