PHOENIX - The Arizona Department of Housing did not conduct inspections for one or more federally required health and safety standards in the units it helped to finance through state and federal tax credits, according to a new report.
And when it did, Auditor General Lindsey Perry said the inspectors were slow in following up, like reporting problems of rodent infestations, bad electrical circuits and even a blocked fire escape access to the problems to property owners and ensuring that the issues were fixed.
Perry also reported that her staffers also found the department in some cases lacked evidence it completed federally required review to see whether the tenants going into many of these low-income housing units met the required income standards.
