Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 813 - OREGON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Division 365 - RENT GUARANTEE PROGRAM (RGP)
Section 813-365-0065 - Compliance Monitoring; Remedies

(1) OHCS will conduct reviews, audits, and other compliance monitoring as it deems appropriate with respect to each program provider to verify compliance with RGP requirements. Program providers must cooperate fully with OHCS in its compliance monitoring activities.

(2) Program providers must require by contract and monitor their subrecipients' compliance with all RGP requirements including, but not limited to, recordkeeping and retention of records and OHCS compliance monitoring and enforcement.

(3) OHCS reserves the right to identify deficiencies in the performance of any program provider or their subrecipients discovered during compliance monitoring activities and take remedial action upon such program providers, including, but not limited to, terminating its funding agreement with a program provider and requiring repayment of RGP funding.

(4) To remedy any identified deficiencies, OHCS:

(5) OHCS must provide adequate notice and opportunity for an appeal prior to a remedial action that terminates organizational eligibility for RGP funding for cause or otherwise reduces a program provider's proportional share of funding.

(6) Appeals must be addressed to the assistant director of the Housing Stabilization Division of OHCS, whose decision may be further appealed to the director of OHCS.

(7) Issuance of a deficiency notice will not constitute a waiver of other remedies available to OHCS or preclude OHCS from exercising such other remedies available to it under the RGP requirements, at law or otherwise.