Report 2019-111 Recommendation 6 Responses

Report 2019-111: Mobile Home Park Inspections: The Department of Housing and Community Development Must Improve Its Inspection Processes to Better Protect Park Residents (Release Date: July 2020)

Recommendation #6 To: Housing and Community Development, Department of

To improve consistency in inspections, HCD should by July 2021 develop and implement procedures to require a secondary review of a selection of inspection reports to ensure that staff members follow key legal and HCD policy requirements. These procedures should specify how often secondary reviewers will review reports, how many reports they will review, what to look for during these reviews, and how to document the secondary review.

1-Year Agency Response

Staff Memo 2021-06 provides direction to Field Operations Codes and Standards Administrators on the requirements for secondary review of activity reports (HCD Form 61/63), to ensure compliance with key legal and HCD policy requirements.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented


6-Month Agency Response

Draft staff memo in development to address secondary review expectations and procedures.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending


60-Day Agency Response

Draft staff memo in development to address secondary review expectations and procedures.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending


All Recommendations in 2019-111

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.