4 days ago
Rep. French Hill calls for investigation into mismanagement of Little Rock Housing Authority
VIDEO: Little Rock City Directors remove two Metropolitan Housing Alliance commissioners after years of management concerns (September 2023)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) is pushing for an investigation into the Little Rock Housing Authority.
Hill wrote a letter to Stephen Begg, the acting Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to address what officials call 'continued troubled operations' at the Little Rock Housing Authority, also known as the Metropolitan Housing Alliance (MHA).
'After years of broken promises, shameful mismanagement, and questionable expenditures – including multiple Corrective Action Plan findings by HUD and a Federal law enforcement raid – it is clear that MHA has lost both my and the public's trust,' Hill said in the letter.
Little Rock City Directors remove two Metropolitan Housing Alliance commissioners after years of management concerns
In the letter, Hill requested that Begg's office launch an investigation into mismanagement at MHA and its nonprofit affiliate, the Central Arkansas Housing Corps (CAHC).
'Most concerning is the pending foreclosure action at the Madison Heights apartment complex stemming from defaults on questionable loans connected to CAHC from 2019,' Hill said. 'As a result, Arkansans might end up on the hook for a $7.5 million MHA bailout to avoid foreclosure, which could affect the housing for residents of more than 240 Federally-assisted affordable housing units.'
Hill stated MHA and CACH have refused to provide any required audited financial statements since 2018, which he added resulted in nearly $30 million in 'questionable or potentially disallowed' expenses.
'Specifically, please address why HUD did not more aggressively seek to intervene earlier to spare taxpayers and Little Rock residents from this unacceptable situation, including using its Sanctions for Troubled Performer PHAs authorities under 24 CFR 902.83,' Hill requested of Begg in the letter.
Trump is swiftly undoing transgender protections in HUD's housing policies
The full letter can be .
Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
