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The DEC works cooperatively with HUD's program offices to assure compliance of business agreements and regulations. The DEC's activities promote integrity, management accountability and the physical and financial viability of HUD-insured and assisted housing.The DEC operates in several key enforcement areas:

Single Family Housing:

Suspensions and debarments are imposed by the DEC against business partners who do not comply with HUD requirements. In Fiscal Year 2005, more than 60 percent of the DEC's compliance actions were taken against Single Family Housing participants. Individuals and entities that have been suspended or debarred are excluded from participating in HUD and other Federal Executive Branch programs.

Multifamily Housing:

The DEC receives referrals of distressed multifamily properties. Properties may be referred due to unsatisfactory physical inspection conditions or for financial discrepancies.

To handle distressed multifamily properties, the DEC has experienced staff located in the Washington, DC Headquarters office and in five satellite locations nationwide. This means that the DEC is well positioned to address problems quickly, effectually, and with sustained attention.

Both the DEC and HUD program offices work collaboratively in bringing about enforcement results. The DEC stresses the federal government's commitment to both uncover and pursue program violations. This means that enforcement actions are taken against program participants who do not comply with the law and HUD agreements.

October 1 , 2005

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