Memo No. HD25-05

HHSC Memorandum            Neighborhood Resources Department - Memo No. HD25-05 
 
DATE: 
June 11, 2025 
 
TO: 
 
PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY COMMISSION 
 
THRU:  
LEAH POWELL. NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES DIRECTOR  
AMY JACOBSON, HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT SENIOR MANAGER 
 
 
FROM: 
LARISSA GORSKI, AFFORDABLE HOUSING MANAGER 
 
SUBJECT: 
RESOLUTION NO. HO188 AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF THE WRITE- 
OFF 
OF 
$23,098.14 
IN 
PUBLIC 
HOUSING 
TENANT 
ACCOUNTS 
RECEIVABLE AS UNCOLLECTIBLE 
 
 
RECOMMENDATION:  The Housing and Human Services Commission and staff recommend that 
the Public Housing Authority Commission (PHAC), pass and adopt Resolution No. HO156, 
authorizing the approval of the write-off of $23,098.14 in Public Housing Tenant Accounts 
Receivable as uncollectible. 
 
SUMMARY:  The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires Public Housing 
Authorities to write-off as uncollectible, the outstanding debt of former public housing residents that 
has not been collected within a reasonable time.  The writing off of uncollectible tenant accounts 
receivables is a recommended accounting process.   
 
BACKGROUND:   As Resolution No. HO188 indicates, the Housing and Redevelopment Division 
is requesting the write-off of $23,098.14 in tenant accounts.  These tenants have left the public housing 
program owing the City of Chandler varying amounts for back rent, maintenance, and miscellaneous 
charges.  All of the accounts have had no activity for approximately six months after having been 
forwarded to a collection agency in hopes that the debts could be collected.  To date, no payments 
have been received through the collection agency on these accounts.  At this time, Housing staff is 
requesting that the accounts be written off as uncollectible.  
 
The attachment indicates the balances that are designated for write off.  Some families were evicted 
for negative behavior including criminal activity.  Some families vacated their housing units with 
substantial damage to the dwelling.  In some cases, the level of labor and materials required to 
repair the units led to high maintenance charges.

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Of the $23,098.14 staff is requesting in write-offs, the amount is categorized as follows: $11,838 for 
rent, $11,087.14 for maintenance charges, and $173 for late and miscellaneous charges.  Please note 
that in the case of each of these accounts, the debt information has been entered into a nationwide 
HUD Housing Authority network.  Each housing agency in the country belongs to this network and 
all new housing applicants are checked for debts owing as part of the program screening process.  
Should any of the parties on the list attempt to be housed on any federally subsidized housing program 
in the nation, their name and information will appear flagged and they should not be housed until the 
full debt is repaid to the housing agency who is owed the funds. 
 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:  The total amount of uncollectible accounts for this write-off is 
$23,098.14.  The current Public Housing budget includes a line item for the write-off of uncollectible 
accounts.  The amount of this year's write off is more than the amount written off in 2024, which was 
$15,678.19.  Over the past ten years, the average annual amount written-off is $14,507.16.  All costs 
associated with the write off of uncollectible tenant debt are funded by HUD. 
 
PROPOSED MOTION:  Move that PHAC pass and adopt Resolution No. HO188 authorizing the 
approval of the write-off of $23,098.14 in Public Housing Tenant Accounts Receivable as 
uncollectible. 
 
 
 
Attachment:  Resolution No. HO188