Officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a scathing rebuke of the Atlantic City Housing Authority during a meeting with the local agency’s residents, board members and former staff, who described poor conditions at the authority’s communities. According to the Press of Atlantic City, a recent HUD-commissioned audit of the local authority is “one of the worst audits that I’ve ever read in my life,” said HUD Principal Deputy Richard Monocchio. “This place is clearly mismanaged.” Tom Sahlin, who was named executive director of the authority last week, said he could not comment on HUD’s statements without further review.