The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday that it was cutting off a major source of funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the embattled joint city and county agency. 
The suspension of funds is pending an investigation launched by HUD’s Office of Inspector General into whether LAHSA violated federal laws, according to a letter HUD sent to LAHSA’s CEO on Thursday. 
The outcome of that investigation determines whether funding is reinstated or whether the agency is permanently debarred. 
“Year after year, hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars were funneled to LAHSA with little accountability,” HUD Secretary Scott Turner said in a release. “Taxpayers will no…