As used in this title—
(a) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development.
(b) “Dwelling” means
any building, structure, or portion thereof which is occupied as,
or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more
families, and any vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for
the construction or location thereon of any such building, structure,
or portion thereof.
(c) “Family” includes
a single individual.
(d) “Person” includes
one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations,
labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock
companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees
in bankruptcy, receivers, and fiduciaries.
(e) “To rent” includes to lease, to sublease, to let and otherwise
to grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises not owned
by the occupant.
(f) “Discriminatory housing
practice” means an act that is unlawful under section 804, 805,
806, or 818.
(g) “State” means any of the
several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or any of the territories and possessions of the United States.
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(h) “Handicap” means, with respect to a person—
(1) a physical or mental impairment
which substantially
limits one or more of such person’s major life activities,
(2) a record of having such
an impairment, or
(3)
being regarded as having such an impairment,
but such term does not include current, illegal use of
or addiction to a controlled substance (as defined in section 102
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)).
(i) “Aggrieved person” includes any person who—
(1) claims to have been injured by a discriminatory
housing practice; or
(2) believes that such person will be injured by a discriminatory
housing practice that is about to occur.
(j) “Complainant” means the person (including the Secretary)
who files a complaint under section 810.
(k) “Familial status” means one or more individuals (who have not
attained the age of 18 years) being domiciled with—
(1) a parent or another person having legal
custody of such individual or individuals; or
(2) the designee of such parent or other
person having such custody, with the written permission of such parent
or other person.
The protections afforded
against discrimination on the basis of familial status shall apply
to any person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal
custody of any individual who has not attained the age of 18 years.
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(l) “Conciliation” means the attempted
resolution of issues raised by a complaint, or by the investigation
of such complaint, through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved
person, the respondent, and the Secretary.
(m)
“Conciliation agreement” means a written agreement setting
forth the resolution of the issues in conciliation.
(n) “Respondent” means—
(1) the person or other entity accused
in a complaint of an unfair housing practice; and
(2) any other person or entity identified
in the course of investigation and notified as required with respect
to respondents so identified under section 810(a).
(o) “Prevailing party” has the same meaning as
such term has in section 722 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States (42 U.S.C. 1988).
[42 USC 3602. As amended
by acts of Nov. 6, 1978 (92 Stat. 2679) and Sept. 13, 1988 (102 Stat.
1619).]
