HUD Handbook 4350.3 § 2-7
Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (HUD Occupancy Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 CHG-4)
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HUD Handbook 4350.3 § 2-7
A. This Act prohibits discrimination based upon age in federally assisted and funded
programs or activities, except in limited circumstances.
B. It is not a violation of the Act to use age as screening criteria in a particular
program if age distinctions are permitted by statute for that program or if age
distinctions are a factor necessary for the normal operation of the program or the
HUD Occupancy Handbook 2-7 06/09
Chapter 2: Civil Rights and
Nondiscrimination Requirements
Nondiscrimination Requirements
Under the Fair Housing Act
achievement of a statutory objective of the program or activity. Thus, a Section
202 PRAC project that only admitted elderly families would not be considered to
be operating in violation of the Age Discrimination Act.Source: Legislative text reproduced verbatim
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