3.11.1.4 Other Fair Housing Act Exemptions

HUD Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide, HUD Handbook 4430.G (2020 ed., rev. Mar. 19, 2021) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · United States

A. The Fair Housing Act recognizes another exemption from its familial status provisions, namely for housing “provided under any State or Federal program that the Secretary determines is specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons (as defined in the State or Federal program)” 42 U.S.C. § 3607(b)(2)(A). Although this is a recognized exemption to the Fair Housing Act’s familial status protections, it has not heretofore been necessary to rely on this exemption in the context of MAP multifamily insurance processing. Therefore, FHA policy requires a property to fit into one of the other three categories described in Section 3.11.1.

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