# 180.100 Definitions.
As used in this part:
(a) The terms *ALJ, Department, Fair Housing Act, General Counsel,* and *HUD* are defined in 24 CFR part 5, subpart A.
(b) The terms *Aggrieved Person, Assistant Secretary, Attorney General, Discriminatory Housing Practice, Person,* and *State* are defined in 24 CFR part 103, subpart A.
(c) Other terms used in this part are defined as follows:
*Agency* has the same meaning as *HUD.*
*Applicant* and *Application* have the meanings provided in 24 CFR 1.2 or 24 CFR 8.3, as applicable.
*Charge* means the statement of facts issued under 24 CFR 103.405 upon which HUD has found reasonable cause to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur.
*Complaint* means a complaint filed under the statutes covered by this part.
*Complainant* means the person (including the Assistant Secretary) who filed a complaint under the statutes covered by this part.
*Docket Clerk* is the docket clerk for HUD's Office of Hearings and Appeals, 451 7th Street, SW., Room B-133, Washington, DC 20410. The telephone number is 202-254-0000 and the facsimile number is 202-619-7304.
*Fair Housing Act matters* refers to proceedings under this part pursuant to the Fair Housing Act and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR parts 100 and 103.
*Federal financial assistance* has the meaning provided in 24 CFR 1.2, 6.3, 8.3, or 146.7, as applicable.
*Hearing* means a trial-type proceeding that involves the submission of evidence, either by oral presentation or written submission, and briefs and oral arguments on the evidence and applicable law.
*Intervenor* is a person entitled by law or permitted by the ALJ to participate as a party.
*Non-Fair Housing Act matters* refers to proceedings under this part pursuant to:
(1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 2000d-1) and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 1;
(2) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, (29 U.S.C. 794) and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 8;
(3) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 6103) and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 146; or
(4) Section 109 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 5301-5321) and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 6.
*Notice of Proposed Adverse Action* is the statement of facts issued pursuant to a non-Fair Housing Act matter upon which HUD has found reason to terminate or refuse to grant or continue Federal financial assistance.
*Party* is a person who has full participation rights in a proceeding under this part.
*Prevailing party* has the same meaning as the term has in section 722 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1988).
*Recipient* has the meaning provided in 24 CFR 1.2, 6.3, 8.3, or 146.7, as applicable.
*Respondent* means the person accused of violating one of the statutes covered by this part, including a recipient.
*Secretary* means the Secretary of HUD, or to the extent of any delegation of authority by the Secretary to act under any of the statutory authorities listed in § 180.105(a), any other HUD official to whom the Secretary may hereafter delegate such authority.
[61 FR 52218, Oct. 4, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 3801, Jan. 25, 1999; 72 FR 53879, Sept. 20, 2007; 74 FR 4635, Jan. 26, 2009]