### Question
How is the term elderly person defined?


### Answer
The term **elderly person** is defined in *12 U.S.C. § 1701q* as the following:

> a household composed of one or more persons at least one of whom is 62 years of age or more at the time of initial occupancy

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 1701q*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 13-NATIONAL HOUSING**

