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


### Answer
The term **elderly person** is defined in *12 U.S.C. § 1715v* as follows -

> any person, married or single, who is sixty-two years of age or over

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 1715v*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 13-NATIONAL HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER II-MORTGAGE INSURANCE**

