[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR146.33]

[Page 729]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
    CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 146_NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN HUD PROGRAMS OR 
ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart D_Investigation, Settlement, and Enforcement Procedures
 
Sec. 146.33  Complaints.

    (a) Any person, individually or as a member of a class or on behalf 
of others, may file a complaint with HUD alleging discrimination 
prohibited by the Act. A complainant shall file a complaint within 180 
days from the date the complainant first had knowledge of the alleged 
act of discrimination. However, for good cause, HUD may extend this time 
limit. The filing date for a complaint will be the date upon which the 
complaint is deemed sufficient to be processed.
    (b) HUD shall facilitate the filing of complaints and shall take the 
following measures:
    (1) Accept as a sufficient complaint any written legible statement 
which is signed by the complainant and which identifies the parties 
involved, the date the complainant first had knowledge of the alleged 
violation, and describes generally the alleged prohibited action or 
practice;
    (2) Freely permit a complainant to add information to the complaint 
to meet the requirements of a sufficient complaint;
    (3) Widely disseminate information regarding the obligations of 
recipients under the Act and this part;
    (4) Notify the complainant and the recipient of their rights under 
the complaint process, including the right to have a representative at 
all stages of the complaint process; and
    (5) Notify the complainant and the recipient of their right to 
contact HUD for information and assistance regarding the complaint 
resolution process.
    (c) HUD will return to the complainant any complaint determined to 
be outside the coverage of this part, and shall state the reasons why it 
is outside the coverage.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
2529-0030)

[51 FR 45266, Dec. 17, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 7408, Mar. 11, 1987]