HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights (The Green Book): 2.2.3.7 Elderly and Near-Elderly Family
For all of the HUD-assisted housing programs, an elderly person is one who is at least 62 years of age.116 An elderly family means a family whose head, spouse, or sole member is an elderly person. An elderly family may include two or more elderly individuals living together, or one or more elderly persons living with one or more live-in aides.