definitions

definitions Sec. 802. As used in this title— (a) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (b) “Dwelling” means any building, structure, or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families, and any vacant land Much is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location thereon of any such building, structure, or portion thereof. (c) “Family” includes a single individual. (d) “Person” includes one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers, and fiduciaries. (e) “To rent” includes to lease, to Sublease, to let and otherwise to grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant. (f) “Discriminatory housing practice” means an act that is unlawful under section 801, 805, or 806. (g) “State” means any of the several States, the District, of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any of the territories and possessions of the United States.