{"data":{"id":"us/24-cfr-103.203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"24 CFR 103.203","heading":"Answer to complaint.","body":"(a) The respondent may file an answer not later than ten days after receipt of the notice described in § 103.50. The respondent may assert any defense that might be available to a defendant in a court of law. The answer must be signed and affirmed by the respondent. The affirmation must state: “I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.”\n(b) An answer may be reasonably and fairly amended at any time with the consent of the Assistant Secretary.","path":["Title 24—Housing and Urban Development","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","PART 103—FAIR HOUSING—COMPLAINT PROCESSING","Subpart D—Investigation Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-24.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:55Z","sha256":"820b16085295f8697ef6784e796bc46d71ce6928b09f1b30c8b08d5213dd911b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/24-cfr-103.202","next":"us/24-cfr-103.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}