---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 17.41"
title: "24"
number: "17.41"
heading: "Claimants."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/17.41"
---

# §17.41. Claimants.

- (a) A claim pursuant to this subpart may only be made by:
  - (1) **An employee of HUD.**
  - (2) A former employee of HUD whose claim arises out of an incident occurring before his separation from HUD.
  - (3) Survivors of a person named in [paragraph (a)](#a) (1) or (2) of this section, in the following order of precedence:
    - (i) **Spouse.**
    - (ii) **Children.**
    - (iii) **Father or mother, or both.**
    - (iv) **Brothers or sisters, or both.**
  - (4) The authorized agent or legal representative of a person named in [paragraphs (a)](#a) (1), (2), and (3) of this section.
- (b) A claim may not be presented by or for the benefit of a subrogee, assignee, conditional vendor, or other third party.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 3, 78 Stat. 767 (31 U.S.C. 3721).

### Source

Source: 36 FR 24427, Dec. 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2672; 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3716-18, 3721, and 5 U.S.C. 5514; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).