N.Y. Public Housing Law Section 33
Transfer of officers and employees

Officers and employees of any board or department in or of the municipality, selected by the authority, who shall theretofore have passed a civil service examination with reference to the position they then hold, may be transferred with the consent of such board or department to the authority, and shall be eligible for such transfer and appointment, without examination, and their salaries or compensation shall, during the effective period of such transfer, be paid by the authority. The officers and employees of such municipality transferred to the authority pursuant to the provisions of this section, who are members or beneficiaries of any existing pension or retirement system, shall continue to have the rights, privileges, obligations and status with respect to such system or systems, but during the period of their employment by the authority all contributions to any pension or retirement fund or system on account of such officers or employees which would, except for such transfer, have been paid by such municipality, shall be paid by the authority; and all such employees shall have the same status with respect to their positions after transfer to the authority as they had under their original appointments. Any employee so transferred may be removed by the authority in accordance with the provisions of the civil service law. In addition to the right of reinstatement that such persons so transferred shall have pursuant to the provisions of section thirty-one of the civil service law under the circumstances, and in the cases provided in said section, such person shall have the right of reinstatement pursuant to said section not only in the service of the authority but also in the service from which such person was transferred.

Source: Section 33 — Transfer of officers and employees, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBG/33 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 24, 2026).

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Organization of authorities 31
Scope of authority’s jurisdiction 32
Officers and employees 33
Transfer of officers and employees 34
Vacancies and removals 35
Non-liability of authority members 36
Disqualification of members and employees of authorities 37
Powers of authority 38
An authority shall file with the commissioner a copy of each proposed project embodying the plans, layout, estimated costs and proposed m... 39
Projects financed solely by authorities 40
Aid from and cooperation with federal government 41
Power to issue authority bonds 42
Provisions of authority bonds 44
Signature on authority bonds 45
Repurchase of authority bonds 46
Suit on authority bonds 47
Bond covenants of an authority 48
Guaranteed indebtedness of an authority 49
Authority obligations as legal investments and legal security for deposits by public officers 50
Foreclosure and other remedies against an authority 51
Liability of state or municipality 52
Tax exemptions of an authority 53
Depositories of authority funds 54
Filing by authority of by-laws, rules and regulations 55
Projects undertaken by municipalities 55–A
Facilities incidental or appurtenant to a project 56
Authorities created prior to the enactment of this chapter 57
Dissolution of authorities 58
Sale or lease of municipal projects by authorities 58–A
Sale of dwelling units by authorities 58–B
Sale or lease of project in connection with federal program of assistance for low income housing 59
Disposal of records 60
Reproduction of records 61
Tenant meetings in common areas
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Verified:
Jan. 24, 2026

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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