N.Y. Public Housing Law Section 36
Disqualification of members and employees of authorities

No member or employee of an authority shall acquire any interest direct or indirect in a project or in any property then or thereafter included or planned to be included in a project, nor retain any interest direct or indirect in any property acquired subsequently to his appointment or employment which is later included or to his knowledge planned to be included in a project, nor shall he have any interest direct or indirect in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any project. If any member or employee of any authority owns or controls an interest direct or indirect in any property included in any project, which was acquired prior to his appointment or employment, he shall disclose such interest and the date of acquisition thereof in writing to the authority prior to such appointment and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the authority.

Source: Section 36 — Disqualification of members and employees of authorities, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBG/36 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 29, 2025).

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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:
Nov. 29, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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