N.Y. Public Housing Law Section 55
Projects undertaken by municipalities


Any municipality may undertake one or more projects, and for that purpose, any such municipality is hereby given the rights, powers and privileges and shall be subject to the duties and obligations granted to or imposed upon authorities with respect to projects by the provisions of this chapter. The municipality, however, shall be subject to the provisions of the local finance law, except as otherwise provided in section 20.00 of such law.

Source: Section 55 — Projects undertaken by municipalities, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBG/55 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

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Organization of authorities
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Scope of authority’s jurisdiction
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Officers and employees
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Transfer of officers and employees
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Vacancies and removals
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Non-liability of authority members
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Disqualification of members and employees of authorities
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Powers of authority
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An authority shall file with the commissioner a copy of each proposed project embodying the plans, layout, estimated costs and proposed m...
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Projects financed solely by authorities
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Aid from and cooperation with federal government
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Power to issue authority bonds
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Provisions of authority bonds
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Signature on authority bonds
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Repurchase of authority bonds
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Suit on authority bonds
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Bond covenants of an authority
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Guaranteed indebtedness of an authority
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Authority obligations as legal investments and legal security for deposits by public officers
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Foreclosure and other remedies against an authority
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Liability of state or municipality
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Tax exemptions of an authority
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Depositories of authority funds
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Filing by authority of by-laws, rules and regulations
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Projects undertaken by municipalities
55–A
Facilities incidental or appurtenant to a project
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Authorities created prior to the enactment of this chapter
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Dissolution of authorities
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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
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Disposal of records
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Reproduction of records
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Tenant meetings in common areas

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 55’s source at nysenate​.gov

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