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NY Pub Hsg L § 13 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 2 - Division of Housing 13 - Disqualification of Commissioner, Officers and Employees.

§  13.  Disqualification  of  commissioner,  officers  and  employees.   Neither the commissioner, nor any officer or employee in the division of   housing 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 a  project.  If  the  commissioner  or  any  officer  or   employee  in the division of housing 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  governor  or  the   commissioner,  as  the case may be, and such disclosure shall be entered   in a special record of the division of housing kept for such purpose.
NY Pub Hsg L § 15 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 2 - Division of Housing 15 - Actions and Proceedings Against the Commissioner or the State; Intervention by Commissioner in Certain Actions and Proceedings.

§  15.  Actions and proceedings against the commissioner or the state;   intervention by commissioner in certain actions and proceedings.    With   regard  to  duties or liabilities arising out of this chapter, the state   or the commissioner may be sued in the same manner as a private  person.   In any action or proceeding affecting any state project the commissioner   shall  be  given  notice  thereof,  and he shall take such steps in such   action or proceeding as may be necessary to protect the public interest.   If, in the opinion of the commissioner, it is necessary or desirable  in   the  public  interest, that he intervene in such action or proceeding he   shall be permitted to do so as a matter of right. Whenever in connection   with a state project under any instrument or law, a notice of default in   writing is required to be  served  upon  an  authority  or  municipality   before  the  institution  of  any  action  or proceeding, a copy of such   notice shall be served upon the commissioner at least five  days  before   commencement  of  the  action  or  proceeding. No costs shall be awarded   against the commissioner or the state in any such litigation.
NY Pub Hsg L § 16 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 2 - Division of Housing 16 - Powers and Duties of Commissioner With Respect to State Projects.

§  16.  Powers  and  duties  of  commissioner  with  respect  to state   projects.  With respect to any state  project,  the  commissioner  shall   have  the  following  duties and powers: 1. To order such repairs of the   buildings and structures constituting the project as may be necessary.2. To order the authority  or  the  municipality  if  the  project  is   undertaken  or  operated  by the municipality, to do such acts as may be   necessary to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or any rule  or   regulation adopted by the commissioner, or the terms of the contract for   state  aid,  or to refrain from doing any act in violation of any of the   foregoing.3. To enforce his orders  by  mandamus  or  injunction  in  a  summary   proceeding.4.  To permit the consolidation of two or more approved state projects   or the extension or  amendment  thereof  or  the  consolidation  of  any   approved  state  project  with a proposed project. In any such case, the   consolidated state project shall be treated as an original state project   and an application shall be submitted as in  the  case  of  an  original   state project and the rents and costs of the consolidated project may be   averaged. Consolidation hereunder may be permitted regardless of whether   the state projects to be consolidated are contiguous or adjacent to each   other.  Such  contracts  as  may  have been made with regard to approved   state  projects  may,  upon  consolidation  of  the  projects,  also  be   consolidated  and  contracts  for  consolidated  state projects shall be   subject to all the provisions of this chapter, governing original  state   projects.
NY Pub Hsg L § 17 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 2 - Division of Housing 17 - Occupancy Preference.

§  17. Occupancy preference.  The occupancy of any state project shall   be restricted to persons of low income and preference shall be given  to   persons  who  live  or shall have lived in the substandard or insanitary   area  or  areas  which  have  been  or  will  be   cleared,   replanned,   reconstructed or rehabilitated pursuant to a plan.
NY Pub Hsg L § 18 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 2 - Division of Housing 18 - Effects of Breach or of Acquisition of Projects by Third Persons.

§  18.  Effects  of  breach  or  of  acquisition  of projects by third   persons.  In every contract for a loan by  the  state  or  for  periodic   subsidies  by  the state, or both, a substantial breach of the condition   set forth therein providing for the maintenance of the  project  as  low   rent  housing  shall  be defined in such terms as the commissioner shall   deem to be in the public interest and consistent with the provisions and   purposes of this chapter. In every such contract the commissioner  shall   retain  the  right,  in the event of such a substantial breach or in the   event of the acquisition of title to the project by a third party, other   than a government authorized to engage in the administration of low rent   housing and approved by the commissioner, in any manner including a bona   fide foreclosure under a mortgage or other lien held by a  third  party,   to increase the interest payable thereafter on the unpaid balance of any   loan  made pursuant to the contract to a rate not in excess of the going   state rate of interest (at the time of such breach or acquisition)  plus   two  per  centum  per  annum  or  to declare any such unpaid balance due   forthwith and to reduce or  terminate  any  periodic  subsidies  payable   under the contract.
NY Pub Hsg L § 19 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 2 - Division of Housing 19 - Rules and Regulations.

§  19.  Rules and regulations.  The commissioner shall have the power,   from time to time, to make, promulgate, modify, amend and  repeal  rules   and  regulations  to  effectuate  his powers and duties. No such rule or   regulation except such  as  relates  to  the  organization  or  internal   management  of  the  division of housing, shall be effective until it is   filed in the office of the department of state.
NY Pub Hsg L § 23 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 2-A - New York State Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program 23 - Project Monitoring.

§  23.  Project  monitoring.  The  commissioner  shall  establish such   procedures deemed necessary for monitoring  compliance  of  an  eligible   low-income  building  with  the  provisions  of  this  article,  and for   notifying  the  commissioner  of  taxation  and  finance  of  any   such   noncompliance.
NY Pub Hsg L § 24 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 2-A - New York State Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program 24 - Credit Recapture.

§ 24. Credit recapture. If, as of the close of any taxable year in the   compliance  period,  the  amount  of the qualified basis of any building   with respect to the taxpayer is less than the amount of such basis as of   the close of the preceding taxable year, the credit under  this  article   may be recaptured as provided in section eighteen of the tax law.
NY Pub Hsg L § 25 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 2-A - New York State Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program 25 - Regulations, Coordination With Federal Low-Income Housing Credit Provisions.

§ 25. Regulations, coordination with federal low-income housing credit   provisions.  1.  The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations   necessary to administer the provisions of this act.2. The provisions of section 42 of the  internal  revenue  code  shall   apply  to the credit under this article, provided however, to the extent   such provisions are inconsistent with this article,  the  provisions  of   this article shall control.3.  The  allocation  of  the credit established by this article may be   made without regard to  and  in  a  separate  manner  from  any  federal   low-income  housing  credit  that  may  be  allocated with respect to an   eligible low-income building.
NY Pub Hsg L § 31 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 31 - Scope of Authority's Jurisdiction.

§ 31. Scope of authority's jurisdiction.  The territorial jurisdiction   of  an  authority established for a city or village shall be coterminous   with the territorial limits of such city or village, and the territorial   jurisdiction of an authority established for a town  shall  include  all   such  town,  except that such territorial jurisdiction shall not include   any territory that lies within the boundaries of  any  village,  whether   such  village  has  or  has not established an authority. The members of   such town authority  shall  if  they  consent  and  when  authorized  by   resolutions  of  the  town  board  and  the  village  board,  act as the   authority in and for said village, the same as if it  had  been  created   especially for said village.
NY Pub Hsg L § 32 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 32 - Officers and Employees; Compensation and Expenses.

§  32. Officers and employees; compensation and expenses.  1. When the   office of the first  chairman  of  the  authority  becomes  vacant,  the   authority  shall select a chairman from among its members.  An authority   shall select from among its members a vice-chairman, and it may  employ,   subject  to  the  provisions  of the civil service law applicable to the   municipality in which it is established, a general manager, a secretary,   technical experts and such other officers, agents and  employees  as  it   may  require, and determine their qualifications, duties and, subject to   the approval of the local legislative body, fix their  compensation.  An   authority  may call upon the corporation counsel or chief law officer of   the municipality for such legal services as it may require and it  shall   reimburse  the  municipality  for  the  cost of such services, or it may   employ its own counsel and  legal  staff.  This  section  shall  not  be   construed  to  prevent  an  authority  from  engaging by contract in the   execution of a project architectural, engineering or other  professional   or consultant services.2. An authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees   such powers or duties as it may deem proper.3.  A member of an authority may be compensated on a per diem basis at   a rate to be fixed by the authority not to exceed in the  aggregate  two   thousand  dollars for a member and two thousand five hundred dollars for   a chairman per annum and in addition shall be entitled to the  necessary   expenses  including  traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his   duties.4. Every officer, agent or employee of an authority who shall sign the   receipt upon the payroll of an authority as having received  the  amount   therein  mentioned  in full payment for services rendered by him for the   entire time specified in such  payroll  or,  in  the  event  no  payroll   receipt is required by an authority, shall endorse a check in the amount   shown  upon such payroll and receive payment thereof, shall be deemed to   have made an accord and satisfaction of all claims against the authority   for wages, salary or other compensation due  to  such  person  from  the   authority  for the period covered by such payroll, unless at the time of   signing such payroll or endorsing such check the person  receiving  such   wages  or  salary  shall write legibly on the payroll in connection with   his receipt or on such check in connection with his endorsement that the   amount received is received under protest, and unless such protest is so   written upon such payroll or check, no recovery shall be had against the   authority  upon  any  further  claim  for  wages,  salaries   or   other   compensation for the period of time covered by such payroll.
NY Pub Hsg L § 33 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 33 - Transfer of Officers and Employees.

§  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.
NY Pub Hsg L § 34 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 34 - Vacancies and Removals.

§  34.  Vacancies  and  removals.    A vacancy occurring other than by   reason of the expiration of the term of a member of an  authority  shall   be  filled  for  the unexpired term.  The mayor of a city or village, or   the town board of a town, may remove  a  member  of  the  authority  for   inefficiency,  neglect  of duty, or misconduct in office, but only after   the member shall have been given a copy of the charges against  him  and   an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel in his own defense at   a  public  hearing.  In  the  event  of  removal, the mayor of a city or   village, or the town board of a town, shall file with the commissioner a   record of the proceedings together with  a  copy  of  the  charges  made   against  the  member  and  his  or  its  findings thereon.   Pending the   determination of charges against a member, the mayor or the town  board,   as the case may be, may suspend him from office.
NY Pub Hsg L § 35 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 35 - Non-Liability of Authority Members.

§  35.  Non-liability  of authority members.  No personal liability or   accountability shall attach to any member of  an  authority  or  to  any   person  executing  bonds of such authority by reason of the execution or   issuance thereof.
NY Pub Hsg L § 36 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 36 - Disqualification of Members and Employees of Authorities.

§  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.
NY Pub Hsg L § 38 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 38 - An Authority Shall File With the Commissioner a Copy of Each Proposed Project Embodying the Plans, Layout, Estimated Costs and Proposed Method of Fina

§  38.    An authority shall file with the commissioner a copy of each   proposed project  embodying  the  plans,  layout,  estimated  costs  and   proposed  method  of financing.  Any change made in the project shall be   filed with the commissioner by the authority. With reasonable promptness   after each project shall have been completed,  and  from  time  to  time   prior to completion upon request of the commissioner, an authority shall   file with the commissioner a detailed statement of the cost thereof.Upon receipt of a copy of a proposed state project, or of any proposed   change  therein,  the  commissioner  may  transmit  his  criticisms  and   suggestions  with  reasonable  promptness  to  the  authority   or   the   municipality.  No  change in a state project may be made by an authority   or a municipality without the approval of the commissioner.
NY Pub Hsg L § 39 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 39 - Projects Financed Solely by Authorities.

§  39.  Projects  financed  solely  by authorities.   An authority may   undertake projects with funds obtained solely from sale of its bonds  to   persons, firms or corporations other than governments, provided that the   municipality  approves such projects in the manner provided for approval   of projects involving municipal aid.
NY Pub Hsg L § 40 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 40 - Aid From and Cooperation With Federal Government.

§  40. Aid from and cooperation with federal government.  An authority   is empowered to  include  in  agreements  with  the  federal  government   provisions  that  such  government shall have the right to supervise and   approve the construction, maintenance and operation of  any  project  to   which  such  government  may  render  any assistance, and subject to the   restrictions contained in this chapter, any other terms,  covenants  and   provisions which the authority may deem necessary or appropriate.
NY Pub Hsg L § 42 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 42 - Provisions of Authority Bonds.

§  42.  Provisions of authority bonds.  Bonds of an authority shall be   authorized by its resolution and may be issued singly or in one or  more   series, and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times,   bear  interest  at  such  rate  or rates, without limitation, be in such   denomination or denominations, interchangeable or otherwise, be in  such   form, either coupon or registered, carry such conversion or registration   privileges, have such rank or priority, be executed in such manner, with   or  without  authentication,  and be subject to such terms of redemption   with or without  premium,  and  be  secured  in  such  manner,  as  such   resolution may provide. The bonds may be sold by the authority at public   or private sale at such price or prices as the authority may determine.
NY Pub Hsg L § 44 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 44 - Signature on Authority Bonds.

§  44.  Signature  on authority bonds.   In case any of the members or   officers of the authority  whose  signatures  appear  on  any  bonds  or   coupons  shall  cease to be such members or officers before the delivery   of such  bonds,  such  signatures  shall,  nevertheless,  be  valid  and   sufficient  for all purposes, the same as if they had remained in office   until such delivery.
NY Pub Hsg L § 45 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 45 - Repurchase of Authority Bonds.

§ 45. Repurchase of authority bonds.  An authority shall have power to   purchase  any  bonds  issued  by  it  for  the  purpose of retirement or   investment. An authority shall not purchase such bonds  at  a  price  in   excess  of the face value thereof plus a premium of four per centum. All   bonds purchased for the purpose of retirement shall be cancelled.
NY Pub Hsg L § 46 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 46 - Suit on Authority Bonds.

§ 46. Suit on authority bonds.  In any suit, action or proceeding upon   any  bond  of  an  authority  or  the  security  therefor, any such bond   reciting in substance that it has been issued by the authority to aid in   financing a project to provide dwelling accommodations  for  persons  of   low  income  pursuant to the procedure required in this chapter shall be   conclusively deemed to have been issued for a project of such  character   and pursuant to such procedure.
NY Pub Hsg L § 48 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 48 - Guaranteed Indebtedness of an Authority.

§  48.  Guaranteed  indebtedness  of  an authority.   An authority may   contract indebtedness and authorize and  issue  bonds  guaranteed  by  a   municipality as to principal and interest, or only as to the interest.
NY Pub Hsg L § 51 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBG - Public Housing Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities 51 - Liability of State or Municipality.

§  51.  Liability  of  state  or municipality.   1. The bonds or other   obligations of an authority shall not be a debt  of  the  state  or  the   municipality  and neither the state nor the municipality shall be liable   thereon nor shall an authority have power  in  any  way  to  pledge  the   credit of the state or the municipality, nor shall the transfer from the   authority  to  the  municipality  or  the vesting in the municipality of   property  theretofore  belonging  to  an  authority  impose   upon   the   municipality any obligations except such as it may expressly assume. The   foregoing  provisions  shall  not  apply in the event of a guaranty by a   municipality of the bonds or obligations of an authority.2. Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  paragraph,  a   municipality shall be liable for the repayment of any loans and interest   thereon  made by the state to an authority, acting as an instrumentality   of such municipality.