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N.Y. Public Housing Law § 2 (2026)

Policy of state and purpose of chapter

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§ 2. Policy of state and purpose of chapter.  It is hereby declared
that in certain areas of cities, towns and villages of the state there
exist insanitary and substandard housing conditions owing to
overcrowding and concentration of the population, improper planning,
excessive land coverage, lack of proper light, air and space, insanitary
design and arrangement, or lack of proper sanitary facilities; that
these conditions are chiefly in areas where low rent dwellings prevail
and that such conditions and dwellings are a menace to the health,
safety, morals, welfare and reasonable comfort of the citizens of this
state; that there is not an adequate supply of adequate, safe, and
sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income; that these
conditions cause an increase and spread of disease and crime and
constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, welfare, and comfort
of the citizens of the state; that these conditions inflict blight upon
the economic value of large areas, impair private investments and the
source of public revenues; that these conditions cannot be remedied by
the ordinary operation of private enterprise; that these conditions
require that provision be made for the investment of public and private
funds at low interest rates in low rent housing and the acquisition at
fair prices of adequate parcels of property, the gradual demolition of
existing insanitary and unsafe housing and the construction of new
housing facilities, under public supervision in accord with proper
standards of sanitation and safety and at a cost which will permit
monthly rentals which persons of low income can afford to pay; that
loans and subsidies by the state and its subdivisions are necessary for
such purposes; that the clearance, replanning, reconstruction and
rehabilitation of substandard and insanitary areas or the providing of
adequate, safe and sanitary low rent housing accommodations in these
areas and elsewhere for persons and families of low income, or both of
these, are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent
and private property acquired; that these conditions require the
creation of the agencies and instrumentalities hereinafter prescribed,
which are declared to be agencies and instrumentalities of the state for
the purpose of attaining the ends herein recited; and the necessity in
the public interest for the provisions hereinafter enacted is hereby
declared as a matter of legislative determination.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1988–2016 · leading case: Matter of Figueroa v. New York City Hous. Auth., 141 A.D.3d 468 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016).
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Matter of Figueroa v. New York City Hous. Auth., 141 A.D.3d 468 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016). “This Court appreciates NYCHA’s efforts to fulfill its important mandate to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for low-income families in New York City, and its authority to promulgate and carry out standards and processes in keeping with federal law for determining…”
Grayson v. Town of Huntington, 160 A.D.2d 835 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990). “Similarly, in view of the public purpose served by encouraging the construction of "adequate, safe and sanitary low rent housing accommodations” (Public Housing Law § 2), we construe Public Housing Law § 124 as constituting legislative approval to vest the authority in the Town…”
Figueroa v. Hernandez, 194 Misc. 2d 413 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2002). “As such, it provides housing for low income tenants in New York City (Public Housing Law § 2), and has the power to make rules and regulations (Public Housing Law § 37), as well as the power to select tenants for its projects (Public Housing Law § 156).”
McLaughlin v. Hernandez, 4 Misc. 3d 964 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2004). “) NYCHA was created as a public housing authority by act of the State Legislature to address the widespread and growing *968 need for adequate low-income housing in New York City (see, Public Housing Law §§ 2, 400 et seq.). The term “authority” is defined as “a public…”
Aponte v. New York City Hous. Auth., 54 Misc. 3d 220 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2016). “Public Housing Law § 2 sets forth the “[p]olicy of state and purpose of chapter.”
McLAUGHLIN v. Hernandez, 2004 NY Slip Op 24293 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., New York Cty. 2004). “) NYCHA was created as a public housing authority by act of the State Legislature to address the widespread and growing need {** 4 Misc 3d at 968 }for adequate low-income housing in New York City ( see , Public Housing Law §§ 2, 400 et seq .). The term "authority" is defined as…”
Nagy v. New York City Hous. Auth., 187 A.D.2d 318 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992). “Indeed, in furtherance of Federal and State policy to remedy the shortage of decent housing for low-income families ( 42 USC § 1437 ; Public Housing Law §2), respondent is required by law to establish "satisfactory procedures designed to assure the prompt payment and collection…”
Anderson v. Fulton Hous. Auth., 139 Misc. 2d 1014 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1988). “(Public Housing Law § 2.) The chief criterion for qualification, for admission and determination of rental rate is family income.”
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