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NY Const, art XVIII, § 1 · Article XVIII. Housing

Housing and nursing home accommodations for persons of low income; slum clearance

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Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this article, the legislature may provide in such manner, by such means and upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe for low rent housing and nursing home accommodations for persons of low income as defined by law, or for the clearance, replanning, reconstruction and rehabilitation of substandard and insanitary areas, or for both such purposes, and for recreational and other facilities incidental or appurtenant thereto.

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/CNSA18S1
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