Public Housing Law § 220 · Article 11. Miscellaneous
Construction
Text — Law content up to date as of September 4, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 220. Construction. This chapter shall be construed liberally to effectuate the purposes hereof, and the enumeration of specific powers in this chapter shall not operate to restrict the meaning of any general grant of power contained in this chapter or to exclude other powers comprehended in such general grant. In construing this chapter consideration shall be given to its purpose and intent, among others, to empower an authority to do any and all things necessary to secure the financial aid of the United States Housing Authority and the state of New York, or any department, agency or instrumentality of the federal or state government, in the undertaking, planning, construction, maintenance and operation of any project.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Law content up to date as of September 4, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
- Official file
- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/PBG220
- Text hash
- sha256 51b7c609564c8ab1554b60522347cb0a76c2751bbb2705545c7f020ddbc4711e
- Composed by
- gen_ny_statutes.py 2026-11-10: the Senate's Open Legislation law tree (GET /api/3/laws/<ID>?full=true) read in document order; the Senate's PDF of the whole law (GET /pdf/laws/<ID>?full=true), read with PDFium, prints the same words in the same order
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.