N.Y. General Municipal Law § 970-i: Acquisition of property

§ 970-i. Acquisition of property. (a) Within the project area a

municipality may upon adoption of the redevelopment plan by the

legislative body, purchase, lease, obtain option upon, acquire by gift,

grant, bequest, devise, or otherwise, any real or personal property, any

interest in property, and any improvements on it or acquire real

property by eminent domain.

(b) Without the consent of an owner, the agency shall not acquire any

real property on which an existing building is to remain on its present

site and in its present form and use unless such building requires

structural alteration, improvement, modernization or rehabilitation, or

the site or lot on which the building is situated requires modification

in size, shape or use or it is necessary to impose upon such property

any of the standards, restrictions and controls of the plan and the

owner fails or refuses to agree to participate in the redevelopment

plan.