N.Y. Municipal Housing Authorities Law § 61: Finding

* § 61. Finding. It is hereby declared that in certain areas of

counties, cities and first class villages of the state there exist

unsanitary or substandard housing conditions owing to over-crowding and

concentration of population, improper planning, excessive land coverage,

lack of proper light, air and space, unsanitary design and arrangement,

or lack of proper sanitary facilities; that there is not an adequate

supply of decent, 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, and impair economic

values; that these conditions cannot be remedied by the ordinary

operation of private enterprise; that the clearance, replanning, and

reconstruction of the areas in which unsanitary or substandard housing

conditions exist and the providing of decent, safe, and sanitary

dwelling accommodations in said areas and elsewhere for persons of low

income are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent

and private property acquired; and the necessity in the public interest

for the provisions hereinafter enacted is hereby declared as a matter of

legislative determination.

* NB The text of Article 5 of the former State Housing Law (cited

herein as the "Municipal Housing Authorities Law"), as such article

existed immediately prior to its repeal pursuant to section 227 of

Chapter 808 of the Laws of 1939, is provided here for ease of reference

and historical purposes as such text continues to be applicable for the

New York City Housing Authority pursuant to the provisions of section

401 of the current Public Housing Law.