{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-housing-law-302","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Housing Law § 302","heading":"Legislative findings","body":"§ 302. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that:\n  (1) the state has a duty to provide public housing that is decent,\nsafe, and free from illegal drugs;\n  (2) public housing projects in many areas suffer from rampant\ndrug-related crime;\n  (3) drug dealers are increasingly imposing a reign of terror on public\nhousing tenants;\n  (4) the increase in drug-related crime not only leads to murders,\nmuggings, and other forms of violence against tenants, but also to a\ndeterioration of the physical environment that requires substantial\ngovernment expenditures; and\n  (5) local law enforcement authorities often lack the resources to deal\nwith the drug problem in public housing particularly in light of the\nrecent reductions in federal aid to cities.","path":["Public Housing Law","Article 12. Public Housing Drug Elimination Pilot Program"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBG/302","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"ecb59df72c46156cc8a05ca847966276a17837f6c7f202f54640f49c103efcee","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-housing-law-301","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-housing-law-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}