{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-housing-law-438","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Housing Law § 438","heading":"Watertown Housing Authority","body":"§ 438. Watertown Housing Authority.  A municipal housing authority, to\nbe known as the Watertown Housing Authority, is hereby created and\nestablished for the city of Watertown in the county of Jefferson for the\naccomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in article\neighteen of the constitution of the state of New York. It shall\nconstitute a body corporate and politic, be perpetual in duration and\nconsist of five members. It shall have the powers and duties now or\nhereafter conferred by this chapter upon municipal housing authorities.\nIt shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and subject to the\nprovisions of this chapter, and the authority, its members, officers and\nemployees and its operations and activities shall in all respects be\ngoverned by the provisions of this chapter.","path":["Public Housing Law","Article 13. Municipal Housing Authorities, Created","Title 35. Watertown Housing Authority"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBG/438","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"059f98379a119d4c0abd5b0581b10f14d3fc6748eb25b47f7a91cbdcd0c20abd","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-housing-law-437","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-housing-law-439"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}