N.Y. Public Housing Law § 416

§ 416. Rotterdam Municipal Housing Authority. A municipal housing\nauthority, to be known as the Rotterdam Municipal Housing Authority, is\nhereby created and established for the town of Rotterdam in the county\nof Schenectady, for the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes\nspecified in article eighteen of the constitution of the state of New\nYork. It shall constitute a body corporate and politic, be perpetual in\nduration and consist of five members. It shall have the power and duties\nnow or hereafter conferred by this chapter upon municipal housing\nauthorities. It shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and\nsubject to the provisions of this chapter, and the authority, its\nmembers, officers and employees and its operations and activities shall\nin all respects be governed by the provisions of this chapter.\n