N.Y. Public Housing Law § 431

§ 431. Rome Housing Authority. A municipal housing authority to be\nknown as the Rome Housing Authority is hereby created in the city of\nRome, in the county of Oneida, for the accomplishment of any or all of\nthe purposes specified in article eighteen of the constitution of the\nstate of New York. It shall constitute a body corporate and politic and\nconsist of five members and 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 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. Such authority shall have\nperpetual duration. Its members shall be appointed by the mayor of the\ncity of Rome.\n