N.Y. Public Housing Law § 481

§ 481. City of Batavia housing authority. A municipal housing\nauthority to be known as the city of Batavia housing authority is hereby\ncreated and established for the city of Batavia in the county of Genesee\nfor the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in\narticle eighteen 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.\n