§ 499. Town of Ramapo housing authority. A municipal housing
authority, to be known as the town of Ramapo housing authority, is
hereby created and established for the town of Ramapo in the county of
Rockland, for the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified
in article eighteen of the constitution of the state of New York. It
shall constitute a body corporate and politic, be perpetual in duration
and consist of five members. It shall have the powers and duties now or
hereafter conferred by this chapter upon municipal housing authorities.
It shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and subject to the
provisions of this chapter, and the authority, its members, officers and
employees and its operations and activities shall in all respects be
governed by the provisions of this chapter.