§ 158-C — Relocation of dwellings

* § 158-c. Relocation of dwellings. 1. It is hereby declared that any\nreduction in housing accommodations on Long Island would be detrimental\nto the community; that this condition requires that provision be made\nfor the relocation and rehabilitation of dwellings affected by projects\nundertaken by the authority; that the necessity, in the public interest\nfor the provisions of this section, is hereby declared as a matter of\nlegislative determination.\n 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority shall\nhave power whenever it shall acquire real property with dwellings\nthereon (a) to acquire real property for the purpose of providing new\nsites on which such dwellings may be relocated by purchase, gift, devise\nor condemnation in the manner provided in this title, or, with the\napproval of the director of the budget, to use real property under the\njurisdiction of the authority for such purpose; (b) to sell such\ndwellings or to provide for the removal and rehabilitation of such\ndwellings on new foundations at such new sites by contract or by its own\nlabor force or by combination of such methods; (c) to contract for the\ninstallation of services and facilities including water, sewer, gas,\nelectricity and other necessary appurtenances required for the complete\nrestoration of such dwellings; (d) to landscape such sites; (e) to\ncontract with any person, firm or corporation or with a municipality for\nthe improvement or installation of streets, sewers, water lines or other\nfacilities in connection with the relocation of such dwellings and to\npay the cost thereof and any municipality is hereby authorized to enter\ninto any such contract; (f) to contract with the several owners of such\nproperty for the conveyance of the new sites with improvements thereon\nto such owner in settlement in part or in whole of the compensation and\ndamage to which they are entitled; and (g) to sell such sites with or\nwithout dwellings and improvements thereon.\n 3. The authority may agree with the owners of property acquired, in\nsettlement in part or in whole of the damages to which they are\nentitled, to compensate such owners for the cost of acquiring new sites,\nremoving dwellings thereto on new foundations, the installation of\nservices and facilities including water, sewerage, gas, electricity, and\nother necessary appurtenances required for the complete restoration of\nsuch dwellings; and landscaping of the new site.\n 4. This section shall be effective only until January first, nineteen\nhundred fifty-six.\n * NB Expired January 1, 1956\n * NB (Authority abolished June 30, 1978)\n