§ 11-1001 Legislative findings.
AC § 11-1001
It is hereby declared that: In certain areas of the city of New York there exist unsanitary or substandard housing conditions owing to overcrowding and concentration of population, improper planning, excessive land coverage, lack of proper light, air and space, unsanitary design and arrangement, or lack of proper sanitary facilities; there is not an adequate supply of decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income; these conditions cause an increase and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, welfare and comfort of the citizens of the state, and impair economic values; these conditions cannot be remedied by the ordinary operation of private enterprise; the clearance, replanning and reconstruction of the areas in which unsanitary or substandard housing conditions exist and the providing of decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations in such areas and elsewhere for persons of low income are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired; therefore the necessity in the public interest for the provisions hereinafter enacted is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination.
