New York § 57 - 57Dissolution of authorities
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 57 — 57Dissolution of authorities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57. 57Dissolution of authorities
§ 57. Dissolution of authorities. An authority or the municipality may apply to the supreme court in any county in which the municipality or any part thereof is located, for an order dissolving the authority. The court thereupon shall hold a hearing in open court after such notice of hearing as the court may require. Upon a showing to the satisfaction of the court that provision has been made for the payment or satisfaction of all of the outstanding obligations of the authority and for the necessary expenses for the liquidation thereof, the court may order that the authority be dissolved. Upon such dissolution the property of the authority shall be and become the property of the municipality.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 57 ("57Dissolution of authorities") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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