N.Y. MHR Law § 56
This is the official text of N.Y. MHR Law § 56, part of New York’s MHR Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "MHR Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Existing charters and other laws continued
Official statutory text
§ 56. Existing charters and other laws continued. 1. All existing\nvalid provisions of laws, charters and local laws not specifically\nrepealed by this chapter shall continue in force until lawfully\nrepealed, amended, modified or superseded.\n 2. A reference in any law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation or\ndocument to any provision of the city home rule law, village home rule\nlaw, article six or article six-a of the county law, or sections\nfifty-one-a through fifty-one-f of the town law, repealed by this\nchapter, in force at the time this chapter takes effect, shall be deemed\nand construed to refer to the corresponding provision or provisions of\nthe municipal home rule law as continued, modified or amended by this\nchapter.\n
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in New York?
Find a New York lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.