ยง 603. Pending actions or proceedings. This chapter or anything
therein contained shall not affect or abate any actions, proceedings,
civil or criminal, pending at the time when this chapter shall take
effect, brought by, for or against the state, the state division of
housing, any municipality, limited-profit housing company, the New York
state housing finance agency, limited-dividend housing corporation,
redevelopment company, urban redevelopment corporation or mortgage
facilities corporation, under or in pursuance of the provisions of the
laws repealed by this chapter; but all such actions or proceedings may
be continued, prosecuted, conducted and completed as if such laws were
not repealed but continued to be fully effective.