(a) These regulations provide information concerning the procedures by which records of the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (hereinafter “division”) may be obtained. These procedures are in compliance with article 6 of the Public Officers Law, entitled “Freedom of Information Law.”

(b) Division personnel shall furnish to the public the information and records required by the Freedom of Information Law, as well as records otherwise available by law.

(c) Any conflicts among laws governing public access to records shall be construed in favor of the widest possible availability of public records.