N.Y. PBA Law § 1561
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Actions against the authority
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* § 1561. Actions against the authority. 1. In every action against\nthe authority for damages, for injuries to real or personal property, or\nfor the destruction thereof, or for personal injuries or death, the\ncomplaint shall contain an allegation that at least ninety days have\nelapsed since the demand, claim or claims upon which such action is\nfounded were presented to a member of the authority, or to its\nsecretary, or to its chief executive officer and that the authority has\nneglected or refused to make an adjustment or payment thereof for ninety\ndays after such presentment.\n 2. An action against the authority for damages for injuries to real or\npersonal property, or for the destruction thereof, or for personal\ninjuries or death, alleged to have been sustained, shall not be\ncommenced more than one year after the cause of action therefor shall\nhave accrued, nor unless a notice of intention to commence such action\nand of the time when and place where the damages or personal injuries or\ndeath were incurred or sustained, together with a verified statement\nshowing in detail the property alleged to have been damaged or destroyed\nand the value thereof, or the personal injuries alleged to have been\nsustained and by whom, shall have been filed with the secretary of the\nauthority in the principal office of the authority within six months\nafter such cause of action shall have accrued.\n * NB Dissolved December 1977\n * NB There are 2 § 1561's\n
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