N.Y. PBA Law § 540
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Actions against the authority
Official statutory text
§ 540. Actions against the authority. 1. In every action against the\nauthority for damages, for injuries to real or personal property, or for\nthe destruction thereof, or for personal injuries, the complaint shall\ncontain an allegation that at least thirty days have elapsed since the\ndemand, claim or claims upon which such action is founded were presented\nto a member of the authority, or to its secretary, or to its chief\nexecutive officer and that the authority has neglected or refused to\nmake an adjustment or payment thereof for thirty days after such\npresentment.\n 2. Except in an action for wrongful death, an action against the\nauthority for damages for injuries to real or personal property, or for\nthe destruction thereof, or for personal injuries, alleged to have been\nsustained, shall not be commenced more than one year and ninety days\nafter the cause of action therefor shall have accrued, nor unless a\nnotice of claim shall have been filed within the time limit established\nby and in compliance with section fifty-e of the general municipal law.\n 3. An action against the authority for wrongful death shall be\ncommenced in accordance with the notice of claim and time limitation\nprovisions of title eleven of article nine of this chapter.\n
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