N.Y. TWN Law § 180
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Actions and proceedings against fire districts
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§ 180. Actions and proceedings against fire districts. No action shall\nbe maintained against a fire district upon or arising out of a contract\nentered into by the fire district, unless the same shall be commenced\nwithin eighteen months after the cause of action thereof shall have\naccrued, nor unless a written verified claim shall have been filed with\nthe fire district secretary within six months after the cause of action\nshall have accrued, but no such action shall be brought upon any such\nclaim until forty days have elapsed after the filing of the claim in the\noffice of the fire district secretary.\n
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