N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1599-p: Actions against the authority

* § 1599-p. Actions against the authority. 1. In every action against

the authority for damages, for injuries to real or personal property, or

for the destruction thereof, or for personal injuries or death, the

complaint shall contain an allegation that at least thirty days have

elapsed since the demand, claim or claims upon which such action is

founded were presented to a member of the authority, or to its

secretary, or to its chief executive officer and that the authority has

neglected or refused to make an adjustment or payment thereof for thirty

days after such presentment.

2. Except in an action for wrongful death, an action against the

authority for damages for injuries to real or personal property, or for

the destruction thereof, or for personal injuries, alleged to have been

sustained, shall not be commenced more than one year after the cause of

action therefor shall have accrued, nor unless a notice of intention to

commence such an action and of the time when and place where the damages

or personal injuries were incurred or sustained, together with a

verified statement showing in detail the property alleged to have been

damaged or destroyed and the value thereof, or the personal injuries

alleged to have been sustained and by whom, shall have been filed with

the secretary of the authority in the principal office of the authority

within six months after such cause of action shall have accrued. An

action against the authority for wrongful death shall be commenced in

accordance with the notice of claim and time limitation provisions of

title eleven of article nine of this chapter.

* NB Authority ceased to exist 12/31/99

* NB There are 4 § 1599-p's