N.Y. Town Law § 180: Actions and proceedings against fire districts

§ 180. Actions and proceedings against fire districts. No action shall

be maintained against a fire district upon or arising out of a contract

entered into by the fire district, unless the same shall be commenced

within eighteen months after the cause of action thereof shall have

accrued, nor unless a written verified claim shall have been filed with

the fire district secretary within six months after the cause of action

shall have accrued, but no such action shall be brought upon any such

claim until forty days have elapsed after the filing of the claim in the

office of the fire district secretary.