Section 569-A. Actions against the authority  


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  • 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 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.