Section 1596-P. 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 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.