Section 1598-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 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.