Section 1599-QQQQ. 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.