Section 1918. 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  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  founded  on  tort  shall  not be commenced more than one year
      after the cause of action therefor shall  have  accrued,  nor  unless  a
      notice  of claim shall have been served on the authority within the time
      limited by, and in compliance  with  all  the  requirements  of  section
      fifty-e  of  the  general municipal law. 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.
        3. All actions against the authority of  whatsoever  nature  shall  be
      brought in the county of Oneida.