§ 1440 — Actions against the authority

§ 1440. Actions against the authority. 1. In every action against the\nauthority for damages, for injuries to real or personal property, or for\nthe destruction thereof, or for personal injuries or death, the\ncomplaint shall contain an allegation that at least thirty days have\nelapsed since the demand, claim or claims upon which such action is\nfounded were presented to a member of the authority, or to its\nsecretary, or to its chief executive officer and that the authority has\nneglected or refused to make an adjustment or payment thereof for thirty\ndays after such presentment.\n 2. Except in an action for wrongful death, an action against the\nauthority for damages for injuries to real or personal property, or for\nthe destruction thereof, or for personal injuries, alleged to have been\nsustained, shall not be commenced more than one year and ninety days\nafter the cause of action therefor shall have accrued, nor unless a\nnotice of claim shall have been served on the authority within the time\nlimit established by, and in compliance with all requirements of section\nfifty-e of the general municipal law. An action against the authority\nfor wrongful death shall be commenced in accordance with the notice of\nclaim and time limitation provisions of title eleven of article nine of\nthis chapter.\n