[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of North Haven 10-1-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
No civil action shall be maintained against the Village of North
Haven unless the requirements of this chapter are fully met.
No civil actions shall be maintained against the Village of
North Haven for damages or injuries to person or property sustained
by reason of any defect in any sidewalk, boardwalk, staircase, steps,
walkway, parking lot, bulkhead, street, highway, bridge, culvert,
curb, missing street sign of any type, or the failure to provide by
local law or otherwise for the installation of any street sign of
any type unless written notice of such defective, unsafe, dangerous,
obstructed or other condition shall be filed with the Village Clerk
at least 15 calendar days prior to the event giving rise to the alleged
claim.
In the absence of written notice, as required hereinabove, no
civil action shall be maintained against the Village of North Haven,
nor shall any civil action be maintained based upon an allegation
that such defect, unsafe condition, danger, obstruction or otherwise
existed for so long that the same should have been discovered and
remedied in the exercise of reasonable care and diligence, nor shall
any civil action be maintained based upon an allegation that a Village
employee possessed actual notice of such condition, unless written
notice is filed with the Village Clerk, as required hereinabove.
The written notice required by this chapter shall state the
exact location of the alleged defect, unsafe condition, dangerous
condition, obstruction or otherwise and shall specifically state the
exact condition complained of. If this requirement is not met, the
notice shall be void and insufficient.
