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N.Y. Town Law § 67 (2026)

Presentation of claims for torts: actions against towns

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§ 67. Presentation of claims for torts: actions against towns.  1. Any
claim including a claim specified in section sixty-five-a of this
chapter which may be made against the town or town superintendent of
highways for damages for wrong or injury to person or property or for
the death of a person, shall be made and served in compliance with
section fifty-e of the general municipal law.
  2. Every action upon such claim shall be commenced pursuant to the
provisions of section fifty-i of the general municipal law.
  3. This section shall not apply to actions upon claims for damages or
compensation for property taken by condemnation for any public purpose.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 39 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: Croci v. Town of Haverstraw, 175 F. Supp. 3d 373 (S.D.N.Y. 2016).
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Croci v. Town of Haverstraw, 175 F. Supp. 3d 373 (S.D.N.Y. 2016). · cites it 13× “Every action upon such claim shall be commenced pursuant to the provisions of section fifty-i of the general municipal law. 3. This section shall not apply to actions upon claims for damages or compensation for property taken by condemnation for any public purpose.”
Arnold v. Town of Camillus, 2023 NY Slip Op 06627 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023). · cites it 13× “e the logic of the Court of Appeals' decision in Margerum v City of Buffalo ( 24 NY3d 721 [2015]), which adhered to the interpretations of Departments of the Appellate Division that a claim under the Human Rights Law does not require a notice of claim pursuant to [*2]General…”
Smith v. Scott, 294 A.D.2d 11 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002). · cites it 6× “In this matter, which clearly should have been informally resolved without the costly litigation now before this Court, the issues are whether the plaintiff must comply with the notice of claim requirements of Town Law § 67 and, if so, whether he satisfied those requirements.”
Walker v. Town of Hempstead, 643 N.E.2d 77 (N.Y. 1994). · cites it 6× “1 In opposition, plaintiff argued that to the extent Hempstead Code § 6-2 required notice of defect in connection with paddleball court accidents, it was inconsistent with General Municipal Law § 50-e (4), 2 made applicable to *365 towns pursuant to Town Law § 67, and therefore…”
Picciano v. Nassau Cnty. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 13 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1528 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001). · cites it 3× “Rather, it requires compliance with the notice of claim provisions in General Municipal Law §§ 50-e and 50-i for, inter alia, “[a]ny claim * * * for damages for wrong or injury to person or property.”
Felice v. Eastport/South Manor Cent. Sch. Dist., 50 A.D.3d 138 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008). “…§ 841 (1), § 889 (1), § 913 (1), § 1017 (1), § 1020-y (3), § 1212 (2), § 1276 (2); Second Class Cities Law § 244; Town Law § 67 (1); Transportation Law § 62-a; McKinney’s Uncons Laws of NY §§ 6281-a (New York State Urban Development Corporation Act § 31-a [L 1968, ch 174, §…”
Cangemi v. United States, 939 F. Supp. 2d 188 (E.D.N.Y 2013). · cites it 3× “” N.Y. Town Law § 67 . Plaintiffs filed a notice of claim (Stern Decl.”
Keles v. Yearwood, 254 F. Supp. 3d 466 (E.D.N.Y 2017). · cites it 3× “” Town Law § 67, more succinctly but also clearly, incorporates § 50-e’s notice of claim requirement as to all types of claims: Any claim including a claim specified in section sixty-five-a of this chapter which may be made against the town or town superintendent of highways for…”
Walker v. Town of Hempstead, 190 A.D.2d 364 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993). · cites it 6× “General Municipal Law § 50-e (4) applies to towns (as does the remainder of General Municipal Law § 50-e for that matter) by virtue of Town Law § 67, which provides as follows: *368 "§ 67.”
Bovich v. East Meadow Pub. Library, 16 A.D.3d 11 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005). “General Municipal Law § 50-i is perhaps the most far-reaching statute, as it requires the service of a notice of claim as a condition precedent to suit in virtually any tort action against a city, county, town, village, fire district, or school district (see also Court of Claims…”
Baumler v. Town of Newstead, 198 A.D.2d 777 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993). · cites it 2× “—Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: The provisions of General Municipal Law § 50-i do not apply to a cause of action asserted against a town for inverse condemnation (see, Town Law § 67 [3];…”
White v. Inc. Vill. of Hempstead, 41 A.D.3d 709 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007). “r, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed,” General Municipal Law § 50-e (4) prohibits a village from requiring prior written notice of defects at municipal locations other than streets, highways, bridges, culverts, sidewalks, or crosswalks (see General Municipal Law *711 § 50-e [4];…”
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