N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Section 217-A
Actions to be commenced within one year and ninety days

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and irrespective of whether the relevant statute is expressly amended by the uniform notice of claim act, every action for damages or injuries to real or personal property, or for the destruction thereof, or for personal injuries or wrongful death, against any political subdivision of the state, or any instrumentality or agency of the state or a political subdivision, any public authority or any public benefit corporation that is entitled to receive a notice of claim as a condition precedent to commencement of an action, shall not be commenced unless a notice of claim shall have been served on such governmental entity within the time limit established by General Municipal Law § 50-E (Notice of claim)section fifty-e of the general municipal law, and such action must be commenced in compliance with all the requirements of section fifty-e and subdivision one of section fifty-i of the general municipal law. Except in an action for wrongful death against such an entity, an action for damages or 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 and ninety days after the cause of action therefor shall have accrued or within the time period otherwise prescribed by any special provision of law, whichever is longer. Nothing herein is intended to amend the court of claims act or any provision thereof.

Source: Section 217-A — Actions to be commenced within one year and ninety days, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CVP/217-A (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

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Application of article 202
Cause of action accruing without the state 203
Method of computing periods of limitation generally 204
Stay of commencement of action 205
Termination of action 205‑A
Termination of certain actions related to real property 206
Computing periods of limitation in particular actions 207
Defendant’s absence from state or residence under false name 208
Infancy, insanity 209
War 210
Death of claimant or person liable 211
Actions to be commenced within twenty years 212
Actions to be commenced within ten or fifteen years 213
Actions to be commenced within six years: where not otherwise provided for 213‑A
Residential rent overcharge 213‑B
Action by a victim of a criminal offense 213‑C
Action by victim of conduct constituting certain sexual offenses 213‑D
Actions to be commenced within three years 214
Actions to be commenced within three years: for non-payment of money collected on execution 214‑A
Action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice to be commenced within two years and six months 214‑B
Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides 214‑C
Certain actions to be commenced within three years of discovery 214‑D
Limitations on certain actions against licensed engineers and architects 214‑E
Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by the infusion of such blood products which result in the contraction of the human ... 214‑F
Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to any substance or combination of substances found with... 214‑G
Certain child sexual abuse cases 214‑H
Certain actions by public water suppliers to recover damages for injury to property 214‑I
Certain actions arising out of consumer credit transactions to be commenced within three years 214‑I*2
Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to toxic burn pits 214‑J
Certain sexual offense actions 215
Actions to be commenced within one year: against sheriff, coroner or constable 216
Abbreviation of period to one year after notice 217
Proceeding against body or officer 217‑A
Actions to be commenced within one year and ninety days 218
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Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 217-A’s source at nysenate​.gov

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