[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of East Williston 5-9-1988 by L.L. No. 2-1988 as Ch. 7 of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and public places — See Ch. 121.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Village of East Williston Prior Written Notice Law."
A. 
No civil action shall be maintained against the village for damages or injuries to person or property sustained by reason of any highway, sidewalk, or curb being defective, out of repair, unsafe, dangerous, or obstructed unless:
(1) 
Written notice of such defective, unsafe, or obstructed condition was received by the Clerk of the village; and
(2) 
There was a failure or neglect within a reasonable time after giving of such notice to repair or remove the defect, danger, or obstruction complained of.
B. 
No civil action shall be maintained for damages or injuries to person or property sustained solely in consequence of the existence of snow or ice upon any highway, sidewalk, or curb unless:
(1) 
Written notice thereof, specifying the particular place, was actually received by the Clerk of the village; and
(2) 
There was a failure or neglect to cause such snow or ice to be removed, or to make the place otherwise reasonably safe, within a reasonable time after the receipt of such notice.
The Clerk of the village shall keep an indexed record, in a separate book, of all written notices received pursuant to this chapter. The record shall state the date and time of receipt of this notice, the nature and location of the condition stated to exist, and the name and address of the person from whom the notice is received. The record of each notice shall be preserved for a period of five years after the date it is received.