[Amended 9-4-2025 by L.L. No. 4-2025]
Section 6-628 of the Village Law as it applies to the Village of East Rockaway, New York, is hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 6-628. Liability of village in certain actions. |
No civil action shall be brought or maintained against the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, New York, for damages or injuries to person or property sustained in consequence of any street, highway, bridge, culvert, sidewalk, crosswalk, parking field, park, playground or playground equipment, swimming or wading pool or pool equipment, skating rink, traffic sign or any other property owned, operated or maintained by the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway being defective, out of repair, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed or inconsequence of the existence of snow or ice upon any street, highway, bridge, culvert, sidewalk, parking field, park, playground, traffic signal or any other property owned, operated or maintained by the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway unless written notice of the existence of such condition relating to the particular place had, prior to the happening of the event causing such damage or injuries to the persons or property, actually been served upon the Village Clerk, by personal delivery or by certified or registered mail addressed to the Village Clerk, and there had been a failure or neglect on the part of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway to cause such condition to be corrected or such snow or ice to be removed or the place otherwise made reasonably safe within a reasonable time after the receipt of such notice. Under no circumstances shall the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway be liable for injury or damages to person or property due to defective conditions of the aforesaid village property or the existence of ice or snow thereon in the absence of prior written notice to the village of the defective condition. |