New York Consolidated Laws, Surrogate's Court Procedure Act - SCP § 1110. Responsibility of the city

1. The city of New York shall be answerable for the faithful execution by the public administrator of all the duties of his office and for the application by him of all moneys and property received by him and for all moneys and securities and the interest, earnings and dividends thereon actually received by him or which he should have collected or received.

2. From all such sums paid into the city treasury the city may deduct any charges or commissions thereon which are now or may hereafter be authorized by law.

3. Any person aggrieved by any act or omission of a public administrator and any person entitled to receive any money or property for which the public administrator may be held to account, shall have each and every remedy against the city of New York as would be available against a fiduciary in like case and may initiate in the surrogate's court having jurisdiction a proceeding for the enforcement of his claim or right and shall serve process thereon on the comptroller of the city. The public administrator then in office shall be a necessary party in such proceeding.