Heather Farquhar, Southern California Real Estate

Who is going to fix your broken sidewalk?   "The State of California Improvement Act of 1911" give cities the authority to require property owners to repair the sidewalks abutting their property (California Streets and Highways Code.) and the authority to make the repairs and assess the property owner ...

By California law, (STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE SECTION 5610-5618 )residential property owners are responsible for maintenance and repair of their sidewalks. The planting of  fast-growing shade trees in Los Angeles has led to an unexpected cost: miles of dangerous sidewalks broken by the roots of these trees. Meanwhile ...