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Sidewalk repairs in Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach's own rules on sidewalk repairs, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Manhattan Beach's code says

Manhattan Beach code What Manhattan Beach's code adds
Liability for injuries
  • The abutting owner is liable to people injured or harmed because the sidewalk was not maintained.
    Applies: When the abutting owner's failure to maintain the sidewalk causes damage or injury.
    § 7.12.010 · code text
    If the failure of an abutting owner to maintain the sidewalk results in damage or injury to a member of the public, said abutting owner shall be liable to such member of the public.
Deadline to repair
  • You have 4 weeks to make the repair.
    Applies: After the Street Superintendent serves written notice.
    § 7.12.020 · code text
    Whenever any sidewalk upon any public street in the City is out of repair, is in need of repair, or is in a condition dangerous or impassable to pedestrians, it shall be the duty of the Street Superintendent to give notice in writing to the owner of such property abutting on such sidewalk to repair the same within four (4) weeks after service of such notice.
Who must repair it
  • Every property owner in the City must keep the sidewalk next to their property in repair.
    § 7.12.010 · code text
    It shall be the duty of every person owning real property within the City to keep in repair the sidewalk abutting his real property.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the sidewalk repair rules for homeowners in Manhattan Beach?

Manhattan Beach's code: Every property owner in the City must keep the sidewalk next to their property in repair. (§ 7.12.010); The abutting owner is liable to people injured or harmed because the sidewalk was not maintained. (When the abutting owner's failure to maintain the sidewalk causes damage or injury.) (§ 7.12.010).

General information, not legal advice.

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