| Repair | Who pays | The rule |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk Trash / Junk Removal | City | Cincinnati Public Services offers a free bulk item pickup by appointment through 311, up to 5 items per collection, for eligible residences. |
| Sewer Lateral | Shared | Cincinnati owners maintain and clean the whole building sewer, but MSD repairs the part under the street or in a recorded easement, with two exceptions. |
| Sidewalk Repair | Property owner | Cincinnati makes property owners maintain the adjacent sidewalk and driveway apron; the Sidewalk Safety Program notifies owners when repairs are needed. |
| Water Service Line | Shared | Cincinnati Water Works maintains the service branch free from the main to the valve or curb; the owner maintains it from there into the premises. |
Bulk Trash / Junk Removal
Cincinnati offers a free bulk item pickup by appointment through 311, up to 5 items per collection, for eligible residential locations.
Up to 5 bulk items may be scheduled per household
Source: Bulk Item Collection
Sewer Lateral
Cincinnati runs the most finely-split rule we found: the owner cleans the whole building sewer, but the district repairs the street/easement segment, unless a building sits over it or you can’t prove where the defect is.
Repair and reconstruction of the building sewer in a public street right-of-way or within the specified width of a recorded public easement shall be the responsibility of the District except as follows.
Source: Section 2008 - Maintenance and Repair of Building Sewers, Article 20.
Sidewalk Repair
Cincinnati: the property owner maintains the sidewalk and the driveway apron, full stop.
Property owners are responsible for maintaining adjacent sidewalks and driveway aprons.
Source: City of Cincinnati DOTE: Sidewalk Safety Program (owner maintenance duty)
Water Service Line
In Cincinnati, Greater Cincinnati Water Works maintains the service branch from the main to the valve or curb, and the owner maintains the rest into the premises.
Where a service branch is installed, the department shall repair and maintain it or replace it with a branch of the same size, without charge, from the main to and including: (a) The valve, where the valve is not beneath the street paving or the street curb. (b) To a point behind the curb
Source: Cincinnati Municipal Code Sec. 401-38, Replacement and Repair of Service Branches
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