# Sidewalk Repair in Anchorage, AK: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Anchorage sidewalk repairs are made at the abutting owner’s expense after a 10-day notice, and owners must clear snow and ice on adjacent walks during the day.

**Who pays:** owner

Anchorage: the property owner pays, repairs are made at the owner’s expense after a 10-day notice, and owners clear snow and ice on adjacent walks daytime hours.

**Boundary:** Anchorage Municipal Code § 24.50.020(B) prohibits an abutting owner from letting the sidewalk fall into disrepair or become unsafe; after ten days’ written notice the sidewalk may be removed by the municipality or repaired at the owner’s expense. Snow and ice removal is an occupant duty during daytime hours (§ 24.80.090).

**Property owner:** Do not cause the abutting sidewalk to fall into disrepair or become unsafe; repair within ten days of written notice or the municipality repairs it at the owner’s expense (§ 24.50.020(B)). Remove snow (2-inch trigger) and remove or treat ice (1-inch trigger) from adjacent sidewalks between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (§ 24.80.090).

**City / agency:** On owner default after 10-day notice, the municipality may remove or repair the sidewalk at the owner’s expense.

## Sources
- [§ 24.50.020. Sidewalk repair.](https://ecode360.com/49632144) — "No person shall cause any sidewalk in a public place which abuts upon property owned by him or her to fall into a state of disrepair or to be unsafe. ... after ten days' written notice furnished to such owner the sidewalk may be removed by the municipality or repaired at the owner's expense" (accessed 2026-09-27)
- [§ 24.80.090. Removal of snow and ice from sidewalks and accessible parking spaces: Duties of occupants of real property.](https://ecode360.com/49632417) — "Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., it shall be unlawful for any occupant of land subject to the requirements of this section to fail to remove any accumulation of snow or to fail to remove or treat any accumulation of ice from all accessible parking spaces or adjacent public sidewalks." (accessed 2026-09-27)

_Last verified 2026-09-09. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/anchorage-ak-sidewalk-repair/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._