# Sidewalk Repair in Fresno, CA: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> Fresno assigns sidewalk maintenance to the fronting property owner, except when a City tree caused the damage. Then the City is responsible for the repair.

**Who pays:** shared

Fresno: the fronting owner pays, unless a City tree caused the damage, in which case it's the City's.

**Boundary:** The City of Fresno assigns sidewalk maintenance to the fronting property owner, except the owner is not responsible when the damage is caused by a City tree.

**Property owner:** City of Fresno: "the COF assigns responsibility for sidewalk maintenance to the fronting property owner."

**City / agency:** City of Fresno: "The property owner is not responsible for the repair of the sidewalk fronting his or her property when the damage is caused by City tree."

**Exceptions:** Damage caused by a City tree: City responsibility

## Sources
- [City of Fresno: Streets and Landscape Maintenance (owner duty + City-tree exception)](https://www.fresno.gov/publicworks/streets-and-landscape-maintenance/) — "the COF assigns responsibility for sidewalk maintenance to the fronting property owner." (accessed 2026-09-27)
- [City of Fresno official government site](https://www.fresno.gov) (accessed 2026-09-05)
- [City of Fresno: Streets and Landscape Maintenance (owner duty + City-tree exception)](https://www.fresno.gov/publicworks/streets-and-landscape-maintenance/) — "The property owner is not responsible for the repair of the sidewalk fronting his or her property when the damage is caused by City tree." (accessed 2026-09-27)

_Last verified 2026-09-05. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/fresno-ca-sidewalk-repair/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._