# Sidewalk Repair in Garland, TX: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Garland the abutting owner must keep the sidewalk in good repair, but the City’s Sidewalk Participation Program splits the cost 50/50, less for many owners.

**Who pays:** owner

Garland: the abutting owner must keep the sidewalk in good repair, but the City’s Sidewalk Participation Program splits the cost 50/50 (less for many owners).

**Boundary:** Garland Code § 31.134 makes it the duty of the abutting property owner to keep the sidewalk, parkway and driveway in good and safe condition, free from defects and hazards. The City runs a Sidewalk Participation Program that shares the cost of improvements with the residential owner on a 50/50 basis (§ 31.138), with further reductions available.

**Property owner:** Keep the abutting sidewalk, parkway and driveway in good and safe condition, free from defects and hazards (§ 31.134).

**City / agency:** The City shares repair/improvement cost 50/50 with the residential owner under the Sidewalk Participation Program (§ 31.138); homestead, CDBG-area and disability/age reductions can cut the owner share to as little as 10%.

## Sources
- [Garland Code § 31.134 (owner duty to keep sidewalk in good and safe condition)](https://ecode360.com/40075935) — "It shall be the duty of any abutting property owner to keep the sidewalk, parkway, and driveway abutting such property in a good and safe condition, free from any defects and hazards of whatsoever kind and character." (accessed 2026-09-09)
- [City of Garland: Sidewalk Participation Program (50/50 cost share)](https://www.garlandtx.gov/4086/Sidewalk-Participation-Program) — "Per City Ordinance, if you own property in Garland, it is your responsibility to keep sidewalks, parkways, and driveways adjacent to your property in a good and safe condition and free from any defects and hazards." (accessed 2026-09-09)
- [Sidewalk Participation Program](https://www.garlandtx.gov/4086/Sidewalk-Participation-Program) — "established 50-50 share of sidewalk reconstruction costs. ... A property owner who qualifies in all three categories may now bear as little as 10 percent of the cost of fixing their sidewalk:" (accessed 2026-09-27)

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