# Sidewalk Repair in Greensboro, NC: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> Greensboro splits sidewalk cost by Council assessment, with the abutting owner’s share capped at $3.00/ft (Greensboro Code 26-65).

**Who pays:** shared

Greensboro is a cost-split city: the City Council decides how much of a sidewalk’s cost the City bears and how much is assessed to abutting owners, but the owner’s share is capped at $3.00 per foot.

**Boundary:** Greensboro’s Streets and Sidewalks chapter (Ch. 26, Art. III) uses a special-assessment model rather than a blanket owner-repair mandate: the Council determines the split of sidewalk-construction cost between the City and abutting owners, and the owner’s assessment cannot exceed $3.00/ft for a five-foot sidewalk ($5.00/ft for driveways) (Sec. 26-65). Owners and their contractors are liable for removing defective work they lay, and a permit is required.

**Property owner:** Bear the Council-determined share of sidewalk-construction cost, capped at $3.00/ft (five-foot sidewalk) or $5.00/ft (driveway).

**City / agency:** The City Council determines which streets get sidewalks and the split of construction cost between the City and abutting owners.

**Exceptions:** Owner assessment capped at $3.00/ft (sidewalk) / $5.00/ft (driveway)

## Sources
- [Greensboro Code § 26-65: Special assessments (Council cost split)](https://library.municode.com/nc/greensboro/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26STSI_ARTIIISIDRCORE_DIV1GE_S26-65SPAS) — "The council shall determine what streets or portions of streets and which side of streets shall be provided with sidewalks, and shall likewise determine the amount of costs incident to such sidewalk construction which shall be borne by the city and the amount of such costs which shall be borne by the abutting property owners..." (accessed 2026-09-11)
- [Greensboro Code § 26-65(c): owner assessment cap](https://library.municode.com/nc/greensboro/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26STSI_ARTIIISIDRCORE_DIV1GE_S26-65SPAS) — "In no case shall the amount to be borne by the property owner exceed three dollars ($3.00) per foot for five-foot sidewalk construction and five dollars ($5.00) per foot for driveway construction." (accessed 2026-09-11)

_Last verified 2026-09-27. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/greensboro-nc-sidewalk-repair/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._