# Sidewalk Repair in Hialeah, FL: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Hialeah the owner pays only for damage they caused; an ordinary defective sidewalk the owner did not cause is repaired by the City at no charge.

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Hialeah: the owner pays only for damage they caused, an ordinary defective sidewalk the owner did not cause is repaired by the City at no charge.

**Boundary:** Hialeah Code § 82-91 makes it unlawful for the abutting owner to let the sidewalk stay unsafe and requires the owner to inspect and notify the City. But if the City investigates and determines the condition was not caused by the owner, occupant, agent or a third party, the City repairs it at no charge. If the owner caused the damage, the owner pays. So an ordinary (not owner-caused) defect is repaired by the City.

**Property owner:** Keep the abutting sidewalk safe, inspect and notify the City; pay only for damage the owner caused (§ 82-91).

**City / agency:** Where the City determines the owner did not cause the defect, the City repairs it at no charge to the owner (§ 82-91).

**Exceptions:** Owner pays only for owner-caused damage; other defects repaired by the City at no charge.

## Sources
- [Hialeah Code § 82-91 (owner pays only for owner-caused damage; City repairs otherwise at no charge)](https://library.municode.com/fl/hialeah/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH82STSIOTPUPL_ARTIVSICUGU_DIV2CO_S82-91CUGUSIMAABOWOC) — "Upon investigation and determination by the city that the condition was not caused by action of the owner, occupant or agent thereof, or third party, the city will not charge the owner, occupant, agent or third party if the city repairs the condition." (accessed 2026-09-09)
- [Hialeah Code Ch. 82 Art. I (intent: delineate responsibility between City and owners)](https://library.municode.com/fl/hialeah/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH82STSIOTPUPL_ARTIINGE) — "It is the intent of the city to set forth regulations and standards for construction, maintenance and use of swale areas, sidewalks, streets and other public rights-of-way; and to delineate the responsibility between the city and property owners, tenants or agents in connection therewith." (accessed 2026-09-09)

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