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

> Orlando splits sidewalk repair by cause: owner pays for owner-attributable damage, but the City pays for parkway-tree-root damage (Orlando Code 54.41-54.42).

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Orlando splits sidewalk repair by cause: the abutting owner pays only when the damage is attributable to them, but sidewalks broken by a City parkway tree’s roots or limbs are repaired by the City at no cost to the owner.

**Boundary:** The adjoining owner must construct/repair the abutting sidewalk within 45 days of notice when the disrepair is "due to action attributable to the adjoining property owner or his employees or agents" (Sec. 54.41). Damage from a City parkway tree’s roots, falling limbs, or removal is repaired by the City at no cost to the owner; damage from a tree on private property is treated as owner-attributable (Sec. 54.42).

**Property owner:** Repair the abutting sidewalk within 45 days of proper notice when the disrepair is attributable to the owner (including damage from a tree on the owner’s private property).

**City / agency:** Repair, at no cost to the owner, sidewalks damaged by roots, falling limbs, or removal of a tree located in the City parkway. If the owner fails to act on a valid notice for owner-attributable damage, the City repairs and takes a lien superior to all but taxes.

**Exceptions:** City pays for City-parkway-tree damage (roots/limbs/removal) at no cost to owner

## Sources
- [Orlando City Code § 54.41: Notice to construct or repair; duty of abutting owner](https://library.municode.com/fl/orlando/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIICICO_CH54STSI_ARTIIICORESI_S54.41NOCORESIPADUABOW) — "The owner of any real estate in the City which adjoins rights-of-way on which any sidewalk or parkway shall have been ordered laid, or on which an existing sidewalk or parkway shall be in disrepair, due to action attributable to the adjoining property owner or his employees or agents, shall upon proper notice as provided in Section 54.43 be required to construct or repair said sidewalk and parkway within a period of forty-five (45) days." (accessed 2026-09-11)
- [Orlando City Code § 54.42: Sidewalk repair; tree roots (City pays for parkway-tree damage)](https://library.municode.com/fl/orlando/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIICICO_CH54STSI_ARTIIICORESI_S54.42SIRERERO) — "Sidewalks damaged by roots from a tree located in the City parkway, or by limbs falling from said tree or removal of said tree, shall be repaired by the City at no cost to the abutting property owner. Damage to a sidewalk caused by a tree located on private property will be considered action attributable to the property owner for the purposes of this article." (accessed 2026-09-11)
- [Sec. 54.44. Failure to Comply with Notice; Work to be Done by City; Cost](https://library.municode.com/fl/orlando/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIICICO_CH54STSI_ARTIIICORESI) — "the City may construct or repair same, or cause the same to be repaired or constructed and shall thereupon be entitled to a lien upon such property, for the reasonable expense of such repairs or construction and such lien shall be superior to all other liens except for taxes." (accessed 2026-09-27)

_Last verified 2026-09-11. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/orlando-fl-sidewalk-repair/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._