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

> In Santa Ana state law keeps sidewalk liability on the owner, but the City’s repair program says it maintains and repairs all city sidewalks.

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Santa Ana: state law (§ 5610) keeps the sidewalk liability on the owner, but the City’s repair program says it maintains and repairs all city sidewalks.

**Boundary:** Two things are true in Santa Ana. Legally, California Streets & Highways Code § 5610 places the fronting-sidewalk maintenance duty (and liability) on the abutting owner, and Santa Ana has no local ordinance shifting that. In practice, the City’s Street and Sidewalk Repairs Program states it "is responsible for maintaining and repairing all City of Santa Ana streets and sidewalks." So the owner carries the statutory liability while the City program actually performs repairs.

**Property owner:** Maintain the fronting sidewalk under CA S&H § 5610 (the statutory liability the City has not disclaimed).

**City / agency:** The City’s Street and Sidewalk Repairs Program (SSRP) maintains and repairs City streets and sidewalks; residents report issues via mySantaAna or the Public Works Helpline.

## Sources
- [California Streets & Highways Code § 5610 (owner duty to maintain fronting sidewalk)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=SHC&sectionNum=5610) — "The owners of lots or portions of lots fronting on any portion of a public street or place when that street or place is improved ... shall maintain any sidewalk in such condition that the sidewalk will not endanger persons or property" (accessed 2026-09-09)
- [City of Santa Ana: Street and Sidewalk Repairs Program (City maintains and repairs all city sidewalks)](https://www.santa-ana.org/street-and-sidewalk-repairs/) — "The Street and Sidewalk Repairs Program (SSRP) is responsible for maintaining and repairing all City of Santa Ana streets and sidewalks." (accessed 2026-09-09)

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