# Sidewalk Repair in St. Louis, MO: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> St. Louis owners must keep sidewalks in repair, but the 50-50 Sidewalk Program splits the cost with eligible owners, and the City pays 100% for city-tree damage.

**Who pays:** owner

St. Louis: the owner pays, split 50/50 with the city if eligible, and 100% city-paid if a city tree did it.

**Boundary:** Property owners are required to maintain their sidewalks in good repair. Eligible owners can split repair cost 50/50 with the city; damage from a city-maintained tree is 100% city-paid.

**Property owner:** City of St. Louis: "Property owners are required to maintain their sidewalks in good repair."

**City / agency:** City of St. Louis 50-50 Sidewalk Program: "If your property is eligible and you agree to participate, the City will split the cost of sidewalk repair with you" (50/50). Tree exception: "If any slabs of your sidewalk have damage caused by tree roots from a City tree... the City will pay 100% of the cost."

**Exceptions:** 50-50 Program: eligible properties split cost with the city; Damage from a City tree: City pays 100%

## Sources
- [City of St. Louis: 50-50 Sidewalk Program (owner duty, cost-share, city-tree exception)](https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/street/street-division/50-50-sidewalk-program.cfm) — "Property owners are required to maintain their sidewalks in good repair." (accessed 2026-09-27)
- [City of St. Louis official government site](https://www.stlouis-mo.gov) (accessed 2026-09-05)
- [City of St. Louis: 50-50 Sidewalk Program (owner duty, cost-share, city-tree exception)](https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/street/street-division/50-50-sidewalk-program.cfm) — "If your property is eligible and you agree to participate, the City will split the cost of sidewalk repair with you" (accessed 2026-09-27)
- [City of St. Louis: 50-50 Sidewalk Program (owner duty, cost-share, city-tree exception)](https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/street/street-division/50-50-sidewalk-program.cfm) — "If any slabs of your sidewalk have damage caused by tree roots from a City tree... the City will pay 100% of the cost." (accessed 2026-09-27)

_Last verified 2026-09-05. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/st-louis-mo-sidewalk-repair/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._