# Sidewalk Repair in St. Petersburg, FL: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In St. Petersburg the abutting owner must keep the sidewalk in repair or, after 30 days’ notice, be treated as maintaining a nuisance.

**Who pays:** owner

St. Petersburg: the abutting owner must keep the sidewalk in repair or, after 30 days’ notice, be treated as maintaining a nuisance.

**Boundary:** St. Petersburg City Code § 25-191 makes it the duty of the abutting property owner to keep the sidewalk in repair; failure within 30 days of written notice is declared an unlawful nuisance. Owners repairing a sidewalk get the grade from the City without charge (§ 25-192).

**Property owner:** Keep the abutting sidewalk in repair; repair within 30 days of notice or the owner maintains an unlawful nuisance (§ 25-191).

**City / agency:** The City provides the sidewalk grade without charge to a repairing owner (§ 25-192); Pavement Operations addresses reported hazards.

**Exceptions:** The City says its Pavement Operations unit maintains sidewalks and takes reports of sidewalk problems. Ask the City before you pay for a repair.

## Sources
- [St. Petersburg City Code § 25-191 (owner duty to keep sidewalk in repair; nuisance)](https://library.municode.com/fl/st._petersburg/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIISTPECO_CH25STSIMIPUPL_ARTIVSI_DIV2CORE_S25-191DUABOWMA) — "It shall be the duty of the abutting property owner to keep in repair the sidewalk abutting such owner's premises, and upon refusal or neglect to do so within 30 days after the service of written notice to repair the sidewalk, the property owner shall be guilty of maintaining a nuisance and the maintenance of such a nuisance shall be unlawful." (accessed 2026-09-09)
- [St. Petersburg City Code § 25-192 (owner may repair; City provides grade without charge)](https://library.municode.com/fl/st._petersburg/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIISTPECO_CH25STSIMIPUPL_ARTIVSI_DIV2CORE_S25-192OBGRPRCORESI) — "Any person desiring to construct, repair or relay a sidewalk abutting such person's property may do so, but shall first secure the grade for the sidewalk from the POD, which grade shall be given without charge." (accessed 2026-09-09)
- [Stormwater, Pavement & Traffic Operations](https://www.stpete.org/connect_with_us/directories/stormwater_pavement_traffic_operations.php) — "Pavement Operations maintains sidewalks, paved/unpaved alleys and roads, and curbs." (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [Stormwater](https://www.stpete.org/residents/utilities/stormwater_pavement_and_traffic_operations/) — "Problem with a road, sidewalk, street sign, stormwater catch basin, street sweeping, or related? The Stormwater, Pavement, and Traffic Operations Department is here to help." (accessed 2026-10-03)

_Last verified 2026-10-03. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/st-petersburg-fl-sidewalk-repair/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._