# Sidewalk Repair in Wichita, KS: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> Wichita Code Sec. 10.12.135 makes the owner of the abutting property responsible for keeping the sidewalk in repair. The ordinance text, quoted and linked.

**Who pays:** owner

Wichita: it is the abutting owner's duty to keep the sidewalk in repair, straight from the city charter ordinance.

**Boundary:** The owner of the abutting property has the duty to keep the sidewalk in repair.

**Property owner:** Wichita Code of Ordinances, Charter Ordinance No. 88, Sec. 10.12.135 (Responsibilities of abutting property owner): "It shall be the duty of the owner of the abutting property to keep sidewalk in repair."

**City / agency:** Not documented in the portion reviewed.

## Sources
- [Charter Ordinance No. 88](https://library.municode.com/ks/wichita/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHOR_CHTR_ORDINANCE_NO._88) — "It shall be the duty of the owner of the abutting property to keep sidewalk in repair." (accessed 2026-09-27)
- [Charter Ordinance No. 88](https://library.municode.com/ks/wichita/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHOR_CHTR_ORDINANCE_NO._88) — "When any sidewalk becomes inadequate or unsafe for travel thereon, the Director of Operations and Maintenance or his authorized representative may, after giving five days’ written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner or his or her agent, if known, of the necessity therefore, make all necessary repairs" (accessed 2026-09-27)

_Last verified 2026-09-27. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/wichita-ks-sidewalk-repair/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._