# Sidewalk Repair in Winston-Salem, NC: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Winston-Salem the City’s Street Division repairs, replaces and maintains sidewalks; the owner’s only coded duty is clearing snow.

**Who pays:** city

Winston-Salem: the City’s Street Division repairs, replaces and maintains sidewalks; the owner’s only duty is clearing snow.

**Boundary:** The City of Winston-Salem’s Street Division is responsible for sidewalk repair, replacement and maintenance. The abutting owner/occupant’s codified duty is limited to clearing snow and sleet within two hours (§ 74-12).

**Property owner:** Remove snow or sleet from the abutting sidewalk within two hours after it ceases to fall (by noon the following morning if overnight) (§ 74-12).

**City / agency:** The Street Division repairs, replaces and maintains sidewalks; the Engineering Division rehabilitates/replaces damaged sidewalks with bond funds when appropriated.

## Sources
- [City of Winston-Salem: Sidewalks (Street Division responsible for repair/replacement/maintenance)](https://www.cityofws.org/1317/Sidewalks) — "The City of Winston-Salem's Street Division is responsible for sidewalk repair, replacement and maintenance." (accessed 2026-09-09)
- [Winston-Salem City Code § 74-12 (owner/occupant snow and sleet removal, 2 hours)](https://library.municode.com/nc/winston-salem/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH74STSI_ARTIINGE_S74-12SIBEKECLRESN) — "After any fall of snow or sleet such tenants, occupants, owners, agents or custodians shall, within two hours after the snow or sleet shall have ceased to fall, remove or cause such snow or sleet to be removed from the sidewalk of their respective premises. In case the fall of snow or sleet shall have ceased during the night, it shall be removed by 12:00 noon the following morning." (accessed 2026-09-09)

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