Missouri § 88.877 - Sidewalk maintenance by owner.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 88.877 — Sidewalk maintenance by owner., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 88.877. Sidewalk maintenance by owner.
The city council may, by ordinance, provide that the owner of any lot or tract shall build and construct, or rebuild or reconstruct or repair, a sidewalk lying along and adjacent to his said property, and may require said owner to grade, fill or park that portion of the street lying between the property line and the street curb line, and to build approaches as defined in section 88.867, and may provide for the serving of notice to do said work by delivering a written order to said property owner, or his representatives, or by publication, and may provide, by ordinance, that any person who shall, after having been notified as above, fail, neglect or refuse to comply with said order, shall be guilty of an offense, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.
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(RSMo 1939 § 7541)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 7387; 1919 § 8795; 1909 § 9651
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What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 88.877 cover?
Section 88.877 ("Sidewalk maintenance by owner.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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