Is a landlord required to shovel your walkway?

It depends. Are you renting an apartment or other multi-family building, or single family home.

When I have lived in a single family house, I always assumed that I was responsible for snow shoveling & grass mowing. If he normally mows the grass for you, I would believe he is responsible for any shared walkways. If you have a private walkway (leads to your door only) I would think you would be responsible for that.

Just go ask to borrow a couple shovels, he will either hand them to you, or tell you he is meaning to get to it.

I would say this is akin to mowing the grass or some other such yard work. Who keeps the lawn? Who handles the trash around the place? If it is you, then you should shovel. If it is the landlord, then he should shovel. I think this should be based on precedent.

Sunflare -- have you ever even seen snow? Raking snow would not make a lick of sense.

There have been 100s of questions like this on here. All you have to do to determine WHO does WHAT in a rented unit is READ the LEASE. I guess no one reads a lease when both parties sign them any more. It should spell out EVERYTHING in the lease..........................

Every landlord/Management company is different. There usually are no laws governing this type of upkeep. It is worked out between you and the landlord.

GO FIND THE LEASE AND READ IT.

RICKY: No one can possibly answer as you did. You have no idea of knowing that......

ALSO, the person that said your landlord "could" be at fault if someone fell AFTER the landlord shoveled is incorrect also. If anything the landlord would be right in a court of law because he could prove he made an "effort" to clear the sidewalk..

Well, I have run into a problem like that--what I understood is that if you rent the property as a whole, you take care of it. I live in a duplex and since neither of us who rents the house rents the yard, the landlord pays for the snow shoveling and the grass mowing etc.

I never heard such, i think u are responsible, borrow the landlords shovel and do it yourself, a rake is even better or a broom.

When u rent u are suppose to keep the place and the yard kept nice. Unless it is a major water troubles, then u get in touch with your landlord.

Your landlord may knock your rent down if u shovel their driveway too.

Remember a broom in your house is best to use and then the rake to make grooves in the snow.

First, what does the lease agreement you signed say? That is the first "regulation" he (and you) must follow. If you agreed to shovel, then YOU shovel. If it says he shovels, then he shovels.

Second, in liability insurance, if the landlord leaves the snow alone and you fall, you cannot sue and win (the undisturbed snow is an Act of God). If he messes with it, then if someone falls, he might be at risk of being liable.

In general, there is no law requiring a landlord to shovel snow.

No--its' an obvious danger b/c you can see the snow and ice, so he not responsible for keeping it cleared. Ask to go borrow his shovel and maybe he will nice enough to help you shovel the snow.

Good luck!

If a tenant signed a lease that states the tenant is responsible for the removal of snow and ice can this tenant be held responsible if he is handicapped?

Generally, yes. A landlord has to keep the sidewalks reasonably passable.

But if there's a big storm and he doesn't get to it right away, there's not much you can do.

Good luck.

If he mows your yard he should shovel the snow if not no