US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

 
    §  2904.  Duties  and  obligations  of  property owner with respect to
  sidewalk flags, fencing of vacant lots and filling  of  sunken  lots  or
  cutting down of raised lots.  The owner of any property at his own cost,
  shall
    (1)  install,  reconstruct,  repave  and  repair the sidewalk flags in
  front of or abutting such property, including but  not  limited  to  the
  intersection quadrant for corner property, and
    (2)  fence  any  vacant  lot  or  lots  comprising part or all of such
  property and fill any sunken lot or lots comprising part or all of  such
  property  or  cut  down any raised lot or lots comprising part or all of
  such property whenever the  transportation  department  shall  so  order
  pursuant  to standards and policies of the transportation department and
  section 19-152 of the administrative code of the city of  New  York.  In
  the  event  that  the  owner fails to comply with the provisions of this
  section, the transportation department may provide for the doing of same
  at the expense of the owner in the manner to be provided  by  local  law
  and section 19-152 of the administrative code of the city of New York.