{"id":848,"date":"2020-04-14T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T07:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/?p=848"},"modified":"2023-10-30T07:06:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T07:06:57","slug":"slip-and-falls-on-new-jersey-sidewalks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/slip-and-falls-on-new-jersey-sidewalks\/","title":{"rendered":"Slip-and-Falls on New Jersey Sidewalks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Duties of Property Owners to Maintain Sidewalks<\/h2>\n\n\n
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As our nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic, and we honor social-distancing requirements and shelter-in-place orders, many of us find ourselves looking for ways to avoid cabin fever. Fortunately, the New Jersey shelter-in-place order allows you to engage in outdoor recreational activities, provided you keep at least six feet between you and others. As a result, many people are taking the opportunity to walk in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With more people on the sidewalks, it\u2019s inevitable that there will be more slip-and-falls<\/a> on broken or cracked concrete. If you trip or fall on sidewalk panels in need of repair, who\u2019s responsible for your losses? Does the duty of a property owner to maintain their property extend to the public sidewalk in front of the house, or is that the responsibility of the local municipality?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To determine liability for a slip-and-fall on a sidewalk in New Jersey, the first question is whether the sidewalk is private or public. As a general rule, a sidewalk must meet one of the following criteria to be considered a \u201cpublic\u201d sidewalk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n