Every owner of any lot or piece of land within the corporate limits shall, at all times, keep and maintain the sidewalk along and contiguous to the lot or piece of land in good and proper repair, and in a condition reasonably safe for travel for all travelers thereon. If the owner of any lot or land abutting on any street, avenue or part thereof shall fail to construct or repair any sidewalk in front of his or her lot or land, within the time and in the manner as directed and required in this subchapter, after having received due notice to do so, he or she shall be liable for all damages or injury occasioned by reason of the defective or dangerous condition of any sidewalk, and the governing body shall have power to cause any such sidewalks to be constructed or repaired and assess the costs thereof against the property. If the property owner is a nonresident of the county in which the property lies, the city shall, before levying any special assessment against that property, send a copy of any notice required by law to be published by means of certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the non-resident property owner. The last known address shall be that address listed on the current tax rolls at the time the required notice was first published.
(Prior Code, § 46-34)