It’s a nightmare situation. More than 100 homeowners in San Jose, CA, have been hit with debt claims for failing to pay thousands in sidewalk repair costs outside their homes.
Homeowners have approximately one year to make the repairs by hiring either city contractors or their own contractors. Failure to comply could result in a lien being added to their property tax bill.
San Jose has essentially transferred sidewalk maintenance responsibility to the property owners—but many residents didn’t realize they were on the hook for the repairs…