Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85 § 5

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 85:5 - Removal of snow and ice from sidewalks by abutting landowners; penalties

Cities by ordinance and towns by by-laws may provide for the removal of snow and ice from sidewalks within such portions of the city or town as they consider expedient by the owner or occupant of land abutting upon such sidewalks. Such ordinances and by-laws shall determine the time and manner of removal and shall affix penalties, not exceeding fifty dollars in the case of a city or ten dollars in the case of a town, for each violation thereof.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, § 5