Broward County, FL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

Sec. 31-2 puts the reconstruction-and-repair duty for sidewalks abutting private property in unincorporated Broward County on the county itself, not the homeowner: the owner's legal duty is limited to notifying the County Administrator by certified mail of sidewalk in need of maintenance. Once notified -- or on its own initiative -- the county inspects the sidewalk against fixed criteria (vertical displacement over 1 inch, or scaling covering more than 25 percent of a block) and orders reconstruction or repair to Engineering Division specifications. Repairing or reconstructing a sidewalk in violation of this section is unlawful. This applies only outside all 31 municipalities, which set their own sidewalk rules.