H.F. 192 Section 1. Section 364.12, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 1 2025, is amended to read as follows: 2 c. The abutting property owner may be required by ordinance 3 to maintain all property outside the lot and property lines and 4 inside the curb lines upon the public streets, except that the 5 property owner shall not be required to remove diseased trees 6 or dead wood on the publicly owned property or right-of-way. 7 The abutting property owner may be liable for damages caused by 8 the failure to use reasonable care in maintaining such property 9 if required by ordinance. 10 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 11 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill relates to the responsibility and liability of an 16 abutting property owner for public places in a city such as 17 sidewalks. Under current law, an abutting property owner may 18 be required by a city ordinance to maintain public sidewalks 19 or other property between the property line and the curb line. 20 The bill adds that an abutting property owner may be liable if 21 the property owner fails to use reasonable care in maintaining 22 sidewalks or other property between the property line and the 23 curb line if required by a city ordinance. The bill takes 24 effect upon enactment. 25 -1- LSB 1281YH (3) 91 ll/js 1/ 1