§ 139-10. Responsibility of homeowners' associations.

All homeowners' associations having duties with respect to real property located within the Town of Malta (including both common areas and real property owned by its members) shall maintain all sidewalks located within the boundary lines of the association property and privately owned property of its members by keeping such sidewalks reasonably free of debris, snow or ice, or other obstructions or substances or to make the sidewalk otherwise reasonably safe within a reasonable time after the accumulation of the same, said time not to exceed 48 hours. All such homeowners' associations shall maintain such sidewalks by keeping them free from defects, such as cracks, gaps, holes, protrusions or raised sections, within a reasonable time after such defect has developed, said time not to exceed four weeks. The duties of homeowners' associations set forth in this chapter may not be delegated to members of such homeowners' associations. Homeowners' associations for Highpointe at Malta PDD are exempt from this article. All other language in this chapter notwithstanding, homeowners' associations within Luther Forest PDD are not responsible for the maintenance of the shared-use path parallel to Dunning Street.

Amended 11-9-2017 by L.L. No. 10-2017