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If you are renting a house, you'd probably be responsible for shoveling snow depending on what it says on the lease. Can't see it being your responsibility if you live in an apartment building. Check your lease nevertheless.
You should really read your lease as the NYC Administrative Code takes the view that both you and the landlord are responsible for the removal of snow and either of you can be subject penalty. The City of course has a direct course of action against the landlord as it can raise the property taxes paid by the landlord and the landlord may have protected itself from such liability by providing for the removal of snow in the lease.
NYC has no part in snow removal in front of any property - that responsibility is the owners.
However, there may be something in your lease stating otherwise (most retail/commercial leases I have with my properties state the tenant is responsible for clearing all snow and ice)
Any and all violations will be inssued in the name of the owner (as well as any slip and falls claims) - with that said, there may be something in your lease that states it is the tenant's responsibility (I don't know what type of building/home you are leasing)
As with most landlord/tenant questions - read the lease. That's why it's there.
I've lived in NYC all my life and only recently have I seen this done. However, the owner provided the tools and put it in the lease. None of the tenants had a problem with it. I'm sure they would have negotiated otherwise if they did.
Whether the city comes after the landlord if it's not done...I don't know.
from nyc.gov
Property owners must create a 4 to 5-foot wide path clear of snow and ice on the sidewalk next to their property and clear snow from any bus stops or fire hydrants on those sidewalks. You cannot shovel snow into the traffic lanes of a street.
Property owners must clear snow according to the following rules:
If snowfall ends between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, you must clear sidewalks within four hours.
If snowfall ends between 5:00 PM and 7:00 AM, you must clear sidewalks before 11:00 AM.
The City may issue you a summons for failure to clear the sidewalks within these timeframes.
Commercial lease of a store usually obligates the tenant to shovel the snow. Maybe if you had a net lease of an entire residential building it would be in the lease.
Property owners are responsible but it doesn't preclude how they do it. If a tenant agrees to do for a reduction in rent, not unheard of, then the tenant has to do it on the LL's behalf.
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