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  "id": "prop_nyc_sidewalk_owner_occupied_exemption",
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  "jurisdiction": "us-ny-nyc",
  "domain": "torts.sidewalk",
  "title": "Owner-occupied one- to three-family homes are exempt from § 7-210(b) liability",
  "valid_from": "2003-09-14",
  "valid_to": null,
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  "statement": "The abutting owner's liability under § 7-210(b) does not apply to one-, two-, or three-family residential property that is owner occupied, in whole or in part, and used exclusively for residential purposes.",
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    "For sidewalks next to exempt homes, § 7-210(c) does not remove the City's liability, and the City's prior-written-notice rule still applies.",
    "Whether a home is \"owner occupied\" is decided on the facts; see prop_nyc_sidewalk_owner_occupied_meaning."
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      "locator": "§ 7-210(b), last sentence",
      "text": "This subdivision shall not apply to one-, two- or three-family residential real property that is (i) in whole or in part, owner occupied, and (ii) used exclusively for residential purposes."
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