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The Act on the maintenance, cleaning and clearing of public areas divides responsibilities of the street maintenance between the City and private properties. The majority of responsibilities are transferred to the City in large parts of the city ("total street maintenance responsibility"). In some parts responsibilities are divided traditionally.
Properties are responsible for the following:
The City is responsible for the following:
Street maintenance tasks have been taken over by the City. However, driveways and other passageways to property are always maintained by the property owner or holder. The costs for tasks that used to belong to properties are covered with maintenance fees charged by the City.
The City maintains street and sidewalk pavements and traffic signs in good condition. However, properties must report any damage in their street sections to the Urban Environment Division's customer service. The City also paints the signs on pavements.
When the City performs any tasks that are the responsibility of properties by law, the City charges the properties maintenance fees.