Overview
- Reports on Tuesday clarified that there is no national rule for leaf clearing and that each municipality sets exact duties in local street‑cleaning ordinances.
- Property owners are normally responsible for keeping the public footpath next to their property safe while landlords may contract or delegate the task to tenants when the rental agreement allows.
- Guidance and court practice limit active duty to ordinary daytime hours, commonly weekdays about 7–20 and weekends about 9–20, and require keeping paths safely passable rather than perfectly leaf‑free.
- Allowed disposal routes include the biotonne, special green‑waste collections, delivery to recycling yards, and home composting, while burning leaves is banned or discouraged in most towns because of smoke and fine particulates.
- If someone is injured because cleaning duties were neglected the responsible owner or tenant can be liable, contractors may assume operational liability, and private liability insurance or documented proof of cleaning can determine who pays.