Hazardous Egress caused by property owner on sidewalk affixed to his lot

 Sidewalks are public passageways, but many property owners believe they can assemble on sidewalks or treat the sidewalk as an extension of their property.

The following picture shows a property owner routing a hazardous electrical extension cord across cement walkway to supply energy to his Stellar Trailer. Our daughter plays Hopscotch during the day, but erases the chalk marks and gets out of the way when pedestrians approach, BUT the owner of this trailer illegally leaves electrical cord laying on a sometimes wet sidewalk ALL NIGHT LONG Lionel Richie!!! 

I do know that in Naperville, Illinois, you would be fined for doing this, but the owner of this property at 1309 Sorrento Drive in Roswell NM does not seem to care that the dangerously placed cord could easily trip and injure his neighbors. We observed a police officer drive by who obviously noticed the hazardously placed extension cord. He patrolled right on by without blinking an eye.  

The owner of trailer who carelessly, thoughtlessly, and inconsiderately did this should consider the commentary of the the following NYC landlord:

I told him no because 1) it looks trashy to have an extension cord running across a sidewalk all the time, and I don't want to look out my window and see it and 2) more importantly, I worry that someone will come along and "trip" over the cord, then sue me for their pain and suffering. Frivolous lawsuits are a thing.



No person, either individually or in a group or a crowd, shall stand, sit, loaf or loiter or engage in any sport or exercise on any public street or sidewalk in a way that will prevent or block the free passage of pedestrian  traffic thereon or to prevent or hinder free ingress or egress to or from any place of business or amusement, church, public hall or meeting place.

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