Are you obliged to clear your sidewalk of snow and ice? What if someone slips and breaks a leg?

Now that there is snow on the sidewalk in front of your door, you may be wondering where you put that snow shovel and road salt. Because yes, in almost every city and municipality in Flanders it is your duty to guarantee the safety of pedestrians on the sidewalk in front of your home. But what if you went to work and your sidewalk became an ice skating rink? And are you responsible if someone slips in front of your door and breaks a leg? Peter Wiels from the association of insurers Assuralia provides advice.

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