Slipperiness due to snow or ice is not a road defect, but the duty of care does apply.
You are not liable for a slip in front of your door due to snow, but please note, you are responsible for the path to your front door. Although you are not obliged to clear the sidewalk of snow, it is so nice that it is not very slippery.
Since 2007 you are no longer obliged to clear the sidewalk in front of your door, so it is officially the responsibility of the municipality. The sidewalk is owned by the municipality, which has a best efforts obligation to clear roads and paths. Each municipality has a duty of care and therefore a so-called 'anti-slippery plan'.
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For those who can't be stopped and still want to clear the snow, there are a few more tips and etiquette rules. By all means, sweep it to the side. Others are less affected by it. Don't stack it too high either. Because that goes on for far too long. Preferably only sweep freshly fallen snow. Otherwise you will make it worse.
Citizens have no duty of care for sweeping the sidewalk in front of their house. Because it belongs to the municipality. This obligation disappeared from the General Police Regulations more than 15 years ago. The citizen is responsible for his property. For example, consider the path from the front door to the sidewalk or road. Many people don't know, but sometimes they also own the alley behind the house.
