# Retaining Wall Owner Checklist NYC (Free Printable) | NYC Retaining Walls

> A free printable retaining wall owner checklist for NYC: measurements, ownership, Local Law 37 status, warning signs, hiring and seasonal upkeep. Get your copy.

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# Retaining Wall Owner Checklist for NYC

[NYC Retaining Walls](https://nycretainingwalls.com/) is a licensed and insured retaining wall contractor for all five boroughs, and this retaining wall owner checklist for NYC puts everything an owner should know about their wall on one printable page: its measurements and who owns it, whether Local Law 37 applies, which warning signs to photograph and date, what to check before you hire anyone, and the seasonal upkeep that keeps water from doing the damage.

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## What's on the _checklist._

-   How to measure height from the top of the footing — the number that decides whether you need a DOB permit
-   The two tests for Local Law 37 coverage: 10 ft at any point, fronting a public right-of-way
-   Lean, crack and drainage signs to photograph with a scale and a date
-   What a written contract must cover over $500 (NY GBL §771)
-   How to read a lot-line wall's ownership and the 50/50 cost rule
-   A spring and fall maintenance routine you can do in an hour

One page, printable, made for NYC Retaining Walls's service area. Sections: Know your wall: measurements and ownership · Local Law 37 status · Warning signs to photograph and date · Before you hire: license, insurance, contract, permits · Seasonal maintenance.

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