Adequate Walkway Lighting

[Michael Craig]

Happy New Years BP. 

I have a question about adequate walkway lighting on a 3 family property. 

-Off street parking is in the back

-Units 1 and 2 can be accessed from the back

-Unit 3 access is in the front, which requires using the rear to front walkway (when coming from off street parking)

-Units 1, 2 and 3 have patio lighting, the rear to front walkway does not - resulting in poor lighting at night

Am I responsible for providing adequate lighting for the walkway? Any recommendations for alleviating this?

Thank you

[Dan Maciejewski]

I would -- in this case safety should be fairly cost-effective.  And after you do, I'd bet at least one of the tenants thanks you!  

The halogen dusk-to-dawn street light that every landlord in my are uses is like $115 buck at a big box hardware store, and the bulbs last a pretty long time.  An electrician should be able to run one or two fairly easily and cheaply and you shouldn't have to think about it for a few years.  You can just mount it to the eaves, you don't need a pole or anything.