If you take a look outside, just know that this is just the beginning. Winter Storm Juno will continue dumping snow on us for hours on end, and hopefully you’re perfectly snug on the couch under several blankets in the comfort of your own home. If you have to venture out, though, and you live in an apartment building, you should already be shoveled out.

The City of Boston enforces a snow policy in order to keep residents safe and sound. Landlords are responsible for shoveling out their residents with the penalty of a fine if they don’t. (This can depend on your lease, so it’s a good idea to check that first.)

If you live in a building with 16 or more units, and your landlord hasn’t shoveled the sidewalk, they could face a $100 fine for every single day the sidewalk continues to be buried under the snow.

If the building has fewer than 16 units, that fine is cut in half to $50 but still considered a separate violation for each day the sidewalks are left untouched.

According to the city, the landlord must start clearing the sidewalk three hours after sunrise and must clear a path that’s at least 42 inches wide because “narrow paths encumber carriages and wheelchairs, and properly cleared pathways ensure flow and safety of pedestrian traffic.”

All egresses and fire escapes must also be free of snow.

Commercial property owners face a $200 for failure to clear the sidewalk.

People are also discouraged from tossing the snow from the sidewalk out in the street. There are fines for that as well, up to $150 for residential landlords and $200 again for commercial.

If you happen to be a landlord, don’t hurt yourself shoveling. Snow can be deceptively heavy and be harmful for people who’ve already sustained injuries, or even cause them.

The City of Boston warns that “excessive strain from the cold and hard labor may cause heart attacks. Please help out elderly or vulnerable neighbors.”