Notice of Deficiency This Notice of Deficiency was written by Buffalo community activist and Erie County Representative to the New York Green Party, Suzanne Toomey Spinks. The purpose of this notice is to put local municipalities on notice about various hazards such as chronic blockage of sidewalks by cars and snow, hazards to bicyclists posed by chronic double parking, or damages sidewalks or bikeways. Once the notice is filed with the Clerk's office in a town or city, that municipality becomes liable for injuries incurred as a result of they don't act to correct the situation -- hence they act. http://www.mediastudy.com/hazard/