{
 "answer": "The City of Courtenay, British Columbia has 2 adopted bylaws on file: Nuisance Abatement and Cost Recovery Bylaw No. 2987, 2019; Prevention of Public Nuisances Bylaw No. 2804, 2014, verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000026",
 "municipality": "Courtenay",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.courtenay.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
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   "title": "Nuisance Abatement and Cost Recovery Bylaw No. 2987, 2019",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/nuisance-abatement-and-cost-recovery-bylaw-no-2987-2019",
   "summary": "Escalation tool used when standard nuisance enforcement is ineffective: lets the City order a property owner/occupant to fix a problem property and enter to carry out the work at the owner's cost if they don't comply.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "840e2c8c69d7b85b27bb7549ae8bdf9a198960fb4e00aefed3d103424a46eece",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2019-12-16",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/840e2c8c69d7b85b27bb7549ae8bdf9a198960fb4e00aefed3d103424a46eece.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/courtenay/property-maintenance/text-840e2c8c69d7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Prevention of Public Nuisances Bylaw No. 2804, 2014",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-09-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/prevention-public-nuisances-bylaw-no-2804-2014",
   "summary": "Prohibits letting property become unsightly (filth, rubbish, graffiti, unroadworthy/junk vehicles); owner must remove on notice or City removes at owner's expense, added to property taxes if unpaid. Also covers fences, boulevards, noxious weeds.",
   "capture_sha256": "90bc287e09c3b0091591fe12fe6cea0dc50e23ac718305d6970f8d5124c4c8e3",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "bylaws-bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/90bc287e09c3b0091591fe12fe6cea0dc50e23ac718305d6970f8d5124c4c8e3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/courtenay/property-maintenance/text-90bc287e09c3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/courtenay/property-maintenance/"
}