{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000052",
 "municipality": "Houston",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.houston.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Standards of Maintenance Bylaw No. 1108 (2020)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.houston.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID97atID734.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes minimum property and building maintenance standards to prevent unsightly premises in the Village of Houston.",
   "capture_sha256": "f6cc3b8c7911825782094e4092fc9e0257ecffd2aee727e5ab965e7d643121a8",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f6cc3b8c7911825782094e4092fc9e0257ecffd2aee727e5ab965e7d643121a8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Prohibited: loose or unsecured objects, deterioration, decay, holes, cracks, hazardous obstructions, and rodents, insects, or vermin on buildings and premises.",
    "enforcement": "Inspector may serve a ticket or initiate action; offenders liable for a fine of up to $50,000."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 13, 14, 20, 42",
    "enforcement": "s. 9, 10"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/houston/property-maintenance/text-f6cc3b8c7911/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/houston/property-maintenance/"
}