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 "municipality_id": "gx-003364",
 "municipality": "Lewisporte",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.lewisportecanada.com/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Lewisporte Commercial Maintenance By-Law",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-01-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.lewisporte.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Commercial-Town-By-Laws-rev.pdf",
   "summary": "Prescribes minimum standards for maintenance and occupancy of commercial property. Prohibits wrecked vehicles, unsightly storage, and graffiti on commercial lands. Requires proper garbage containment, sewerage discharge, and structural soundness of commercial buildings.",
   "capture_sha256": "e61611bbdaec81c6a474515fe6a760b3531a8f93e5f0f2e1966ae1addeff98e1",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e61611bbdaec81c6a474515fe6a760b3531a8f93e5f0f2e1966ae1addeff98e1.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Lands kept clean and free from rubbish/debris and from objects/conditions creating health, fire or accident hazard; no wrecked/dismantled vehicles",
    "enforcement": "Inspector orders removal/abatement; if not complied with, inspector may remove and recover cost from owner; Town may levy cost as debt/taxes"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 4(1)",
    "enforcement": "s. 4(5)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/lewisporte/property-maintenance/text-e61611bbdaec/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Lewisporte Residential Property Standards By-Law",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-05-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.lewisporte.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Residential-Town-By-Laws-rev.pdf",
   "summary": "Prescribes minimum standards for maintenance and occupancy of residential property. Prohibits wrecked/abandoned vehicles and unsightly conditions on residential land. Requires yards free of rubbish, graffiti, and hazards; regulates fences, accessory buildings, and vacant dwellings.",
   "capture_sha256": "1be17baeafbefa5de722ca5025d5f2689aa32f4b7938da06e4f6d678dc18a8a6",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1be17baeafbefa5de722ca5025d5f2689aa32f4b7938da06e4f6d678dc18a8a6.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Property kept clean and free from rubbish, garbage, debris, excessive weeds/grass, hazards, graffiti; no wrecked/dismantled vehicles on residential property",
    "enforcement": "Inspector serves notice requiring repairs/clearing; if not done, Council may carry out work and levy cost against property as taxes/debt"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 5(1)",
    "enforcement": "s. 16(4)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/lewisporte/property-maintenance/text-1be17baeafbe/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/lewisporte/property-maintenance/"
}