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 "municipality_id": "gx-003466",
 "municipality": "St. John's",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://stjohns.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Commercial Maintenance By-Law No. 618",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1977-05-25",
   "document_url": "https://apps.stjohns.ca/bylaws.nsf/nwByLawNum/618",
   "summary": "Prescribes minimum maintenance and occupancy standards for commercial properties: grounds free of debris and hazards, structurally sound buildings, safe stairs and exits, pest-free premises, adequate heating, lighting, and ventilation. Most recently amended 2025. Applies National Building, Fire, and Life Safety codes.",
   "capture_sha256": "193acd13e97e0749fec770ed7c1b240639ded1429dd80f0ce3189ce2272bee20",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/193acd13e97e0749fec770ed7c1b240639ded1429dd80f0ce3189ce2272bee20.html",
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Lands kept clean and free from rubbish or debris and from objects or conditions that might create a health, fire or accident hazard; free of graffiti",
    "enforcement": "Inspector sends notice requiring repairs/clearing; if not done, City may carry out work and recover cost as debt or charge against land as taxes"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3(a)",
    "enforcement": "s. 34",
    "fine_range": "s. 32"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/st-john-s/property-maintenance/text-193acd13e97e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Residential Property Standards By-Law No. 1672",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-12-02",
   "document_url": "https://apps.stjohns.ca/bylaws.nsf/nwByLawNum/1672",
   "summary": "Sets minimum maintenance standards for all residential dwellings and vacant residential land: structural soundness, yard free of rubbish and inoperative machinery, grass ≤20 cm, functional heating (min 20°C), plumbing, electrical, and drainage. Revised 2025 to modernize standards and add vacant-property requirements.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9a8fe96759319f5ba38726cfd7108837ba9360366e34146ec476c58e533d74af.html",
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards kept clean and free of rubbish, garbage, debris, inoperative machinery; free of graffiti; grass/weeds not exceeding 20cm; free of pests",
    "enforcement": "Inspector serves Notice requiring repair or clearing; if not done, City may carry out work and levy cost against property as debt/taxes",
    "fine_range": "a fine of $100.00 where the person is issued a ticket"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 7.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 47",
    "fine_range": "s. 48.1(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/st-john-s/property-maintenance/text-9a8fe9675931/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/st-john-s/property-maintenance/"
}