{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003170",
 "municipality": "Yarmouth",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.townofyarmouth.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Minimum Housing Standards Bylaw (TOY 14)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-11-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.townofyarmouth.ca/town-hall/bylaws/1198-minimum-housing-standards-bylaw/file",
   "summary": "Bylaw No. 14 setting minimum standards for residential occupancies in the Town of Yarmouth; effective May 18 1983, amended Nov 16 2023.",
   "capture_sha256": "86e6f866b3e80fe792d484835f5b4a12fc6bcb2c3eb85f8aa8af89bcbbf0392c",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/86e6f866b3e80fe792d484835f5b4a12fc6bcb2c3eb85f8aa8af89bcbbf0392c.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards/walks/accessory buildings maintained safe and free from health/fire/accident hazards; garbage properly stored in receptacles and enclosure; structural soundness, dampness, pest control",
    "enforcement": "Building Official serves Order to Comply; on failure may issue ticket, order use discontinued, or remedy at Town cost (max $1500 emergency) as a lien on property"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 8.0",
    "enforcement": "s. 5.0 and s. 6.0"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/yarmouth-town/property-maintenance/text-86e6f866b3e8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Regulating Vacant & Abandoned Buildings Bylaw (TOY 35)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-01-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.townofyarmouth.ca/town-hall/bylaws/1871-regulating-vacant-and-abandoned-buildings-bylaw/file",
   "summary": "Bylaw No. 35 regulating vacant and abandoned buildings to address unsafe or unsightly premises in the Town of Yarmouth; effective Nov 12 2009, amended Jan 14 2021.",
   "capture_sha256": "f81da1f2dedb8513678919f9f20379c3207964d747376c7ac98f681b51ee1f2d",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f81da1f2dedb8513678919f9f20379c3207964d747376c7ac98f681b51ee1f2d.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Vacant buildings must be secured against entry, monitored monthly, protected against fire/danger, registered; boarding maintained, building/property not dangerous or unsightly (MGA s.344)",
    "enforcement": "Inspector issues work order; on non-compliance Town may enter and do work, recover costs as lien/tax (MGA s.507); building may be considered for demolition"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 5.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 11"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/yarmouth-town/property-maintenance/text-f81da1f2dedb/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/yarmouth-town/property-maintenance/"
}