{
 "answer": "In the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by By-law 04-52 Clean and Clear By-law and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Standards: Premises must be kept clean or cleared; clean or cleared includes cutting weeds or grass more than fifteen centimetres (6 inches). Enforcement: Officer may issue notice; if non-compliance, Township may do work and recover cost by adding to tax roll.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001393",
 "municipality": "Adjala-Tosorontio",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://adjtos.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 04-52 Clean and Clear By-law",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2004-08-16",
   "document_url": "https://adjtos.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/04-52-Clean-and-Clear.pdf",
   "summary": "Under Municipal Act s.127, requires owner or occupant to clean and clear land and clear refuse or debris. Scanned PDF, confirmed by OCR.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "bdc9f987259c494c338bf47d72d901b634d4eac97285fbe75c1a4b7592c38578",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "04-52",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bdc9f987259c494c338bf47d72d901b634d4eac97285fbe75c1a4b7592c38578.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Premises must be kept clean or cleared; clean or cleared includes cutting weeds or grass more than fifteen centimetres (6 inches).",
    "enforcement": "Officer may issue notice; if non-compliance, Township may do work and recover cost by adding to tax roll."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 2(a)",
    "enforcement": "s. 3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/adjala-tosorontio/property-maintenance/bylaw-04-52/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 22-79 Property Standards By-law (consolidated through By-law 23-60)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-08-10",
   "document_url": "https://adjtos.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2023-06-14-By-law-2022-79-Property-Standards-Consolidated2.pdf",
   "summary": "Minimum property maintenance and occupancy standards; consolidation of June 14, 2023 incorporating Amendment No. 1.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "e92a59c5a70429010025a9ac358dbe0a140fff21bf72389e37ea5a47c9e5f203",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "22-79",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e92a59c5a70429010025a9ac358dbe0a140fff21bf72389e37ea5a47c9e5f203.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be neat/tidy and free from rubbish, garbage, brush, waste, litter, debris, noxious weeds, inoperative vehicles, dilapidated structures, unsafe ice/snow, overgrown ground cover, animal excrement, untidy firewood.",
    "enforcement": "Order may require repair or clearance; if not done, municipality may carry out repair/clearance at owner's expense."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.12.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 4.3.2(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/adjala-tosorontio/property-maintenance/bylaw-22-79/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/adjala-tosorontio/property-maintenance/"
}