{
 "answer": "In the Township of Billings, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Property Standards By-law 2020-31 (Township of Billings), verified 2026-10-18. Enforcement: Officer may issue Notice of Non-compliance and Order to Comply; Township may carry out repair at Owner's expense and add costs to property tax levy.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001420",
 "municipality": "Billings",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.billingstwp.ca/",
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   "title": "Property Standards By-law 2020-31 (Township of Billings)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-08-04",
   "document_url": "https://www.billingstwp.ca/media/pzylkae1/2020-31-property-standards-with-approved-set-fines.pdf",
   "summary": "Prescribes standards for maintenance and occupancy of property (Building Code Act s.15.1) and also cites Municipal Act s.127 cleaning/clearing land and s.131 vehicle storage; includes derelict building rules and set fines.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "0c4f50a396630870a4d4e1cb37822cabc64ba070d567350200cc9025d43715a7",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2020-31",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "No outdoor garbage/rubbish except sanitary receptacles; no yard debris/objects creating health/fire/safety hazards; no unsightly building materials visible from roadway; no junk vehicles; no excessive noxious weeds or dead brush hazards.",
    "enforcement": "Officer may issue Notice of Non-compliance and Order to Comply; Township may carry out repair at Owner's expense and add costs to property tax levy."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3",
    "enforcement": "s. 6.1, 6.3, 6.4.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/billings/property-maintenance/bylaw-2020-31/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of Billings By-laws and Policies page",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.billingstwp.ca/townhall/by-laws-and-policies/",
   "summary": "Official by-law index linking By-law 2020-31.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "0a0da0c0957882df03c028f194d472c3cc4163d995460842656cafb5871357cd",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0a0da0c0957882df03c028f194d472c3cc4163d995460842656cafb5871357cd.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/billings/noise/by-laws-and-policies-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/billings/property-maintenance/"
}