{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Brooke-Alvinston, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by By-law No. 15 of 2001 Standards of Maintenance and Occupancy (Property Standards By-law) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Enforcement: Require property below standards to be repaired and maintained to comply, or site cleared of buildings, structures, debris or refuse and left graded/levelled.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001437",
 "municipality": "Brooke-Alvinston",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://brookealvinston.com/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 15 of 2001 Standards of Maintenance and Occupancy (Property Standards By-law)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2001-03-29",
   "document_url": "https://brookealvinston.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/PROPERTY-STANDARDS-BY-LAW.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Brooke-Alvinston property standards by-law 15 of 2001 prescribing maintenance and occupancy standards; 24-page scan (page 1 rotated), no later repeal seen.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "9f66cfe866f8d60031d7ec6ba78d9323e96849de96abab549bbe367a3971f016",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "15",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9f66cfe866f8d60031d7ec6ba78d9323e96849de96abab549bbe367a3971f016.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be neat and tidy, free from rubbish, garbage, waste, dead animals, debris, hazards, noxious plants, dead/damaged trees, wrecked/unlicensed vehicles, dilapidated structures.",
    "enforcement": "Require property below standards to be repaired and maintained to comply, or site cleared of buildings, structures, debris or refuse and left graded/levelled."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.1",
    "enforcement": "site to be cleared of all buildings, structures, debris or refuse"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brooke-alvinston/property-maintenance/bylaw-15/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 35 of 2019 Tidy Yard By-law",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-06-27",
   "document_url": "https://brookealvinston.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/By-law-35-of-2019-Tidy-Yard-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipal Act s.127 by-law requiring owners/occupants to clean and clear land and remove refuse or debris; Municipality of Brooke-Alvinston. Scanned, OCR'd.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "4ef7f54f12af3e9684d0ea83ceb8855d4dea178e8ccaf5e6accbe2883521c9e2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "35",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4ef7f54f12af3e9684d0ea83ceb8855d4dea178e8ccaf5e6accbe2883521c9e2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Failure to keep Land Cleared and free of Refuse, grass and weeds; failure to drain water exceeding 30 cm; depositing Refuse without lawful authority.",
    "enforcement": "Enforcement Officer may issue written Order requiring compliance; in default, Municipality may cause work to be done at Owner's costs/expenses."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.1; s. 3.3; s. 3.4",
    "enforcement": "s. 5.1; s. 6.6(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brooke-alvinston/property-maintenance/bylaw-35/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal By-laws (Brooke-Alvinston)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://brookealvinston.com/residents/municipal-bylaws/",
   "summary": "By-law index listing Property Standards and Tidy Yard by-laws.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "dfba937b3bca9c3db202be90c08f56442b08705b2c34f95e26750b9284c60cee",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dfba937b3bca9c3db202be90c08f56442b08705b2c34f95e26750b9284c60cee.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brooke-alvinston/property-maintenance/municipal-by-laws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/brooke-alvinston/property-maintenance/"
}