Property maintenance — Brooke-Alvinston, Ontario

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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.

By-law No. 15 of 2001 Standards of Maintenance and Occupancy (Property Standards By-law) adopted bylaw
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. s. 3.1
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. site to be cleared of all buildings, structures, debris or refuse
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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.

By-law No. 35 of 2019 Tidy Yard By-law adopted bylaw
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. s. 3.1; s. 3.3; s. 3.4
enforcement Enforcement Officer may issue written Order requiring compliance; in default, Municipality may cause work to be done at Owner's costs/expenses. s. 5.1; s. 6.6(a)
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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.

Municipal By-laws (Brooke-Alvinston)

By-law index listing Property Standards and Tidy Yard by-laws.

Machine-readable: property-maintenance.json · Official website: http://brookealvinston.com/ · Last verified 2026-10-18 · Property maintenance across Ontario · Property maintenance in other municipalities