{
 "answer": "In the Town of Caledon, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Clean Yards (Maintenance and Care of Land) By-law BL-2016-063 (office consolidation, amended 2022-028 and 2026-066) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Standards: Yards free of refuse/tall grass; no derelict vehicle storage unless enclosed (except Zoning permits); adjacent boulevards free of refuse/tall grass. Enforcement: Town may issue Notice to Comply; if owner fails, Town may do work at owner's expense and add cost plus administration fee to tax roll.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001444",
 "municipality": "Caledon",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.caledon.on.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Clean Yards (Maintenance and Care of Land) By-law BL-2016-063 (office consolidation, amended 2022-028 and 2026-066)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-07-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.caledon.ca/uploads/14/Doc_637202974797630826.pdf?ts=638212973381945939",
   "summary": "Regulates maintenance and care of land: grass and weeds capped at 20 cm, refuse, and derelict vehicles stored outside enclosed buildings.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "3758f9155a11ce11463eaf28a9c6ab85e3ec2681446f7c4db7768af14765684c",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "BL-2016-063",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3758f9155a11ce11463eaf28a9c6ab85e3ec2681446f7c4db7768af14765684c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards free of refuse/tall grass; no derelict vehicle storage unless enclosed (except Zoning permits); adjacent boulevards free of refuse/tall grass.",
    "enforcement": "Town may issue Notice to Comply; if owner fails, Town may do work at owner's expense and add cost plus administration fee to tax roll."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 4; s. 5(1); s. 6; s. 7; s. 8",
    "enforcement": "s. 14; s. 17(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/caledon/property-maintenance/bylaw-bl-2016-063/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law 98-155 (office consolidation, amended through 2018-82)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1998-12-21",
   "document_url": "https://www.caledon.ca/en/government/resources/Documents/council-town-administration/Property-Standards-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Minimum standards for maintenance and occupancy of property under Building Code Act s.15.1; consolidation of 98-155 as amended by 99-126, 2004-14, 2004-152, 2007-31, 2015-021, 2018-82. Reference copy, not official.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "1d25620540ca96c0282a8c5fe26ba0e8ed41ee6127577cc6894aedec4d71f5a9",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "98-155",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1d25620540ca96c0282a8c5fe26ba0e8ed41ee6127577cc6894aedec4d71f5a9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Dilapidated, collapsed or unfinished structures and all accumulations of material, wood, debris or other objects that create an unsafe or unsightly condition, deleterious to the neighbouring environment, shall be removed."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "Schedule A, s. 21(4)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/caledon/property-maintenance/bylaw-98-155/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards (Clean Yards and Property Standards) web page",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.caledon.ca/en/living-here/property-standards.aspx",
   "summary": "rules page: owners must keep grass under 20 cm, yards clean and free of pests.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "c87b9d50bd76d75138dc6bf10a225e35e0f9e2b9290feb6a42012112f0a29a89",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c87b9d50bd76d75138dc6bf10a225e35e0f9e2b9290feb6a42012112f0a29a89.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/caledon/property-maintenance/property-standards-web-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/caledon/property-maintenance/"
}