{
 "answer": "In the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Safe Property By-law 03-15 (minimum requirements for maintenance and occupancy of properties), verified 2026-10-18. Standards: Property must be kept tidy, safe, free from refuse, hazards, combustible/explosive substances, scrap/junk, and unremoved fire-damaged material. Enforcement: By-Law Enforcement Officer may make order; municipality may perform work at owner's expense if noncompliance; immediate danger remediation at owner's expense.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001501",
 "municipality": "Elizabethtown-Kitley",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.elizabethtown-kitley.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Safe Property By-law 03-15 (minimum requirements for maintenance and occupancy of properties)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-08-11",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/ektwp-012-ca/media/ho4l1die/safe-property-by-law-03-15.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley by-law prescribing minimum maintenance and occupancy standards; covers refuse/debris and long grass clearing, unlicensed or inoperative vehicles, appliances, tires. Owners must clear refuse as directed by an officer.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "b22abddf73c6a9de0778330c05ba6ea91fe3b352f6113f039eabd564f218ba0f",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "03-15",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b22abddf73c6a9de0778330c05ba6ea91fe3b352f6113f039eabd564f218ba0f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Property must be kept tidy, safe, free from refuse, hazards, combustible/explosive substances, scrap/junk, and unremoved fire-damaged material.",
    "enforcement": "By-Law Enforcement Officer may make order; municipality may perform work at owner's expense if noncompliance; immediate danger remediation at owner's expense."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "ss. 2, 4, 5, 7-9",
    "enforcement": "ss. 11, 14, 18"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/elizabethtown-kitley/property-maintenance/bylaw-03-15/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/elizabethtown-kitley/property-maintenance/"
}