{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Leamington, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by By-law 840-08 Standards for the Maintenance of Land and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Standards: Grass/weeds over eight inches (20 cm); refuse/debris; not neat and tidy; deep ruts/holes; ponding water. Enforcement: Municipality may issue work order; if owner fails, municipality may enter and carry out work; expenses may be added to tax roll and collected as taxes.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001602",
 "municipality": "Leamington",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.leamington.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 840-08 Standards for the Maintenance of Land",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-04-14",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/leamington-ca/media/tzsf5ka2/land_maintenance.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipal Act s.127/128 by-law requiring owners to clean and clear land; long grass and weeds deemed a public nuisance. Passed May 26, 2008.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "82bd2d76673ae99f390398bafcbb25c42733d699e811e172c65ec209a80ab51b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "840-08",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/82bd2d76673ae99f390398bafcbb25c42733d699e811e172c65ec209a80ab51b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Grass/weeds over eight inches (20 cm); refuse/debris; not neat and tidy; deep ruts/holes; ponding water.",
    "enforcement": "Municipality may issue work order; if owner fails, municipality may enter and carry out work; expenses may be added to tax roll and collected as taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3; s. 4; s. 5; s. 6",
    "enforcement": "s. 8; s. 10; s. 11"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/leamington/property-maintenance/bylaw-840-08/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law 70-22",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-10-11",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/leamington-ca/media/chfhoere/70-22-property-standards-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Prescribes standards for maintenance and occupancy of all property under Building Code Act s.15.1; scanned PDF confirmed by OCR.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "0a67b9a74ac4dc43f00e624b005c54d894e9ac07b864561cbd842fc4de9ef697",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "70-22",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0a67b9a74ac4dc43f00e624b005c54d894e9ac07b864561cbd842fc4de9ef697.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be clean and free from rubbish, debris, hazards, wrecked vehicles, excessive grass, brush, noxious weeds, partially constructed structures, pests, dead trees, dilapidated buildings.",
    "enforcement": "Municipality may cause property to be repaired or demolished if owner/occupant fails to comply with an Order."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 13",
    "enforcement": "s. 103"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/leamington/property-maintenance/bylaw-70-22/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/leamington/property-maintenance/"
}