{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001620",
 "municipality": "Markham",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-10",
 "official_website": "https://www.markham.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law 2017-26",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-04-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.markham.ca/sites/default/files/about-city-markham/by-laws/tree%20preservation/Bylaw-2017-26-Consolidated%20%282%29.pdf",
   "summary": "Corporation of the City of Markham By-law 2017-26, the Property Standards By-law, establishing standards for maintenance and occupancy of property. Passed April 25, 2017. Confirmed via PDF text extraction.",
   "capture_sha256": "72ba8a259df1fa18e5b05d09a4db6092aff699f68b73c787fb79bc797d990634",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/72ba8a259df1fa18e5b05d09a4db6092aff699f68b73c787fb79bc797d990634.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be free of rubbish, debris, appliances, health/safety hazards, standing water, heavy undergrowth, overgrown vegetation, graffiti; ground cover max 15 cm; inoperable vehicles prohibited.",
    "enforcement": "Officer issues order; if not complied with, City may repair or demolish the property and add costs to the tax roll as municipal taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 5(1), s. 5(4)(b), s. 5(5), s. 5(7), s. 6(1)",
    "enforcement": "s. 53(4)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/markham/property-maintenance/text-72ba8a259df1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/markham/property-maintenance/"
}