{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of McDougall, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Property Standards By-law No. 2022-35 (Municipality of McDougall), verified 2026-10-18. Enforcement: An Officer may make an order; non-compliance resulting in municipal repair costs creates a priority lien added to the tax roll.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001627",
 "municipality": "McDougall",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://mcdougall.ca/",
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   "title": "Property Standards By-law No. 2022-35 (Municipality of McDougall)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-06-01",
   "document_url": "https://mcdougall2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FBylaws%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=2022-35%20Property%20Standards.pdf",
   "summary": "Prescribes standards for maintenance and occupancy of property, prohibits use of non-conforming property, and allows repair or clearing of debris and refuse; repeals By-law 2012-18.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "0cd2d1b81759f2ff86010631fce4615ec9afa10a1c0d76b55a83698337236779",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2022-35",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0cd2d1b81759f2ff86010631fce4615ec9afa10a1c0d76b55a83698337236779.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be clean and free from rubbish and appliances; no wrecked, discarded, unlicensed, dismantled, inoperative or abandoned vehicles in driveways or yards; vacant land free from rubbish.",
    "enforcement": "An Officer may make an order; non-compliance resulting in municipal repair costs creates a priority lien added to the tax roll."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 5(1), s. 6(1), s. 21",
    "enforcement": "s. 25(1), s. 29"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/mcdougall/property-maintenance/bylaw-2022-35/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "McDougall By-laws index",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://mcdougall.ca/p/by-laws",
   "summary": "Municipal by-laws listing linking the Property Standards by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "0936ce5fbe7ea4e38efa28732a383c2dff7e0e36f7cd219ad6aa7b81c1940443",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0936ce5fbe7ea4e38efa28732a383c2dff7e0e36f7cd219ad6aa7b81c1940443.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/mcdougall/noise/by-laws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/mcdougall/property-maintenance/"
}