{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of North Middlesex, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by By-Law 035 of 2026 Tidy Yard By-law and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Enforcement: Officer may order compliance within at least 72 hours; if default, Municipality may complete at owner's/occupier's expense and recover costs.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001670",
 "municipality": "North Middlesex",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.northmiddlesex.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law 035 of 2026 Tidy Yard By-law",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.northmiddlesex.on.ca/sites/default/files/2026-08/035%20of%202026%20-%20Tidy%20Yard%20By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates maintenance and care of land: clean and clear yards, refuse, long grass and similar rules; repeals By-law 28 of 2020 once short-form wordings approved.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "5d3a49f3d8631d2b8df4a4c323458fe4d7724b72dec74fdb6de3fa432be471d2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "035",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5d3a49f3d8631d2b8df4a4c323458fe4d7724b72dec74fdb6de3fa432be471d2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Accumulation of rubbish, debris, discarded objects; holes or excavations; unsafe conditions; grass/weeds over 20 cm; stagnant water; derelict/inoperative vehicles.",
    "enforcement": "Officer may order compliance within at least 72 hours; if default, Municipality may complete at owner's/occupier's expense and recover costs."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.1; s. 3.2(b); s. 4.1; s. 6.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 9.1; s. 11.1; s. 11.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-middlesex/property-maintenance/bylaw-035/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law 20 of 2017 Standards of Maintenance and Occupancy (Property Standards)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-04-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.northmiddlesex.on.ca/sites/default/files/2020-12/By-Law%2020%20of%202017%20-%20Property%20Standards.pdf",
   "summary": "Property standards by-law setting maintenance and occupancy standards for buildings and property.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "6deba3904357f30dfb033d889b247223add251cba06869bd9254be9e1ddd9d6a",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "20",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6deba3904357f30dfb033d889b247223add251cba06869bd9254be9e1ddd9d6a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "No person shall occupy or let property that does not comply with the By-law; exterior walls must be free of unauthorized signs, painted slogans, graffiti and similar defacements.",
    "enforcement": "Order may require repair or clearance; if not done, town may carry out repair or clearance at owner's expense; Municipality may demolish or repair on failure to comply."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 1.4(c); s. 4.9(f)",
    "enforcement": "s. 10.1(b); s. 17.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-middlesex/property-maintenance/bylaw-20/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law 16 of 2020 Public Nuisance",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.northmiddlesex.on.ca/sites/default/files/2020-12/By-Law%2016%20of%202020%20-%20Public%20Nuisance.pdf",
   "summary": "Public nuisance by-law; not opened in full.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "655021cb8056de1c33ff35e952ca46967e80e90a05c59780a0b77535415976de",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "16",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/655021cb8056de1c33ff35e952ca46967e80e90a05c59780a0b77535415976de.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-middlesex/noise/bylaw-16/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law 27 of 2020 Debris and Anti-Littering",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.northmiddlesex.on.ca/sites/default/files/2021-05/BY%20LAW%2027%20OF%202020%20Debris%20%26%20Anti-Littering%20By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Debris and anti-littering by-law (2020); may be superseded in part by the 2026 Tidy Yard By-law; not opened in full.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "e6208daa606f9c5351ff151521c198b242e8ae410b559578f457352ad034403d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "27",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e6208daa606f9c5351ff151521c198b242e8ae410b559578f457352ad034403d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/north-middlesex/property-maintenance/"
}