{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of North Perth, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by By-law No. 6-2013 Tidy Yards (maintenance of land) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Enforcement: If owner defaults, Officer may direct completion and enforcement at owner's expense; costs recoverable by action or tax roll.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001671",
 "municipality": "North Perth",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.northperth.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 6-2013 Tidy Yards (maintenance of land)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/northperth-003-ca/media/2mzjtuix/6-2013-tidy-yards.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the maintenance of land in North Perth (tidy yards); scanned PDF (OCR confirmed).",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "6e3f2e942233bba5027a90a64042baa5eae19e429661e11c9ca173257de07aaf",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "6-2013",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6e3f2e942233bba5027a90a64042baa5eae19e429661e11c9ca173257de07aaf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Land must be free from holes/excavations, adequately draining, clean, and free from health hazards/nuisances; remove weeds/grass over 20 centimetres, standing water, hazards, excrement, refuse/waste.",
    "enforcement": "If owner defaults, Officer may direct completion and enforcement at owner's expense; costs recoverable by action or tax roll."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 2.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 10.1; s. 10.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-perth/property-maintenance/bylaw-6-2013/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 80-2020 Property Standards",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/northperth-003-ca/media/xdqh3cf4/80-2020-property-standards.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes the Property Standards Committee and prescribes maintenance and occupancy standards; scanned PDF (OCR confirmed).",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "b492e5903f08fefa7256c85584159dd1117e29d8660a2879a1bda5c3bb1f807e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "80-2020",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b492e5903f08fefa7256c85584159dd1117e29d8660a2879a1bda5c3bb1f807e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards and vacant lots must be clean and free from rubbish, debris, wrecked/inoperative vehicles, overgrown grass/weeds exceeding 20.33 cm, dilapidated structures, pests, and dead/damaged trees.",
    "enforcement": "Where owner/occupant fails to comply with an Order, Municipality may cause required work to be done, including removal of waste or vehicles, at the cost of the owner/occupant; costs may be recovered as property taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 2.02",
    "enforcement": "s. 6.26; s. 6.27"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-perth/property-maintenance/bylaw-80-2020/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards - North Perth",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.northperth.ca/home-property-roads/property-standards/",
   "summary": "rules page: Municipal property standards information page.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "d2da60a32e50f0266abded735a5588d0e65e4d198b228d1f1788711e32880a04",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d2da60a32e50f0266abded735a5588d0e65e4d198b228d1f1788711e32880a04.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-perth/property-maintenance/property-standards-north-perth/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/north-perth/property-maintenance/"
}