{
 "answer": "In the Town of Orangeville, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Property Standards By-law 2022-021 (Office Consolidation, amended by 2022-059 and 2025-051), verified 2026-10-18. Enforcement: Officer may order repair/maintenance or clearing; if not complied with, Town may repair/demolish and recover costs from owner by action or tax roll.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001682",
 "municipality": "Orangeville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.orangeville.ca/",
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   "title": "Property Standards By-law 2022-021 (Office Consolidation, amended by 2022-059 and 2025-051)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-03-07",
   "document_url": "https://www.orangeville.ca/Modules/Bylaws/Bylaw/Download/f9e407cd-895a-4378-8613-bb05294ebcff",
   "summary": "Maintenance and occupancy standards for all properties: long grass and weeds over 15 cm, noxious weeds, derelict or inoperative vehicles, debris and refuse; Property Standards Committee established.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "2ee0a4191d6f37819aa17a556ff0b4d0d05972b98fb9580ee19a7063b62d1fd1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2022-021",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be clean/free of refuse, unsafe conditions, stagnant water, long grass/weeds over 15 cm, noxious weeds, inoperative vehicles, unsightly accumulations; property free of graffiti; fences/walls not unsightly.",
    "enforcement": "Officer may order repair/maintenance or clearing; if not complied with, Town may repair/demolish and recover costs from owner by action or tax roll."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 4.1; s. 5.1; s. 11.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 36.2; s. 36.4; s. 38.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/orangeville/property-maintenance/bylaw-2022-021/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards (Town of Orangeville web page)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.orangeville.ca/en/living-here/property-standards.aspx",
   "summary": "rules page: summarises the Property Standards By-law, complaint steps, appeal committee and re-inspection fees.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "bca4d43fad2e5251d116de54d7ffe323cebea9dcce35cc531accf4c696c453e1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bca4d43fad2e5251d116de54d7ffe323cebea9dcce35cc531accf4c696c453e1.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/orangeville/property-maintenance/property-standards/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/orangeville/property-maintenance/"
}