{
 "answer": "In the City of Ottawa, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Property Standards By-law No. 2013-416 (consolidation), verified 2026-10-18. Standards: Yards kept clean and free from refuse or debris, appliances, health or accident hazards, dilapidated structures; heavy undergrowth eliminated; lawns trimmed. Enforcement: Enforcement pursuant to Building Code Act; Officer may make notice of violation; Committee may confirm, modify or rescind order to demolish or repair.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001687",
 "municipality": "Ottawa",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://ottawa.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law No. 2013-416 (consolidation)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-12-11",
   "document_url": "https://documents.ottawa.ca/sites/default/files/2013_416_en.pdf",
   "summary": "City of Ottawa by-law setting standards for maintenance of residential, non-residential, vacant and heritage properties; PDF is an older (about 2016) consolidation, City page says 2024 consolidation exists.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "5b8f341380efc0ce0a4918bd387aec864fac71cfc4d61459428a7447c2f8dc74",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2013-416",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5b8f341380efc0ce0a4918bd387aec864fac71cfc4d61459428a7447c2f8dc74.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards kept clean and free from refuse or debris, appliances, health or accident hazards, dilapidated structures; heavy undergrowth eliminated; lawns trimmed.",
    "enforcement": "Enforcement pursuant to Building Code Act; Officer may make notice of violation; Committee may confirm, modify or rescind order to demolish or repair."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 6(1), (3), (6)",
    "enforcement": "s. 94; s. 95(1); s. 101(1)(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/ottawa/property-maintenance/bylaw-2013-416/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards (By-law No. 2013-416) city page",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/laws-licences-and-permits/laws/law-z/property-standards-law-no-2013-416",
   "summary": "rules page: City law page for the by-law with current consolidation (not opened, Incapsula bot wall; URL from search).",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "d02032286070b4dd9d8fbd985a7bdca8af8edf52b89ff177db3bfcb2c8a9c43d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2013-416",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d02032286070b4dd9d8fbd985a7bdca8af8edf52b89ff177db3bfcb2c8a9c43d.html",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/ottawa/property-maintenance/"
}