Property maintenance across Ontario

What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?

212 of 444 municipalities in Ontario have an adopted bylaw on property maintenance on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.

Municipality	Adopted document	Key facts	Verified
Amaranth Township	By-law 2025-44 - Tidy Yards By-law adopted 2025-07-16	standards: Prohibits refuse, tall grass over 18cm, inoperative vehicles outside buildings, stagnant water, graffiti, and unmaintained fences, trees, or drainage. · enforcement: Officer may issue Order; Township may perform work at owner's expense and add costs to tax roll; contraventions are offences liable to fines.	2026-08-28
Amherstburg Town	By-law 2022-007 - Yard Maintenance, Storage and Waste on Property +1 more	standards: Prohibits grass over 20 centimeters, refuse on property, standing water over three (3) days, inoperative vehicles in yard, front yard storage, and dead trees creating unsightly condition. · enforcement: Notice to comply within seven (7) days; Town may do work and add costs to tax roll; fines Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) per day. · standards: Properties and yards shall be kept clean and free from rubbish, brush, debris, holes or excavations creating fire hazard or unsafe conditions.	2026-08-28
Armstrong Township	Clean and Clear Property By-Law 2022-16	standards: Prohibited: refuse/debris, grass over 20 cm, untrimmed hedges obstructing passage, stagnant water, pest infestations on property. · enforcement: Notice (min 72 hours) unless hazard, then Township may cleanup at owner's cost added to tax roll; fines apply.	2026-08-28
Arnprior Town	Property Standards By-law No. 6602-16 +1 more adopted 2016-07-11	standards: Property must be free from refuse, debris, noxious weeds, and pests. Grass max 15 cm. Hedges not encroaching sidewalks. Inoperative vehicles not stored for salvage. Pools maintained. · enforcement: Officer may order work done at owner's expense; costs added to tax roll. Town may enter and restore lands. · standards: Prohibited: debris, dilapidated structures, wrecked vehicles, unsightly accumulated objects, heavy undergrowth, long grass, noxious weeds, damaged trees.	2026-08-28
Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh Township	By-law 46-2018 - Property Standards	standards: Prohibits undesirable material, wrecked vehicles, dilapidated structures, and accumulations creating an unsafe or unsightly condition. · enforcement: Municipality may issue Order; if non-compliant, Municipality may repair/clear at owner's expense and place lien on land.	2026-08-28
Asphodel–Norwood Township	Property Standards By-law 2010-01 +1 more adopted 2010-01-26	standards: Fire or accident hazards; depositing refuse; storing discarded motor vehicles unless covered; keeping decayed lumber, machinery, garbage, refuse, rubble, ruins, waste; weeds or grass greater than 20cm. · enforcement: Officer may clean, clear, remove refuse; municipality may carry out work at owner's expense recoverable like taxes; conviction liable to fine of not more than five thousand ($5,000.) dollars. · standards: Dilapidated structures, accumulations creating unsightly conditions, unsightly storage, and overgrown lawns are prohibited; property must conform to maintenance standards.	2026-08-28
Assiginack Township	Property Standards By-law 19-14 (amending By-law 12-09) adopted 2019-09-03	standards: Ground cover not in harmony with neighbouring environment or creating fire, health or accident hazard. · enforcement: Municipality may attend property after July 1 to do necessary work and invoice owner; unpaid costs added to Collector's Roll.	2026-08-28
Athens Township	Safe and Clean Properties By-law 2007-20 adopted 2007-08-07	standards: Properties must be kept neat, tidy, safe, consistent with surroundings, free from refuse, long grass, scrap, junk, dilapidated structures, or unsafe combustible substances. · enforcement: Officer may order compliance; municipality may enter, perform work, and recover expenses as real municipal taxes.	2026-08-28
Atikokan Town	The Corporation of the Town of Atikokan By-Law No. 01-08 Standards for Maintenance and Occupancy of Property	standards: Excessive debris, refuse, junk, rubbish, litter, garbage, brush, dilapidated structures, inoperative vehicles/equipment, interior furniture outside, or open industrial fluid storage prohibited. · enforcement: Officer issues order to conform. If not complied, municipality may repair/clear at owner's expense, cost added to tax bill.	2026-08-28
Augusta Township	2399-2000 Rental Property Standards By-Law	standards: Exterior surfaces maintained or acceptable to Township. Yards free of litter, debris, refuse, noxious plants. No wrecked vehicles or abandoned appliances stored. Grass trimmed neat. · enforcement: Township may repair/remove and add costs to tax roll as lien if owner fails order. Fines not more than $2,000.00 or $500.00 per day apply.	2026-08-28
Baldwin Township	Property Standards By-law 2025-007 adopted 2025-04-14	standards: Exterior areas must not detract from neighbouring environment. Prohibited: rubbish, garbage, brush, waste, litter, debris, noxious weeds, unsightly growth, wrecked vehicles, dilapidated structures. · enforcement: Officer may issue Order to remedy. If non-compliant, Municipality may cause work done. Cost plus 10% administrative fee recovered by invoice, action, or lien added to tax roll.	2026-08-28
Bancroft Town	Property Standards By-law No. 30-2023 +1 more	standards: Yards clean from rubbish, debris, dilapidated structures, noxious weeds, grass over 25 cm. Property free of unsightly refuse and litter. · enforcement: Officer serves order. Municipality may carry out repair or clearance at Owner's expense. Cost added to municipal property taxes.	2026-08-28
Barrie City	Property Standards By-law No. 2011-138 +1 more adopted 2011-11-28	standards: Yards must be free of rubbish, debris, health/fire/accident hazards; no wrecked/abandoned vehicles; no excessive storage in front yard; buildings structurally sound and maintained · enforcement: Property Standards Officer issues order; non-compliance is an offence with fines under Building Code Act; owner must repair or clear site to graded/levelled condition · standards: Prohibited: ground cover >15cm, graffiti/defacement, unsafe conditions, excavations unbarriered, waste material, inoperable vehicles, overgrown hedges/shrubs, dead trees, dust/mud accumulation	2026-08-28
Belleville City	Land Maintenance By-law No. 2025-117 adopted 2025-06-23	standards: Land must be kept free of debris, refuse, domestic waste, health/fire/accident hazards, grass over 15 cm, noxious weeds, standing water, and inoperable vehicles. · enforcement: Officer issues Order to Comply; if owner fails, City carries out required work and recovers costs by adding expense to the tax roll.	2026-08-28
Black River-Matheson Township	Property Standards By-Law 2017-05	standards: Prohibits waste, litter, garbage, decaying trees, long grass over 8 inches, discarded vehicles, outdoor storage of materials, and unsightly conditions or appearances on property. · enforcement: Officer may issue Order to Remedy Violation. Municipality may perform work at owner's cost, added to tax roll. Non-compliance liable to penalties under Building Code Act.	2026-08-28
Bluewater Municipality	Property Standards By-Law adopted 2003-01-06	standards: Yards must be clean and free from garbage, debris, wrecked machinery, long grass exceeding 20 cm, dilapidated structures, and dead trees. · enforcement: Owner shall repair/maintain to comply or property shall be cleared of buildings, structures, debris or refuse and left levelled and graded.	2026-08-28
Bracebridge Town	Clean Yard By-law 2014-002 adopted 2014-01-15	standards: Property kept free and clear of ground cover exceeding 30 centimetres, garbage, refuse, domestic waste or industrial waste, unlocked refrigerators, wrecked appliances, derelict vehicles, hindering hedges, animal excrement, unsafe trees. · enforcement: Officer may serve notice directing compliance. If failed, Town may enter and carry out work. Expenses deemed taxes, added to tax roll or collected by action.	2026-08-28
Bradford West Gwillimbury Town	Property Standards By-law 1998-065 adopted 1998-11-10	standards: Vegetation shall not become unsightly to neighbouring properties. Unsightly marks on walls shall be removed. · enforcement: Owner shall repair or clear site. Conviction liable to fine not more than $25,000 first, $50,000 subsequent.	2026-08-28
Brampton City	Property Standards By-law 165-2022 +1 more adopted 2022-08-10	standards: Yards must be free from refuse, inoperative vehicles, unsightly storage, hazardous objects, graffiti, and neglected structures; landscaping must be maintained · enforcement: Officer issues Order requiring repair or clearance; if not complied with, municipality may carry out repair or clearance at owner's expense · standards: No person shall place or permit Refuse, Graffiti, or Stagnant Water on private or public property; owners must keep land clear and in clean, tidy condition.	2026-08-28
Brant City	Property Standards By-law 205-02 +1 more	standards: Properties shall be free from debris, dilapidated structures, unsafe trees, graffiti, and unsightly yards. · enforcement: Municipality may repair or demolish at owner's expense with lien on land. Fines up to $50,000 first offence.	2026-08-28
Brantford City	Lot Maintenance and Waste By-law (Municipal Code Chapter 492) +2 more	standards: requires all lands to be maintained in a neat and tidy condition, including the removal of waste · standards: Vacant buildings unregistered after sixty (60) days, unsecured, uninsured, unmonitored, utilities connected after ninety (90) days, or non-compliant boarding are prohibited. · enforcement: Order to discontinue or correct contravention; City may secure building without notice or do work at owner's expense plus 15 percent (15%) interest; fines apply.	2026-08-28
Brighton Municipality	Property Standards By-law 099-2020 adopted 2020-11-02	standards: Yards must be clean, free from waste, refuse, wrecked vehicles, dilapidated structures, holes, pests, and fences free from defacement. · enforcement: Notice of Non-Compliance, Order to Comply, Municipality may repair/clear at owner's expense, Administrative Monetary Penalty.	2026-08-28
Brockton Municipality	Property Standards By-Law 2018-057 adopted 2018-07-23	standards: Yards must be free from rubbish, debris, wrecked vehicles, long grass over 20cm (8"), and dilapidated structures. · enforcement: Officer may issue order; Municipality may repair or demolish and add costs to tax roll via lien.	2026-08-28
Brockville City	Property Standards By-law 078-2015 +1 more	standards: Landlords must maintain heat not less than 20°C (6am-11pm) and 17°C (11pm-6am) between September 15 and June 15. · enforcement: Officer may inspect property; contravention liable for fine not less than $78.00, not more than $1,000.00. · standards: Lands shall be kept clean and free of litter, rubbish, waste, long grass, brush, wrecked vehicles, discarded equipment, and materials not associated with normal occupancy.	2026-08-28
Burk's Falls Village	By-Law No. 06-2017 Clean and Clear adopted 2017-03-21	standards: Prohibits refuse, debris, vegetation over six (6) inches, stagnant water, pests, unsafe structures, pools, and derelict vehicles. · enforcement: Notice to remedy issued; Village may do work at owner's expense; costs added to tax roll; fines $100.00-$10,000.	2026-08-28
Burlington City	By-law 049-2022 (Exterior Property Maintenance / Lot Maintenance By-law, repealing and replacing 059-2018) adopted 2022-06-21	—	2026-08-28
Cambridge City	Lot Maintenance By-law 26-022 +1 more adopted 2026-02-24	—	2026-08-28
Carling Township	Clean Yards By-law 97-6	—	2026-08-28
Casey Township	By-Law 2026-03 — MEPS Agreement, Property Standards +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Casselman Village	Property standards and yard waste provisions on Policies and By-Laws page	—	2026-08-28
Central Elgin Municipality	Lot Maintenance By-law No. 184 +1 more	standards: Every property shall be maintained neat and tidy, including removal of rubbish, debris, weeds over 20 cm, wrecked or unlicensed vehicles, and no yard storage of vehicles, household goods or appliances. · enforcement: Property not conforming to standards shall be repaired and maintained to conform, or the site cleared of buildings, structures, debris or refuse and left graded and levelled.	2026-08-28
Central Huron Municipality	Property Standards By-law 13-2009	standards: Yards must be kept clean and free from garbage, debris, wrecked vehicles, long grass, weeds, dilapidated structures, pests, and dead trees. · enforcement: Officer may issue Order to Remedy; municipality may repair or demolish at owner's cost, lien land, or prosecute offence.	2026-08-28
Centre Hastings Municipality	Yard Maintenance By-law 2021-21	—	2026-08-28
Centre Wellington Township	Clean Yards By-law 2019-65	—	2026-08-28
Champlain Township	Property Standards By-law 2024-46 adopted 2024-11-28	standards: Yards shall be kept clean and free from rubbish, debris, abandoned machinery, long grass, dilapidated structures, and dead trees. Surface conditions shall not exhibit an unsightly appearance. · enforcement: Officer may issue Order. If not complied with, Township may repair, clean, clear or demolish at owner's expense. Costs added to tax roll if unpaid.	2026-08-28
Chapleau Township	Maintenance and Occupancy Standards By-law 2002-14	—	2026-08-28
Chatham-Kent Municipality	Property Standards By-law 151-2015	standards: Property free of dilapidated accessory buildings, garbage, refuse, debris. Exterior walls free of graffiti. Storage not offensive to view. · enforcement: Officer may order repair or clearing. Municipality may perform work, add cost plus 25% of amount spent to tax roll. Non-compliance liable to fines.	2026-08-28
Chisholm Township	By-law 2017-29 - Property Standards By-law	—	2026-08-28
Clarence-Rockland City	User Fees By-law 2025-105 - Schedule M (Property Standards) +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Clarington Municipality	Property Standards By-law	standards: The Clean and Clear By-law regulates cleaning and clearing of land; grass and weeds cannot exceed 20 centimetres (eight inches) on properties. · enforcement: Written order requiring compliance within a specified time; if unresolved, the Municipality calls a contractor to bring the property up to standard and invoices the owner.	2026-08-28
Clearview Township	Property Standards By-law 17-98 adopted 2017-10-30	standards: Exterior areas shall be kept neat and tidy, free from rubbish, weeds, unsightly growth, wrecked vehicles, boats, machinery, or dilapidated buildings. · enforcement: Officer may order repair or clearance. Township may perform work at owner's cost, recovered via action or added to tax roll.	2026-08-28
Cornwall City	Property Standards By-law No. 2023-041 +2 more adopted 2023-05-08	—	2026-08-28
Dawn-Euphemia Township	By-Law 7 of 1999 Property Standards +1 more adopted 1999-02-01	standards: Yards free from rubbish, debris, hazards, noxious plants, wrecked vehicles, dilapidated structures. · enforcement: Owner shall repair and maintain property to satisfaction of Officer. · standards: Land must be free of refuse, weeds over 20cm, standing water over 30cm, inoperative vehicles, and open waste accumulation.	2026-08-28
Douro-Dummer Township	Property Standards By-law 1999-78	standards: Yards shall be kept clean and free from rubbish, debris, long grass, weeds, dilapidated structures, and not exhibit an unsightly appearance. · enforcement: Owner shall repair and/or maintain property to comply or property shall be cleared of all buildings, structures, debris or refuse and left in a levelled and graded condition.	2026-08-28
Dryden City	Chapter 170 – Property Maintenance By-law No. 3166-2004 +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Dutton/Dunwich Municipality	Property Standards Bylaw 2017-64 +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Dysart et al Municipality	By-law No. 2014-29 - Property Standards By-law	standards: Yards kept clean free from rubbish, debris, abandoned vehicles, weeds, dilapidated structures, unsightly lawns. Walls free of graffiti. Vacant buildings cleared of garbage. · enforcement: Owner shall repair/maintain or clear property. Officer may order boarding of vacant buildings.	2026-08-28
East Ferris Municipality	By-law No. 2026-10 - Property Standards +1 more adopted 2026-03-10	standards: Prohibits grass or weeds over 20 centimetres, garbage, debris, refuse, inoperative vehicles, standing water, infestation, unprotected pits or wells, and conditions creating health, fire or accident hazards. · enforcement: Order to remedy within 21 days; cleanup at owner's expense if in default; costs added to tax roll; fines up to $1,000.00. · standards: Yards and lands shall be kept clean and free from rubbish, debris, inoperable vehicles, dilapidated structures, long grass, weeds, dead trees, and pests.	2026-08-28
East Garafraxa Township	By-law 18-2007 and 5-2016 - Nuisances Office Consolidation adopted 2007-05-29	standards: Prohibits storing derelict motor vehicles, depositing garbage on property, or permitting any nuisance including unsightly storage of rubbish, salvage, refuse, waste, or other material. · enforcement: Penalty not exceeding $5,000.00 exclusive of costs; Township may proceed with enforcement action deemed necessary.	2026-08-28
East Hawkesbury Township	Property Standards By-Law No. 2003-58 adopted 2003-10-14	standards: Yards, including vacant lots, shall be kept clean and free from garbage, rubble, litter, waste, debris, noxious plants, excessive grass/weeds, dead trees, wrecked vehicles, and dilapidated structures. · enforcement: Property Standards Officer may issue an order requiring repairs or clearance; if not carried out in time, the municipality may carry out the repair or clearance at the owner's expense.	2026-08-28
East Zorra-Tavistock Township	Property Standards By-law No. 2001-26 +1 more	standards: Grounds must be clean, cleared, free from rubbish, debris, hazards, undergrowth, noxious plants, weeds over 20 centimeters (8 inches), waste, and inoperative or unlicensed vehicles. · enforcement: Officer may order cleanup via notice; if default, Township may cleanup and recover expenses as taxes; contravention liable to fine up to $2,000.00. · standards: Yards and vacant properties must be free from debris, long grass, weeds, and conditions creating an unsightly appearance or nuisance.	2026-08-28
Elliot Lake City	Property Standards By-Law 21-23	—	2026-08-28
Emo Township	Property Standards By-law 99-01	standards: Yards must be free from rubbish, debris, wrecked machinery, long grass, dilapidated structures, pests, dead or damaged trees, and surface conditions shall not exhibit an unsightly appearance. · enforcement: Owner shall repair/maintain to comply or property shall be cleared of buildings, structures, debris or refuse and left leveled and graded.	2026-08-28
Englehart Town	By-Law 2020-16 — Maintenance and Occupancy of Properties	—	2026-08-28
Enniskillen Township	Enniskillen Official Plan 2015 — Property Standards By-law Implementation Policy	standards: By-law may prohibit occupancy/use not conforming to standards; requires clearing debris or refuse. · enforcement: By-law may require property to be repaired and maintained or site cleared.	2026-08-28
Fort Erie Town	Lot Maintenance By-law 92-2019	standards: Land free of refuse, derelict vehicles, standing water; grass max 15 (6 inches); exterior walls in good repair; vacant buildings sealed. · enforcement: Officer may issue Order; Town may enforce at Owner's expense added to the tax roll; offences liable to penalties.	2026-08-28
French River Municipality	Property Standards By-law 2022-22 adopted 2022-05-04	standards: Yards kept clean and free from rubbish, debris, wrecked machinery, dilapidated structures, dead trees; surface conditions not exhibit an unsightly appearance. · enforcement: Municipality may clear property of buildings, debris, refuse, leave land levelled, graded and recover expenses incurred.	2026-08-28
Front of Yonge Township	Safe Property By-law #14-16	standards: Refuse, long grass, junk, wrecked vehicles, unfenced pits, dilapidated structures, unsafe combustible substances, or conditions posing risk to health and safety. · enforcement: Officer may order compliance; municipality may perform work and recover expenses in like manner as real municipal taxes; immediate danger work at owner's expense.	2026-08-28
Gananoque Town	By-law No. 2011-027 - Property Standards for Maintenance and Occupancy	—	2026-08-28
Georgian Bay Township	Property Standards By-Law 2009-74 +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Georgian Bluffs Township	By-Law 2023-025 — Nuisance By-Law	—	2026-08-28
Goderich Town	Property Standards By-Law No. 63 of 1999 (Consolidated)	standards: Yards shall not exhibit an unsightly appearance or contain rubbish, debris, long grass exceeding 20.32 cm, or dilapidated structures. · enforcement: Owner shall repair/maintain to comply or property shall be cleared of buildings, structures, debris or refuse.	2026-08-28
Gordon/Barrie Island Municipality	Property Standards & Maintenance By-Law 2012-07	—	2026-08-28
Greater Madawaska Township	Clean Yards By-Law 12-2024	standards: Property free from refuse, debris, or objects creating nuisance. Vegetation height not to exceed 15 cm (6 inches). Inoperative vehicles and unmaintained pools prohibited. · enforcement: Officer issues Notice (min 48 (forty eight) hours), then Order. Municipality may take corrective action at owner's expense; costs added to tax roll. Fines $200.00-$10,000.00 per day.	2026-08-28
Greater Napanee Town	Property Standards By-law	standards: Property owners must maintain property and dwellings in a clean, sanitary, safe condition and state of good repair. · enforcement: Issuance of an Order; property repaired at owner's expense plus fines or penalties.	2026-08-28
Greenstone Municipality	Property Standards By-Law 23-83 +1 more adopted 2023-12-11	standards: Grass exceeding 20 cm, noxious weeds, dead trees, waste, derelict vehicles, uncovered garbage, and water discharge onto highways or neighbouring properties. · standards: Properties laden with debris, unsightly vegetation, or conditions constituting health, fire or accident hazard. · enforcement: Under Order to Comply, Municipality may enter property, make any necessary changes and then charge the property owner for costs.	2026-08-28
Grey Highlands Municipality	Property Standards By-law (By-law No. 2002-65)	standards: Yards shall be kept clean and free from rubbish, debris, wrecked vehicles, and excessive growth of weeds and grasses presenting an unsightly appearance. · enforcement: Officer may order repairs or clearance. Municipality may carry out repair or clearance at owner's expense; costs deemed municipal real property taxes.	2026-08-28
Guelph City	Property Standards By-law (2000)-16454 adopted 2000-10-16	standards: Property kept free of hazards, noxious weeds, dilapidated structures, dead vegetation creating unsafe conditions, and loose or improperly secured objects. · enforcement: Owner shall Repair and maintain or Clear the property. Failure to comply with an Order is an offence.	2026-08-28
Haldimand City	Property Standards By-law No. 730-06 +1 more adopted 2006-08-08	—	2026-08-28
Halton Hills Town	Property Standards By-law	—	2026-08-28
Hamilton City	Property Maintenance (Yards) By-law No. 10-118 (Consolidated, Nov 2025) +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Hamilton Township	Property Standards By-law 2019-08 adopted 2019-01-22	standards: Yards and lands shall be kept clean, free from rubbish, debris, wrecked vehicles, long grass, dilapidated structures, and not exhibit unsightly appearance. · enforcement: Officer may order repairs or clearance; Municipality may perform work at the owner's expense and add costs to tax roll as lien.	2026-08-28
Hanover Town	Property Standards Bylaw 2894-15 +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Hastings Highlands Municipality	Property Standards By-law 2025-031 adopted 2025-05-21	standards: Yards shall be kept clear from garbage, wrecked vehicles, dilapidated buildings, dead trees. Landscaping shall prevent noxious conditions. · enforcement: Officer may serve order; Municipality may clear/repair at Owner's expense; cost added to tax roll; offences liable to fine.	2026-08-28
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township	Property Standards By-Law 2024-025 +1 more	standards: Prohibits excessive grass/weeds, standing water, refuse/debris, graffiti, domestic/industrial waste, and wrecked/inoperative vehicles on property. · enforcement: Municipality may order compliance, enter land to remediate at owner's expense, add costs to tax roll, or impose penalties/fines. · standards: Exterior property areas must be neat, tidy, free from rubbish, weeds over 20cm, wrecked vehicles, and unsightly conditions.	2026-08-28
Hawkesbury Town	Property Standards By-law N°32-2024 +2 more	standards: Prohibits waste, grass over 20 cm, dead trees, infestation, graffiti, unsecured appliances, holes, excavations, noxious plants, and unmaintained pools on properties. · enforcement: Notice to remedy issued; Town may remove items or perform work at owner's cost plus administration fee of 15%; Administrative Monetary Penalty applies; Court may order remedy. · standards: Prohibits abandoning material likely to become litter, depositing refuse, debris or sewage on properties, or using land for dumping waste material.	2026-08-28
Highlands East Municipality	Clean and Clear By-law	—	2026-08-28
Howick Township	Property Standards By-law 28-2023 +1 more	standards: Prohibits debris, hazards, pests, refuse, derelict vehicles, grass over 8 inches, noxious weeds, graffiti, sewage discharge, and unsightly naturalized areas. · enforcement: Officer issues compliance order; Township performs work at owner's cost, recovers costs via tax roll, and prosecutes for fines. · standards: Prohibits unsightly appearance (s. 2.3.1(b)), garbage accumulating longer than fourteen (14) days (s. 2.6.1), and failure to maintain conformity (s. 2.1.2).	2026-08-28
Huntsville Town	Property Standards By-law 2022-132	—	2026-08-28
Huron East Municipality	Property Standards By-law adopted 2022-09-06	standards: Prohibits occupancy of non-conforming property, undesirable material, weeds over 6 inches, wrecked vehicles, dilapidated structures, and requires maintenance in state of good repair. · enforcement: Officer may issue Order; Municipality may repair/clear/demolish at owner's expense if non-compliant; lien on land for costs; offences subject to fines.	2026-08-28
Huron Shores Municipality	Maintaining Land in a Clean and Clear Condition By-law 23-36	standards: Prohibited: refuse, noxious weeds, stagnant water, inoperative vehicles, boats, wrecked trailers; land must be orderly, tidy, litter-free. · enforcement: Officer may issue Work or Discontinue Activity Orders; municipality may remedy default at owner's expense, add costs to tax roll, or prosecute for fines.	2026-08-28
Huron-Kinloss Township	Property Standards By-law	—	2026-08-28
Ignace Township	By-law 34.2021 — Property Standards	—	2026-08-28
Innisfil Town	Clean Communities By-law 073-22 adopted 2022-06-22	—	2026-08-28
Iroquois Falls Town	By-Law No. 3747/23 — Property Standards	—	2026-08-28
James Township	By-Law 24-04 — Clean Yards	standards: Prohibits undesirable material, grass or weeds exceeding 20 centimeters (8 inches), and unusable or wrecked vehicles on property. · enforcement: Officer may issue Order; Township may do work at owner's cost, added to tax roll; fines up to $25,000 or $50,000.	2026-08-28
Kawartha Lakes City	Property Standards By-Law	—	2026-08-28
Kenora City	Property Standards By-law No. 77-2017 +1 more adopted 2017-06-20	standards: Waste, inoperative motor vehicles, nuisances, weeds >20cm, unsafe containers, improper storage of domestic materials in front yards prohibited · enforcement: Owner must repair/maintain to conform with standards or clear site of all buildings, structures, debris and leave in graded and leveled condition · standards: Yards must be free of waste, overgrown vegetation, inoperative vehicles/machinery, unsafe containers, ponding water, and health/fire/accident hazards.	2026-08-28
Kincardine Municipality	Clean and Clear Yards By-law 2019-124 adopted 2019-10-07	standards: Yards must be free of refuse or debris, pest infestations, hazardous holes, inoperative motor vehicles, excessive growth of grass or weeds (over 20 cm), noxious weeds, and stagnant water. · enforcement: Officer may issue a Notice or Order requiring compliance within not less than 72 hours; on failure to comply the Municipality may have the matter done and add the cost plus admin fee to the property tax roll.	2026-08-28
Kingston City	Property Standards Bylaw No. 2005-100 +1 more adopted 2005-05-17	—	2026-08-28
LaSalle Town	Clean Yard By-law 8797 adopted 2023-09-12	standards: Property must be free of Refuse/Waste Material, weeds/grass over 8 inches, standing water, inoperative vehicles, and unsightly/overgrown landscaping. · enforcement: By-law Enforcement Officer may order compliance at Owner's expense; costs recovered by court action or added to tax roll; fines up to $5,000 per offence per day; lien may be registered against property.	2026-08-28
Laird Township	By-law 1090-23 — Yard Maintenance	standards: Yards must be free from grass >20 cm, weeds, dead trees, debris, broken glass, holes, inoperative vehicles, dilapidated structures/fences, abandoned appliances, post-construction materials. · enforcement: Written notice issued; owner given minimum 10 days to comply; if non-compliant, municipality enters and performs work at owner's expense, recoverable as municipal taxes; prosecution may also proceed.	2026-08-28
Lake of Bays Township	Clean Yards By-law	—	2026-08-28
Lakeshore Town	Property Standards By-law	enforcement: Municipality may arrange corrective work (e.g., clean-up) and recover costs, including adding costs to the tax roll.	2026-08-28
Lambton Shores Municipality	Property Standards By-Law 67 of 2001, amended June 28, 2023	standards: Yards free from rubbish, debris, inoperative vehicles, noxious plants, dilapidated structures, unsafe or unsightly conditions out of character with surroundings · enforcement: Owner must repair and maintain to standards, or site cleared of all buildings, structures, debris and left in graded and levelled condition	2026-08-28
Lanark Highlands Township	Clean and Safe Properties By-Law 2021-1723	—	2026-08-28
Laurentian Valley Township	By-law 2000-10-63 - Property Standards	standards: Yards must be free of litter, rubbish, debris, salvage, decaying trees/branches; no abandoned/wrecked/dismantled machinery, appliances, vehicles, or furniture stored in yard or open area. · enforcement: Owner must repair and maintain property to standards or remove/demolish non-conforming parts; offences subject to penalty and enforcement provisions of the Building Code Act, s. 36.	2026-08-28
Leeds and the Thousand Islands Township	By-law 22-046 - Property Standards	—	2026-08-28
London City	Property Standards By-law No. CP-24 +1 more adopted 2021-05-25	standards: Refuse, prohibited plants, graffiti prohibited on land; lawn >20cm, vegetative growth >0.9m in visibility triangles, unenclosed excavations, water >30cm deep, and unmaintained outdoor furniture/pool water prohibited. · enforcement: Officer may issue Work Order or Order to Discontinue Activity; Director may do work at owner's expense, recover costs by action or adding to tax roll; administrative monetary penalty available.	2026-08-28
Loyalist Township	Property Standards By-law 2024-28 adopted 2024-02-27	standards: Prohibited: dilapidated structures, standing water/debris, interior furniture outside, appliances in yards, noxious plants, unsightly storage, graffiti, inoperative vehicles · enforcement: Officer issues Order; if not complied with, Township may repair/demolish at owner's expense, costs added to municipal tax bill; fines up to $2,000 first offence, $10,000 subsequent	2026-08-28
Madawaska Valley Township	By-law 2007-36 - Property Standards By-law	standards: Yards must be free of litter, rubbish, debris, waste, wrecked vehicles, machinery; grass/weeds trimmed; accessory buildings/fences in good repair. · enforcement: Officer issues notice and order; if non-compliant, municipality may demolish or repair at owner's expense, with costs added to tax roll.	2026-08-28
Madoc Township	Yard Maintenance Standards	—	2026-08-28
Magnetawan Municipality	By-law 2002-33 - Property Standards By-law	standards: Yards must be free from rubbish, debris, wrecked/abandoned vehicles, dilapidated structures, pests, excessive growth, and waste materials. · enforcement: Property Standards Officer issues notice of violation and order; owner must repair/maintain or clear property; municipality may reinspect and escalate.	2026-08-28
Manitouwadge Township	Bylaw 2022-39 - Property Standards	—	2026-08-28
Markham City	Property Standards By-law 2017-26 adopted 2017-04-25	standards: Yards must be free of rubbish, debris, appliances, health/safety hazards, standing water, heavy undergrowth, overgrown vegetation, graffiti; ground cover max 15 cm; inoperable vehicles prohibited. · enforcement: Officer issues order; if not complied with, City may repair or demolish the property and add costs to the tax roll as municipal taxes.	2026-08-28
Markstay-Warren Municipality	Property Standards By-law 2018-36	—	2026-08-28
Marmora and Lake Municipality	Property Standards Bylaw 2001-33 +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Matachewan Township	Property Standards By-law 2022-34	standards: Yards must be free of litter, rubbish, debris, wrecked/dismantled machinery, vehicles, excessive grass, weeds, and unsightly or hazardous conditions. · enforcement: Owner must repair/maintain to standards or remove/demolish offending part; By-Law enforced pursuant to the Act (Building Code Act, s. 36 penalties).	2026-08-28
Mattawa Town	Clean Yards By-Law	—	2026-08-28
McGarry Township	Property Standards By-law	standards: Properties laden with debris, unsightly vegetation, conditions that constitute a health, fire or accident hazard · enforcement: Property Standards Order issued to owner; Committee may confirm, modify, rescind demolish/repair order or extend compliance time	2026-08-28
Meaford Municipality	Yard and Boulevard Maintenance By-law 2020-50 adopted 2020-07-27	standards: Noxious weeds; grass/weeds over 20.32 cm (8 in) or 25 cm (10 in) on vacant land; waste; standing water; pests/infestation; animal excrement accumulation; dead/damaged trees creating unsafe condition; deep ruts and holes. · enforcement: Officer issues Order/Notice (min. 72 hours to comply on property); Municipality may perform remedial work at owner's expense and recover costs via invoice, court proceedings, or adding to tax roll; fines up to $1,000 (first offence) or $5,000 (subsequent offences).	2026-08-28
Merrickville–Wolford Village	Property Standards (22-03) +1 more	standards: Lands free from rubbish, debris, long grass, inoperative vehicles, wrecked equipment, dilapidated furniture; residential zones: lawns/hedges not overgrown; vacant lands free from weeds and hazards · enforcement: Officer issues Notice of Non-Compliance, then Order to repair/clear; if owner fails, Municipality carries out work at owner's expense, costs added to tax roll as municipal taxes · standards: No person shall permit lands to become unhealthy, unsanitary, create fire/accident hazard, allow turfgrass >150mm, permit recurrent pondage, or dump/keep refuse or waste.	2026-08-28
Middlesex Centre Municipality	Property Standards - Occupancy & Maintenance By-Law (2012-028) +1 more adopted 2012-03-21	—	2026-08-28
Midland Town	Property Standards By-law 2025-24 +1 more	standards: Prescribes standards for the maintenance and occupancy of property; keywords include grass, garbage, lawn. · standards: Prohibits depositing or leaving refuse on private or Town property, fouling Town property, and applying graffiti on any property without authorization.	2026-08-28
Minden Hills Township	Property Standards By-law 11-61	standards: Yards must be kept free of rubbish, debris, abandoned/unlicensed vehicles, noxious weeds, and dilapidated structures; surface conditions shall not exhibit an unsightly appearance. · enforcement: Officer issues an order requiring the owner to repair/maintain property or clear it of all buildings, structures, debris and refuse and leave it in a graded and levelled condition; if the order is not complied with, the municipality may carry out the repair or clearance at the owner's expense, and the amount becomes a lien on the land collected as municipal real property taxes.	2026-08-28
Minto Town	Property Standards By-law	standards: Yards must be free of rubbish, debris, wrecked/abandoned vehicles, long grass, noxious weeds, dilapidated structures, pests, and dead/decayed trees; unsightly surface conditions and storage also prohibited. · enforcement: Owner issued Order to Comply; if not remedied within specified time, municipality may correct violations at expense of the owner.	2026-08-28
Mississauga City	Property Standards By-law 0654-1998 +2 more adopted 1998-12-16	—	2026-08-28
Mississippi Mills Town	Property Standards By-law 03-35 (consolidated)	standards: Lands and yards must be free from rubbish, debris, derelict vehicles, scrap/junk, wrecked or dismantled machinery, abandoned appliances, dilapidated structures, noxious weeds, and pests. · enforcement: Property Standards Officer issues orders under Building Code Act s. 15.2(2); non-compliant vacant buildings may be removed by municipality, land left graded and level.	2026-08-28
Mono Town	Property Standards Bylaw 2005-34 (as amended) adopted 2005-09-27	standards: Property must be free of rubbish/waste/debris; accessory buildings and fences must not constitute unsightly or unsafe condition; pest-free maintenance required. · enforcement: Officer issues courtesy Notice then Order to Remedy; Town may demolish/repair at owner's expense and recover costs including via property tax system; prosecution may be brought.	2026-08-28
Montague Township	Property Standards Amending Bylaw 3995-2023 adopted 2023-06-06	standards: Property must conform with standards prescribed in the by-law; site must not have buildings, structures, debris or refuse left uncleared. · enforcement: Officer may issue order; if not complied with, municipality may repair or demolish at owner's expense; municipality holds a lien on the land for costs.	2026-08-28
Moosonee Town	Clean Yards By-law #28-13	standards: No storing >1 inoperable vehicle; no dumping refuse; ground cover must not exceed 6 inches; no hazardous conditions unfenced · enforcement: Notice by registered mail; town may clean at owner's expense plus 15% admin fee (min $100); costs added to tax roll	2026-08-28
Morris-Turnberry Municipality	Property Standards Bylaw 36-2020 adopted 2020-08-18	standards: Yards free of undesirable material (rubbish, weeds >15.24cm, wrecked vehicles, stagnant water, dilapidated structures, interior furniture); no unlicensed/inoperative vehicles stored outside · enforcement: Property Standards Officer issues Order to repair or clear; if not complied with, Municipality carries out work at owner's expense and places lien on land	2026-08-28
Muskoka Lakes Township	Property Standards By-law 1999-34 - Consolidated	—	2026-08-28
Neebing Municipality	Littering By-law	—	2026-08-28
Niagara Falls City	Property Standards By-law 2015-101 +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Niagara-on-the-Lake Town	Clean Yard By-law 5190-19	standards: Land must be free from refuse, rubbish, wrecked vehicles, overgrown brush, noxious weeds, pests, dead trees; grass max 20 cm (8 inches). · enforcement: Officer issues written notice (min 72 hours to comply); if not complied, Town does work at owner's expense, recoverable via action or tax roll.	2026-08-28
Norfolk City	Lot Maintenance By-law No. 2022-47 +1 more adopted 2022-05-17	standards: Exterior areas must be free from dilapidated or collapsed structures, injurious insects, vermin, and pests; no unused machinery, appliances, fixtures, or building materials stored outdoors. · enforcement: Officer issues property standards order; if non-compliant, municipality may repair or clear property at owner's expense; amount becomes a lien on the property added to the tax roll.	2026-08-28
North Bay City	Property Standards & Vital Services By-Law 2022-27	—	2026-08-28
North Dumfries Township	Clean Yards By-law No. 3472-24	—	2026-08-28
North Grenville Municipality	Property Standards By-Law 102-24	standards: Yards must be free of rubbish, debris, hazardous objects, noxious weeds, excessive grass, dead trees, derelict vehicles, unsafe structures, and ice/snow accumulation. · enforcement: Officer may issue Notice of Violation, then Order to remedy; if owner fails to comply, Municipality may carry out repairs or clearance at the owner's expense.	2026-08-28
North Huron Township	Property Standards By-law No. 22-2013 +1 more	standards: minimum standards for building and property maintenance; reasonable minimum maintenance and upkeep of yards, buildings and properties	2026-08-28
North Stormont Township	Clean Yards By-law 33-2014	standards: Land must be free of garbage, refuse, debris, waste, infestation, weeds/grass over 20 cm, hazardous holes, derelict/unlicensed motor vehicles, and improperly stored composting or appliances. · enforcement: Officer may issue an order to remedy within specified time; if not complied with, Township may remedy at owner's expense and recover costs via invoice, court proceedings, or adding to tax roll.	2026-08-29
Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands Municipality	By-law 2004-36-b: Property Standards (Amended January 2021)	—	2026-08-29
Oakville Town	Property Standards By-law	—	2026-08-30
Oil Springs Village	By-law No. 678 of 2015 - Property Standards adopted 2015-05-05	standards: Yards must be free of litter, rubbish, waste, salvage, refuse, dead or damaged trees, outdoor storage of unused materials, inoperative or unlicensed vehicles, and unsightly overgrowth. · enforcement: Officer issues order to comply; if ignored, municipality may do the work at owner's cost, recovered by action or added to the tax roll as property taxes; non-compliance is an offence under Building Code Act s. 36.	2026-08-29
Orillia City	Municipal Code Chapter 866 — Maintenance - Occupancy Standards +1 more	—	2026-08-29
Oro-Medonte Township	Property Standards	—	2026-08-29
Oshawa City	Lot Maintenance By-law 127-2007 (consolidated) +4 more adopted 2007-11-26	—	2026-08-29
Owen Sound City	Property Standards By-law No. 1999-030 +4 more adopted 1999-03-01	—	2026-08-29
Parry Sound Town	Property Standards By-law 2012-6103	standards: No person shall use, occupy, rent, or offer for rent property not conforming to standards; yards/exteriors must be free of garbage, debris, holes, unsightly conditions, and graffiti. · enforcement: Officer issues ORDER to owner to repair or secure; Town may carry out repairs at owner's cost plus a 25% surcharge.	2026-08-29
Pembroke City	Property Standards By-law 2021-25	—	2026-08-29
Penetanguishene Town	Property Standards By-law	standards: Structures must be structurally sound; exteriors free of water leaks; interior lighting adequate; heating, plumbing, mechanical systems maintained in working order; residential potable water requirements met. · enforcement: Property standards officer issues order requiring remedy within specified time; if non-compliant, municipality may perform required work at owner's cost, recoverable by action or added to tax roll; non-compliance is an offence under s.35(1) Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, c.23.	2026-08-29
Perth East Township	11-2024 \| Property Standards By-law for the Township of Perth East adopted 2024-02-21	—	2026-08-29
Perth South Township	Property Maintenance By-law	standards: Prohibits refuse and debris on private property in the Municipality.	2026-08-29
Petawawa Town	Property Standards By-law 1790/25 adopted 2025-12-01	standards: Exterior walls must be free of graffiti, unauthorized signs, and defacements; commercial/industrial storage must not create an unsightly condition. · enforcement: Officer issues Order to Remedy; Town may carry out repair or clearing at owner's cost (≤$50,000 without Council; >$50,000 requires Council approval); Town holds a lien on the land, collected as municipal real property taxes.	2026-08-29
Peterborough City	By-law No. 96-41 (Concerning Property Maintenance) +1 more adopted 1996-03-25	standards: Rubbish, noxious weeds, grass over 6 inches, overgrown hedges, decayed trees, wrecked/abandoned vehicles, machinery, defacement, infestation, unsafe buildings prohibited · enforcement: Officer issues order to remedy; if non-compliant, City may demolish or repair at owner's expense, recovered under Municipal Act s.325	2026-08-29
Petrolia Town	By-law 15-2011 - Property Standards By-law	standards: Yards free from rubbish, hazards, overgrown vegetation >20cm, wrecked vehicles, dilapidated structures, noxious pests; buildings structurally sound and maintained · enforcement: Officer issues Order to Comply (14-day deadline); Town may enter property, carry out remedial work, and recover costs plus 100% administrative fee from owner	2026-08-29
Pickering City	Property Standards By-law 7887/21 +1 more adopted 2021-12-13	—	2026-08-29
Point Edward Village	By-law 33 of 2019 - Filling Up, Draining, Cleaning, Clearing of Land, and Clearing of Refuse	standards: Land must be cleared of refuse, weeds/grass over 20 cm, standing water over 30 cm; no dumping refuse, storing scrap/waste/inoperative vehicles in open, or graffiti. · enforcement: Written order with minimum 5-day compliance deadline; municipality may remediate at owner's cost and add costs to tax roll collected as property taxes.	2026-08-29
Port Colborne City	Lot Maintenance By-law No. 7193/16/24 +1 more adopted 2024-02-27	standards: Yards and vacant lands kept free from dead/damaged/decayed/diseased trees, rubbish, debris, and hazardous objects or conditions; buildings maintained to minimum standards · enforcement: Officer issues Order to repair or clear site; if Owner fails to comply, City may repair/demolish at Owner's expense, with costs as a lien on land collected as municipal taxes	2026-08-29
Prince Township	By-Law 2025-38 Property Standards Fees and Cost Recovery +1 more	enforcement: Municipality may undertake required work at owner's cost plus administrative fee; unpaid fees added to tax roll and collected as municipal taxes. · enforcement: Municipality may complete required work at owner's cost plus administrative fee; unpaid fees added to tax roll and collected as municipal taxes.	2026-08-29
Prince Edward City	Property Standards By-Law No. 4250-2018 (office consolidation incl. amendments to 2023) +2 more adopted 2018-06-12	standards: Yards and vacant lots must be free of dilapidated or collapsed structures, accumulated materials, inoperative machinery, any unsafe or unsightly condition, and abandoned or inoperative vehicles. · enforcement: Officer issues Order to Remedy requiring repair/maintenance to standard or site clearance to graded condition; if non-compliant, Municipality may repair or demolish and enter without warrant; administrative penalty $200 first offence, $400 subsequent.	2026-08-29
Quinte West City	Property Standards By-law 09-89	standards: Property must be maintained clean, sanitary, safe; free from structural defects, pests, unsightly markings, defacement, and accumulation of garbage or debris. · enforcement: Property Standards Officer may order repair or site clearance; City performs work at owner's cost up to $50,000 (Council authorization required above $50,000); cost deemed municipal tax and added to collector's roll.	2026-08-29
Rainy River Town	Property Standards By-law 1688-18	standards: Yards must be free of rubbish, wrecked/abandoned vehicles, long grass/noxious weeds, dilapidated structures, pests, dead trees; surface conditions must not be unsightly · enforcement: Officer issues order to comply; if not remedied, municipality may carry out repairs or clearance at owner's expense; costs added to tax roll as municipal property taxes	2026-08-29
Red Lake Municipality	Property Standards By-Law No. 23-01	standards: Yards must be kept free of rubbish, abandoned/wrecked vehicles and machinery, long grass, noxious weeds, dilapidated structures, injurious pests, and dead or decayed trees. · enforcement: Owner must repair/maintain property to comply with standards, or property shall be cleared of all buildings, structures, debris and left levelled and graded.	2026-08-29
Red Rock Township	Property Standards Bylaw	—	2026-08-29
Renfrew Town	Property Standards By-law Number 20-2016	standards: Yards must be kept free of debris, long grass, noxious weeds, dead/decayed trees, dilapidated structures, abandoned vehicles, old furniture/appliances, and materials creating nuisance or unsightly conditions. · enforcement: Officer issues Order to Comply; if owner fails, Town may repair or demolish at owner's cost; amount added as lien to property tax roll, collected as municipal real property taxes.	2026-08-29
Richmond Hill City	Municipal Code Chapter 1010 - Property Standards By-law No. 62-24 adopted 2024-06-05	standards: No owner shall fail to maintain property in conformity with the Standards; all yards must be kept free of dead or hazardous trees; outdoor waste/refuse must be screened from view. · enforcement: Enforcement Officer issues an Order to repair or clear; if not complied with, the Corporation may carry out the work at the owner's expense, with a lien on the land added to the tax roll.	2026-08-29
Sables-Spanish Rivers Township	Property Standards Bylaw 2024-54 adopted 2024-10-09	standards: Exterior areas must be free of rubbish, debris, noxious weeds, overgrown vegetation, dead trees, unlicensed/wrecked vehicles, unsightly machinery, and dilapidated or collapsed structures. · enforcement: Officer issues a remediation order; if not complied with, Municipality may cause the work to be done; cost plus 10% administrative fee recoverable by invoice or added to tax roll as priority lien.	2026-08-29
Sarnia City	Lot Maintenance By-Law No. 75 of 2009 (Consolidated, incl. amendment 88 of 2020) +1 more adopted 2009-05-11	—	2026-08-29
Sault Ste. Marie City	Property Standards By-law No. 2012-9 +2 more	—	2026-08-29
Seguin Township	Public Nuisance By-law 2023-031	—	2026-08-29
Severn Township	Property Standards By-law No. 2022-30 adopted 2024-05-01	standards: Exterior property must be free from rubbish, debris, noxious weeds, grass over 30cm, derelict vehicles/boats, unsafe machinery, dilapidated structures, and unsightly conditions. · enforcement: Township may cause property to be repaired or demolished if order not complied with; cost constitutes a lien on the land.	2026-08-29
Shelburne Town	Property Standards By-law 55-2019 +1 more	standards: Property must be free of refuse/debris/waste, inoperative vehicles, graffiti, standing water, uncut grass/weeds exceeding 20 cm, dilapidated structures, and infestation. · enforcement: Officer issues order requiring compliance; if not met, Town carries out work at owner's expense, recoverable by legal action or added to tax roll as property taxes.	2026-08-29
Shuniah Municipality	Property Standards By-law 2499-10	standards: Yards and exterior property areas must be free from debris, inoperative vehicles, noxious weeds, dilapidated structures, rubbish, unsightly growths, and unsafe conditions. · enforcement: Officer may issue an order; if not complied with, municipality may repair, demolish, clear site at owner's expense, with costs added to tax roll.	2026-08-29
Sioux Lookout Municipality	By-law 20-98 Standards for the Maintenance and Occupancy of Property Within the Municipality	standards: Yards free of rubbish/debris and health/fire/accident hazards; no inoperative vehicles; lawns/hedges trimmed and not overgrown or unsightly; buildings structurally sound, weathertight, pest-free, and clean · enforcement: Officer issues order; contraventions subject to enforcement and penalties under the Building Code Act; set fines of $100–$200 per offence under Provincial Offences Act	2026-08-29
Smooth Rock Falls Town	Property Standards By-law +1 more	—	2026-08-29
South Bruce Municipality	Property Standards By-Law	—	2026-08-29
South Bruce Peninsula Town	Property Standards By-Law 106-2016	—	2026-08-29
South Dundas Municipality	By-Law 2022-20: Property Standards	standards: Unsightly markings, stains, or defacements on fences/enclosures must be removed; garbage, rubbish, and debris must be regularly removed from property. · enforcement: Officer issues order specifying repairs or site clearance; if non-compliant, municipality performs work at owner's expense, with lien on land collectible as municipal real property taxes.	2026-08-29
South Huron Municipality	Property Standards By-Law 41-2002	standards: Yards must be free of rubbish, debris, noxious plants, grass over 25 cm, dilapidated structures, pests, dead trees, inoperative/unlicensed vehicles, and wrecked/abandoned vehicles/boats. · enforcement: Upon owner default on a final order, the Municipality may enter the property, do the required work, and recover its expenses as provided in the Building Code Act.	2026-08-29
South-West Oxford Township	Yard and Lot Maintenance By-law	standards: Grass and weeds over 8 inches prohibited; properties must be free from industrial/domestic wastes, unlicensed motorized vehicles, vehicle parts, construction materials, and excessive brush. · enforcement: By-law Enforcement Officer may complete remediation works at owner's expense; fine up to $350 may apply.	2026-08-29
Southgate Township	Property Standards By-law 2019-111, as amended by By-law 2025-085	standards: No outdoor storage of prohibited items, waste, rubbish, litter, inoperative vehicles, dead trees, noxious weeds, or conditions creating health, fire, or unsightly hazard in yards or exterior property areas. · enforcement: Officer issues Order to Repair; if not complied with, municipality may do the work at owner's cost, recoverable by action or added to tax roll.	2026-08-29
Southwest Middlesex Municipality	Property Standards for Maintenance & Occupancy of Property +1 more	—	2026-08-29
St. Catharines City	Property Standards By-law +5 more	standards: Buildings must be structurally sound; exterior walls, roofs, foundations maintained; removal of waste and accident hazard conditions required. · enforcement: Inspector issues letter detailing infraction and compliance timeline to property owner; continuing non-compliance may be subject to legal action.	2026-08-29
St. Clair Township	Property Standards By-law (No. 53 of 2017, as amended by 57 of 2021) adopted 2017-11-06	standards: Yards free from rubbish, debris, overgrown vegetation (>20cm), wrecked/unlicensed vehicles, dilapidated structures, graffiti, pests, and unsightly conditions · enforcement: Officer issues Order to Comply with 14-day cure period; Township may remediate at owner's expense plus 10% administrative fee (max $5,000)	2026-08-29
St. Marys Town	Property Standards By-law 2014-48	standards: Yards must be free of rubbish, debris, health/safety hazards; no storage of derelict items, machinery, household goods, scrap metals, or building materials. · enforcement: Officer issues order requiring repairs or site clearance; if not complied with, Town may carry out work at owner's expense; Town holds a lien on land for amounts spent; fines up to $25,000 (first offence), $50,000 (subsequent) for individuals; up to $50,000/$100,000 for corporations.	2026-08-29
St. Thomas City	By-law 109-2022 - Boulevard Maintenance Bylaw +2 more adopted 2022-08-08	—	2026-08-29
St.-Charles Municipality	Property Standards By-Law 2022-22 +1 more	standards: Grass over 8"; debris, domestic/industrial waste, standing water on land; inoperative/unlicensed vehicles; illegal salvage; dead trees; injurious insects/rodents prohibited. · enforcement: Officer may issue order requiring compliance within specified time; on default, municipality may clean/clear land at owner's expense; cost added to tax roll as municipal real property taxes. · standards: Yards free of rubbish, debris, wrecked/abandoned vehicles, long grass, noxious weeds, dilapidated structures, pests, dead trees; surface conditions not unsightly	2026-08-29
Stratford City	Property Standards By-law 141-2002 (Maintenance and Occupancy By-law) +2 more	—	2026-08-29
Sundridge Village	Property Standards By-law (2006-013)	—	2026-08-29
Tay Township	Property Standards +1 more	standards: Yards must be free from waste, weeds >20cm, stagnant water, inoperative vehicles, hazardous conditions, animal excrement, and dumped refuse. · enforcement: Officer issues notice requiring remedy; on default, municipality completes work at owner's expense; costs recoverable by action or added to tax roll; lien on property for remedial costs exceeding $1000. · standards: Exterior areas must be free from waste, pests, noxious weeds, overgrown ground cover, dead trees, wrecked vehicles/boats, machinery, stagnant water, animal excrement, and unsightly firewood	2026-08-29
Temiskaming Shores City	Property Standards By-law No. 2018-081 (Office Consolidation)	standards: Yards must be free of rubbish, debris, wrecked/abandoned vehicles, dilapidated structures, fire/accident hazards, and unsightly surface conditions · enforcement: Owner must repair/maintain property to comply or clear it; municipality may do required work at owner's cost, recoverable by action or added to tax roll	2026-08-29
Thames Centre Municipality	Property Standards By-law No. 109-2004 (as amended by 027-2009) adopted 2004-12-13	standards: Yards must be free of rubbish, debris, noxious plants, grass/weeds over 25 cm, dead/decayed trees, and inoperable, unlicensed, wrecked or dismantled vehicles/boats/trailers. · enforcement: On owner default to comply with a final order, the Municipality may enter the lands, do the work, and recover its expenses; offenders liable to penalties under the Building Code Act s.36 and Provincial Offences Act.	2026-08-29
The Archipelago Township	Consolidated Minimum Standards By-law	—	2026-08-29
Thorold City	Property Standards By-law No. 123-2007 +2 more adopted 2007-11-06	standards: No waste, refuse, litter, standing water, noxious weeds above 200mm, inoperative vehicles, indoor furniture, or motor vehicle salvage on property · enforcement: Officer may order cleanup; if non-complied within time specified (8 calendar days reasonable notice), City performs remedial action at owner's expense; cost added to tax roll as municipal property taxes · standards: No unsightly object (used lumber, rubble, inoperative vehicles, debris, indoor furniture/appliances) stored outside in any front, side or rear yard; yards kept free from health/safety hazards.	2026-08-29
Thunder Bay City	Boulevard Garden and Maintenance By-law No. 8-2025 +6 more adopted 2025-02-24	—	2026-08-29
Tillsonburg Town	Property Standards Consolidated By-law	—	2026-08-29
Timmins City	Property Standards By-Law +1 more	standards: Land must be kept clean, cleared, free of refuse; no standing water >30cm; no unenclosed excavations; no refuse deposited on private or municipal property without lawful authority; swimming pools must not be health/safety hazards, malodorous, or mosquito breeding places. · enforcement: Manager of By-law Services may do the work at the owner's expense plus 15% administration fee (minimum $100.00); costs recoverable by action or by adding to the tax roll and collecting as municipal taxes. · standards: Yards and vacant lots must be kept clean and free from rubbish or debris, health/fire/accident hazards, derelict machinery and vehicles, long grass and overgrown trees, dilapidated structures, unprotected pits, pests, and dead trees.	2026-08-29
Toronto City	Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 629, Property Standards	standards: Yards must be free from junk, rubbish, refuse, debris, dilapidated structures, inoperative vehicles, and conditions that are health, fire or other hazards. · enforcement: Officer issues order; if not complied with, City may carry out repair or clearance at owner's expense and holds a lien on the property.	2026-08-29
Trent Hills Municipality	Property Standards	—	2026-08-29
Trent Lakes Municipality	Property Standards By-law B2017-099 +2 more	standards: No person shall cause, create, permit or participate in a Nuisance; owner must maintain property free of graffiti; no depositing bottles, glasses or other materials on property. · enforcement: Officer may order discontinuation of contravening activity or order corrective work; if non-compliant, Municipality enters land and completes work at owner's expense, costs added to tax roll. · standards: No person shall deposit litter on privately owned land, municipal roads, or municipal lands except at waste disposal sites operated by the Municipality.	2026-08-29
Tudor and Cashel Township	By-law No. 2015-26 - Littering/Property Standards	standards: No person shall throw, place or deposit any refuse on private property, Township property, or local Board property without written consent. · enforcement: Guilty of an offence; fine not more than $2,000 per offence, recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act.	2026-08-29
Uxbridge Township	Property Standards By-law	—	2026-08-29
Vaughan City	Property Standards & Yard Maintenance +4 more	—	2026-08-29
Warwick Township	Property Standards By-Law +1 more	standards: No owner shall fail to clear land of domestic/industrial refuse; weeds/grass over 20cm prohibited in built-up areas; derelict vehicles, open excavations, accumulated water over 30cm depth prohibited. · enforcement: By-law Enforcement Officer issues registered mail notice; if non-compliant, municipality hires contractor to remediate at owner's expense; costs added to tax bill if unpaid. · standards: Yards must be free of litter, rubbish, waste, salvage, refuse, decaying trees, and conditions creating health, fire, accident hazards or unsightly conditions; no outdoor storage of non-immediate-use materials.	2026-08-29
Waterloo City	Lot Maintenance Bylaw No. 2011-123 (consolidated, last amended by By-law 2023-098) +2 more adopted 2023-12-04	—	2026-08-29
Wawa Municipality	Policy No. PE-005: Property Standards +1 more	standards: No person shall throw, place, or deposit refuse or debris (including snow and ice) on private or municipal property without written authority from owner/occupant. · enforcement: Municipality may order removal; if offender fails, municipality removes at offender's expense, recoverable by action or as municipal taxes. · standards: Yards must be free of rubbish, wrecked/abandoned vehicles, long grass/noxious weeds, dilapidated structures, pests, dead trees; no unsightly outdoor storage or surface conditions	2026-08-29
Welland City	Property Standards By-law No. 2009-108 (office consolidation June 3, 2025) +2 more adopted 2009-07-14	—	2026-08-29
Wellington North Township	Property Standards By-law 047-18 +1 more	standards: Prohibits: excessive grass/weeds over 20cm, debris, refuse, stagnant water, derelict/inoperative vehicles, insect/rodent infestation, unfenced excavations, unsightly stored items. · enforcement: Officer issues order to comply; if owner defaults, Township performs remedial work at owner's expense, recovers costs by action or adding to tax roll; fines up to $1,000 per offence. · standards: Exterior areas must be free from waste, pests, excessive grass/weeds, wrecked vehicles/boats, stagnant water, animal excrement, and unsightly machinery, debris, or dilapidated structures.	2026-08-29
West Elgin Municipality	By-law 2018-70 - Property Standards By-law	standards: Yards must be free from rubbish, debris, hazardous objects, overgrown grass/weeds >20cm, dilapidated structures, pests, dead trees, unlicensed/inoperative motor vehicles, and wrecked/abandoned vehicles · enforcement: Upon owner default on a final binding order, the Municipality may enter the property, do the required work, and recover its expenses as provided in the Building Code Act	2026-08-29
West Grey Municipality	Property Standards Bylaw No. 8-2010 adopted 2010-03-15	standards: Property must be free from garbage/debris, wrecked vehicles, overgrown vegetation (grass >0.2m), pests, dilapidated structures, shipping containers, animal excrement, and other hazardous conditions. · enforcement: Officer issues order to comply; if not remedied within specified time, municipality may carry out repairs or clearance at owner's expense.	2026-08-29
West Lincoln Township	Property Standards By-law (consolidated) +1 more	standards: Prohibits refuse/domestic/industrial waste, vegetation over 203mm, standing water >3 days, inoperative vehicles, litter, graffiti, posters, improper fill, motor vehicle salvage on property · enforcement: Officer issues order; on non-compliance, Township carries out works at owner's expense plus 15% admin fee (min $125); costs added to tax roll as property taxes · standards: Unsightly objects (used lumber, rubble, trash, discarded furniture, inoperative vehicles, disused machinery, debris) prohibited in any front, side or rear yard; yards must be free of excessive weeds.	2026-08-29
West Nipissing Municipality	By-law 2001-71 Property Standards +1 more	standards: Yards must be free from heavy undergrowth, noxious plants, dead trees, garbage, debris, holes, wrecked/unlicensed vehicles, dilapidated structures, and injurious pests; grass max 12 inches in residential urban areas. · enforcement: Officer issues Notice of Non-Compliance, then Order to Comply; if unmet, municipality may carry out repairs or clearance at owner's expense and may prosecute; set fine $105.00 per offence. · standards: No person shall deposit litter on private lands without consent, on any highway, or on municipal lands except at approved waste disposal sites or receptacles.	2026-08-29
Whitby Town	Consolidated Property Standards By-law	standards: Yards must be free from garbage, rubbish, long grass/weeds exceeding 15 cm, inoperative vehicles, wrecked machinery, dead shrubs/trees, noxious weeds, injurious insects, and unsafe conditions. · enforcement: Property Standards Officer may issue an order; if owner fails to comply within set time, Town may carry out the repair or clearing at the owner's expense plus a 25% administration charge (max $5,000), recoverable by legal action or addition to the tax roll.	2026-08-29
Whitchurch-Stouffville Town	Property Standards By-law 2018-049-RE	standards: Property must be free of nuisances, unsanitary conditions, dilapidated/collapsed structures, offensive sights, and maintained at neighbourhood prevailing standard. · enforcement: Officer issues order to repair or clear property; if not complied with, Town may carry out repair or clearance at owner's expense; fines $100–$100,000.	2026-08-29
White River Township	2006-06 - Property Standards By-Law	enforcement: Non-conforming property must be repaired and maintained to standard, or land cleared of all buildings, structures, debris and refuse and left graded and level.	2026-08-29
Whitestone Municipality	61-2011 By-law amend By-Law 34-2000 Clean Yard	standards: No person shall deposit or permit waste material, domestic or industrial waste, inoperative vehicles, sewage, or refuse on any land; owners must keep grounds drained, clean, and cleared · enforcement: Inspector may serve notice, then remedy default by cleaning/clearing/removing waste at owner's expense, recoverable by action or as municipal taxes	2026-08-29
Wilmot Township	Property Standards By-law No. 2008-54 adopted 2008-10-20	standards: Yards must be free from refuse, pests, hazards, vegetation over 20 cm, furniture, appliances, inoperative/unlicensed vehicles, mechanical parts, unused building materials over 90 days, dilapidated structures. · enforcement: Officer issues order for repair or site clearance; if not complied with, Township carries out work at owner's expense and holds a lien on the land.	2026-08-29
Windsor City	Building and Property Standards By-law 148-2025 adopted 2025-09-08	—	2026-08-29
Woodstock City	Chapter 0724 - Fences - Vacant - Commercial/Industrial Property - Within BIA +5 more adopted 2002-12-05	standards: Vacant buildings unsecured against unauthorized entry, not registered after 60 consecutive days vacant, or failing owner duties (insurance, monthly inspection, utility disconnection after 90 days). · enforcement: Officer may issue order to discontinue or do corrective work; City may carry out work at owner's expense, recover costs as property taxes plus 15% annual interest.	2026-08-29
Zorra Township	By-law 16-18: Clean and Clear / Yard and Lot Maintenance By-law +1 more adopted 2018-04-03	standards: Land must be kept clean, cleared, free of refuse; weeds/grass over 20 cm prohibited; no depositing refuse on highways or property without consent; graffiti must be removed; vermin-free required. · enforcement: Work Order issued requiring compliance by set date; township may do work at owner's expense plus 15% admin fee (minimum $110); costs recoverable by action or added to tax roll. · standards: Yards must be free of litter, waste, wrecked/unlicensed vehicles, dead trees, noxious weeds, dilapidated structures, and unsightly overgrowth.	2026-08-29

Nothing on file for property maintenance

Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.

Checked, nothing adopted (1) — Hearst (2026-08-28).

Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (220) — Addington Highlands, Adelaide Metcalfe, Adjala-Tosorontio, Admaston/Bromley, Ajax, Alberton, Alfred and Plantagenet, Algonquin Highlands, Alnwick/Haldimand, Armour, Arran–Elderslie, Aurora, Aylmer, Bayham, Beckwith, Billings, Blandford-Blenheim, Blind River, Bonfield, Bonnechere Valley, Brock, Brooke-Alvinston, Bruce County, Bruce Mines, Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan, Burpee and Mills, Caledon, Callander, Calvin, Carleton Place, Carlow/Mayo, Cavan Monaghan, Central Frontenac, Central Manitoulin, Chapple, Charlton and Dack, Chatsworth, Cobalt, Cobourg, Cochrane, Cockburn Island, Collingwood, Conmee, Cramahe, Dawson, Deep River, Deseronto, District Municipality of Muskoka, Dorion, Drummond/North Elmsley, Dubreuilville, Dufferin County, Ear Falls, East Gwillimbury, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Elgin County, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Erin, Espanola, Essa, Essex, Essex County, Evanturel, Faraday, Fort Frances, Frontenac County, Frontenac Islands, Georgina, Gillies, Gore Bay, Grand Valley, Gravenhurst, Greater Sudbury, Grey County, Grimsby, Guelph/Eramosa, Haliburton County, Harley, Harris, Hastings County, Head, Clara and Maria, Hilliard, Hilton, Hilton Beach, Hornepayne, Horton, Hudson, Huron County, Ingersoll, Jocelyn, Johnson, Joly, Kapuskasing, Kearney, Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards, Killarney, King, Kingsville, Kirkland Lake, Kitchener, La Vallee, Lake of the Woods, Lambton County, Lanark County, Larder Lake, Latchford, Laurentian Hills, Leamington, Lennox and Addington County, Limerick, Lincoln, Lucan Biddulph, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Machar, Machin, Malahide, Mapleton, Marathon, Mattawan, Mattice-Val Côté, McDougall, McKellar, McMurrich/Monteith, McNab/Braeside, Melancthon, Middlesex County, Milton, Mulmur, Nairn and Hyman, New Tecumseth, Newbury, Newmarket, Nipigon, Nipissing, North Algona Wilberforce, North Dundas, North Frontenac, North Glengarry, North Kawartha, North Middlesex, North Perth, Northern Bruce Peninsula, Northumberland County, Norwich, Oliver Paipoonge, Orangeville, Otonabee–South Monaghan, Ottawa, Oxford County, Papineau-Cameron, Pelee, Pelham, Perry, Perth, Perth County, Peterborough County, Pickle Lake, Plummer Additional, Plympton–Wyoming, Port Hope, Powassan, Prescott, Prescott and Russell, Puslinch, Ramara, Regional Municipality of Durham, Regional Municipality of Halton, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Regional Municipality of Peel, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Regional Municipality of York, Renfrew County, Rideau Lakes, Russell, Ryerson, Saugeen Shores, Schreiber, Scugog, Selwyn, Simcoe County, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, Smiths Falls, South Algonquin, South Frontenac, South Glengarry, South River, South Stormont, Southwold, Spanish, Springwater, St. Joseph, Stirling-Rawdon, Stone Mills, Strathroy-Caradoc, Strong, Tarbutt, Tay Valley, Tecumseh, Tehkummah, Temagami, Terrace Bay, The Blue Mountains, The Nation, The North Shore, Thessalon, Tiny, Tweed, Tyendinaga, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Val Rita-Harty, Wainfleet, Wasaga Beach, Wellesley, Wellington County, West Perth, Westport, Whitewater, Wollaston, Woolwich.

No bylaws published online (8, verified negatives) — Brethour, Chamberlain, Fauquier-Strickland, Gauthier, Kerns, Moonbeam, O'Connor, Thornloe.

Unconfirmed (3, leads but nothing verified) — Coleman, Morley, Opasatika.

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