{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001731",
 "municipality": "Richmond Hill",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-10",
 "official_website": "http://www.richmondhill.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Code Chapter 1010 - Property Standards By-law No. 62-24",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-06-05",
   "document_url": "http://www.richmondhill.ca/en/shared-content/resources/documents/Community-Standards-By-laws/62-24---Property-Standards-By-law-PS.pdf",
   "summary": "By-law prescribing standards for the maintenance and occupancy of property within the City of Richmond Hill.",
   "capture_sha256": "73d87df6a172e15a31b64cb827b7d3f063c59a51480457aa6f92c338fe68a7a5",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/73d87df6a172e15a31b64cb827b7d3f063c59a51480457aa6f92c338fe68a7a5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "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."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "\"No Owner shall fail to maintain their Property in conformity with the Standards.\"; \"All Yards shall be kept free of any Dead, or Hazardous Trees.\"",
    "enforcement": "\"carry out the Repair or \nclearance at the Owner's expense\"; \"The Corporation shall have a lien on the land for the amount spent on the Repair\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/richmond-hill/property-maintenance/text-73d87df6a172/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/richmond-hill/property-maintenance/"
}