{
 "answer": "The City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Vacant Home Tax By-law No. 2024-168, verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001738",
 "municipality": "Sault Ste. Marie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://saultstemarie.ca/",
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   "title": "Vacant Home Tax By-law No. 2024-168",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://saultstemarie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2024-168-Vacant-Home-Tax-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Imposes an additional property tax on residential properties declared or deemed vacant in the City of Sault Ste. Marie, including homeowner declaration requirements.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3c6638b12a0d08bb1dac54d5464083360dd40297fb8fdb324c340970778d3357.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/property-tax/text-3c6638b12a0d/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/property-tax/"
}