{
 "answer": "In the Township of Scugog, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Property Standards By-law No. 16-15 (consolidated, amended by 28-25), verified 2026-10-18. Enforcement: Officer may issue Order to comply; Township may carry out Repair or clearance at Owner's expense.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001740",
 "municipality": "Scugog",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.scugog.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law No. 16-15 (consolidated, amended by 28-25)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-03-30",
   "document_url": "https://www.scugog.ca/media/owkno5bw/consolidated-by-law-16-15-property-standards-by-law-as-amended-by-bylaw-28-25.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Scugog minimum standards for maintenance and occupancy of property under the Building Code Act; passed March 30, 2015, amended June 23, 2025 (heritage property definitions).",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "706d0264e23abe3412d210e94d21adae69683d64d319a6d139e1b3c22ea0e0e7",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "16-15",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/706d0264e23abe3412d210e94d21adae69683d64d319a6d139e1b3c22ea0e0e7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Property shall be kept clean and free from Debris and Refuse, hazards, Inoperative Vehicles, Long Grass, Noxious Weeds, dilapidated buildings, unprotected wells, vermin, unsafe or unsightly conditions.",
    "enforcement": "Officer may issue Order to comply; Township may carry out Repair or clearance at Owner's expense."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 2.02(1)",
    "enforcement": "s. 10.05(1)(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/scugog/property-maintenance/bylaw-16-15/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/scugog/property-maintenance/"
}