{
 "answer": "In the Township of Selwyn, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Clean Property By-law No. 2012-023 (Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, now Selwyn) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Enforcement: Officer may issue notice to comply within 7 days or 72 hours; on default, Municipality may carry out work at Owner's expense and recover as municipal taxes.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001742",
 "municipality": "Selwyn",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.selwyntownship.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Clean Property By-law No. 2012-023 (Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, now Selwyn)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/selwyntownship-012-ca/media/cxehriop/2012-023-cleanpropertybylawrevised.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires owners/occupants to clean and clear land and remove refuse or debris under Municipal Act s.127. Enacted under former Township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield name.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "c82122b5c29ebb1bc4165962585f9db7001c58a9921e2d58d5f87e2a1e45d7cd",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2012-023",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c82122b5c29ebb1bc4165962585f9db7001c58a9921e2d58d5f87e2a1e45d7cd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "No depositing Domestic/Industrial Waste; land/structures clean and free of waste; no fire/accident hazard; no turf grass/weeds over 15 cm, standing water over 15 cm, or discarded vehicles except as allowed.",
    "enforcement": "Officer may issue notice to comply within 7 days or 72 hours; on default, Municipality may carry out work at Owner's expense and recover as municipal taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "Sections 3, 4 & 5; Sections 6 & 7",
    "enforcement": "Sections 8 & 9; s. 20"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/selwyn/property-maintenance/bylaw-2012-023/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law No. 2016-043",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-06-07",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/selwyntownship-012-ca/media/gurevztz/2016-043-property-standards-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Selwyn property standards under Building Code Act s.15.1(3): yards, general standards, occupancy, Property Standards Committee. Scanned PDF, OCR confirmed.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "27443682133d2c3883355414b23b39d866f571b2d8f6902d4b59959491baa75a",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2016-043",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/27443682133d2c3883355414b23b39d866f571b2d8f6902d4b59959491baa75a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards kept clean and free of litter, rubbish, waste, salvage, refuse, decaying or damaged trees, branches and limbs, objects or conditions creating health, fire, accident hazard or unsightly condition.",
    "enforcement": "If person fails to comply with an order, municipality may cause required work at owner's cost; costs recoverable by action or tax roll."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 2.02",
    "enforcement": "s. 8.03(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/selwyn/property-maintenance/bylaw-2016-043/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2019-058 amending Clean Property By-law 2012-023",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/selwyntownship-012-ca/media/fhhb5znj/2019-058-amend-clean-property-by-law-2012-023.pdf",
   "summary": "Amendment to Clean Property By-law 2012-023; not opened.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "b3e562f79cc46bb3eac18b3ec1c4010b96155444f9b76a72e7e6ed5333d398e9",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2019-058",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b3e562f79cc46bb3eac18b3ec1c4010b96155444f9b76a72e7e6ed5333d398e9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/selwyn/property-maintenance/"
}