{
 "answer": "In the Town of Smiths Falls, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Property Standards By-law No. 10413-2023 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Enforcement: Officer may issue a Property Standards Order; if not complied with, municipality may carry out repair or clearance at owner's expense.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001749",
 "municipality": "Smiths Falls",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.smithsfalls.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law No. 10413-2023",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-02-06",
   "document_url": "https://www.smithsfalls.ca/media/riob4gu1/10413-2023_property-standards-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Smiths Falls standards for maintenance and occupancy of property under Building Code Act s.15.1(3); repeals 7766-2003, 8038-2007, 8123-2008, 8723-2014. 36 pages, scanned (OCR confirmed).",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "f82db2f91ffac96278cc13875ecdcd88bdbbbe167423d0992240fefe36709baf",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "10413-2023",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f82db2f91ffac96278cc13875ecdcd88bdbbbe167423d0992240fefe36709baf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Accessory buildings and other structures must not present an unsightly appearance; nonconforming property must be repaired/maintained or cleared of buildings, structures, debris, refuse or waste and left graded and levelled.",
    "enforcement": "Officer may issue a Property Standards Order; if not complied with, municipality may carry out repair or clearance at owner's expense."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 20(4); s. 3(2)",
    "enforcement": "s. 30(1); s. 30(2)(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/smiths-falls/property-maintenance/bylaw-10413-2023/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Yard By-law No. 10414-2023",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-02-06",
   "document_url": "https://www.smithsfalls.ca/media/ppdpyj2m/10414-2023_safe-yards-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires yards to be maintained and safe: clean and clear land, refuse and debris, public nuisance, odour/dust, used-vehicle storage (Municipal Act ss.127-131).",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "30cd1a5720b8715e1027bb1fbd652f1ae9fddab96f85d2d92689c4cf0f8437e9",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "10414-2023",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/30cd1a5720b8715e1027bb1fbd652f1ae9fddab96f85d2d92689c4cf0f8437e9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "No debris, inoperative vehicles, machinery, hazardous holes, unsafe/unfinished structures, dilapidated furniture/appliances, animal excrement, noxious weeds, untidy/unsanitary/dangerous storage, inadequate drainage, or turfgrass over 20 cm.",
    "enforcement": "Property Standards Officer may send notice requiring compliance; if owner fails, Town may restore lands and recover expense under the Municipal Act."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 4.2, s. 4.3, s. 4.4, s. 5.1, s. 5.2",
    "enforcement": "s. 7.1, s. 7.3, s. 7.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/smiths-falls/property-maintenance/bylaw-10414-2023/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/smiths-falls/property-maintenance/"
}