{
 "answer": "In the Township of Southwold, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Cleaning and Clearing By-law No. 2024-60 (Southwold) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Standards: Failure to clear refuse; unenclosed excavations; water over 30 cm; waste deposits without consent; turfgrass over 20 cm; nuisance weeds; derelict vehicles. Enforcement: Order to Discontinue Activity or Work Order; if work not done, municipality may do work at owner's expense and add costs to tax roll.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001763",
 "municipality": "Southwold",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.southwold.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Cleaning and Clearing By-law No. 2024-60 (Southwold)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-11-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.southwold.ca/living-here/by-laws/cleaning-and-clearing-by-law",
   "summary": "Regulates cleaning and clearing of land and refuse/debris; tall grass over 20 cm is a public nuisance; repeals 2024-56. Full text on web page.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "62b19a6e8bdd2efef32154da64f2ae09605b7a7d2e319c2ae26c2e322a76e776",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-60",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/62b19a6e8bdd2efef32154da64f2ae09605b7a7d2e319c2ae26c2e322a76e776.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Failure to clear refuse; unenclosed excavations; water over 30 cm; waste deposits without consent; turfgrass over 20 cm; nuisance weeds; derelict vehicles.",
    "enforcement": "Order to Discontinue Activity or Work Order; if work not done, municipality may do work at owner's expense and add costs to tax roll."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2",
    "enforcement": "s. 9.1, 9.5, 9.8, 9.9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southwold/property-maintenance/bylaw-2024-60/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law No. 2019-07 (Southwold)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-01-30",
   "document_url": "https://www.southwold.ca/living-here/by-laws/property-standards-by-law",
   "summary": "Prescribes maintenance and occupancy standards under Building Code Act s.15.1(3); establishes Property Standards Committee; includes appeal form. Full text on web page.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "5d2414f9548d7975b9f1da9f482594dcac283e803e6700184fbd66472d4d40e5",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2019-07",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5d2414f9548d7975b9f1da9f482594dcac283e803e6700184fbd66472d4d40e5.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be clean and free from rubbish, garbage, debris, hazards, dilapidated structures, pests, and dead or decayed trees; no storage of inoperative, unlicensed, wrecked, or dismantled vehicles.",
    "enforcement": "Property Standards Officer may order repair or clearing; if not done, Township may carry out at owner's expense."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.02.1; s. 3.02.2",
    "enforcement": "s. 7.10.2(b)-(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southwold/property-maintenance/bylaw-2019-07/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws index (Southwold)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.southwold.ca/living-here/by-laws",
   "summary": "Township by-law index.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "78334e2c6de53559dfa1f7a700e5f005824ed97b624086922cd357869a936487",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/78334e2c6de53559dfa1f7a700e5f005824ed97b624086922cd357869a936487.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southwold/zoning/by-laws-index-southwold/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/southwold/property-maintenance/"
}