{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001779",
 "municipality": "Tay",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "http://www.tay.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Clean Yards By-law",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.tay.ca/media/gylpx4po/clean-yards-by-law-2011-2016-2024-amendment.pdf",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "summary": "Official Tay Township clean yards by-law PDF linked from the by-laws page.",
   "capture_sha256": "660da10c4a0877e62125cf81e03cdfcb5c3c190a351a3683d1745e261c5a181a",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/660da10c4a0877e62125cf81e03cdfcb5c3c190a351a3683d1745e261c5a181a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be free from waste, weeds >20cm, stagnant water, inoperative vehicles, hazardous conditions, animal excrement, and dumped refuse.",
    "enforcement": "Officer issues notice requiring remedy; on default, municipality completes work at owner's expense; costs recoverable by action or added to tax roll; lien on property for remedial costs exceeding $1000."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 2.1, s. 2.2, s. 3.1, s. 5.1, s. 7.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 8.1, s. 10.1, s. 10.3, s. 10.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/tay/property-maintenance/text-660da10c4a08/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.tay.ca/media/ldonozcj/property-standards-by-law.pdf",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "summary": "Official Tay Township property standards by-law PDF linked from the by-laws page.",
   "capture_sha256": "0940f5b15133850e8265ed719f51f34c4085b4e847b9a5ad2992a58d6b383b73",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0940f5b15133850e8265ed719f51f34c4085b4e847b9a5ad2992a58d6b383b73.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Exterior areas must be free from waste, pests, noxious weeds, overgrown ground cover, dead trees, wrecked vehicles/boats, machinery, stagnant water, animal excrement, and unsightly firewood",
    "enforcement": "Property Standards Officer may order repair/clearance; if not complied with, Township may enter and do work at owner's cost, added to tax roll"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 4.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 39.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/tay/property-maintenance/text-0940f5b15133/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/tay/property-maintenance/"
}