{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001818",
 "municipality": "West Elgin",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "http://www.westelgin.net",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2018-70 - Property Standards By-law",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.westelgin.net/en/shared-content/resources/By-Law-2018-70-Property-Standards-By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes property standards in West Elgin.",
   "capture_sha256": "322ba2d826f624be05b0313fa2e6c738989d006c62ccb22e3e325b5c49196f91",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/322ba2d826f624be05b0313fa2e6c738989d006c62ccb22e3e325b5c49196f91.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be free from rubbish, debris, hazardous objects, overgrown grass/weeds >20cm, dilapidated structures, pests, dead trees, unlicensed/inoperative motor vehicles, and wrecked/abandoned vehicles",
    "enforcement": "Upon owner default on a final binding order, the Municipality may enter the property, do the required work, and recover its expenses as provided in the Building Code Act"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.02.1, s. 3.02.2",
    "enforcement": "s. 8.01"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-elgin/property-maintenance/text-322ba2d826f6/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/west-elgin/property-maintenance/"
}