{
 "answer": "The Municipality of West Perth, Ontario has 2 adopted bylaws on file: Property Standards By-law No. 013-2013; Tidy Yards By-law No. 18-2025, verified 2026-10-18.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001822",
 "municipality": "West Perth",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.westperth.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law No. 013-2013",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-01-28",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westperth-ca/media/t13g3aqi/013-2013-property-standards.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality of West Perth standards for maintenance and occupancy of property (Building Code Act s.15.1(3)).",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "94ee0567ee5f26c8c3c30cddc9b8cf6f7f26fe93b4b04ba9485e224440b95c5d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "013-2013",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/94ee0567ee5f26c8c3c30cddc9b8cf6f7f26fe93b4b04ba9485e224440b95c5d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards kept clean and free of litter, rubbish, waste, salvage, refuse, decaying or damaged trees, objects creating health, fire, accident hazard or unsightly condition.",
    "enforcement": "If a person fails to comply with an order, the municipality may cause required work to be done at the cost of the person; costs may be recovered by action or added to the tax roll."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 2.02",
    "enforcement": "s. 8.03(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-perth/property-maintenance/bylaw-013-2013/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tidy Yards By-law No. 18-2025",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-04-22",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westperth-ca/media/35fd4p52/18-2025-tidy-yards-by-law-final.pdf",
   "summary": "Yard cleanup and property maintenance by-law; repeals 021-2003, 022-2003 and 68-2005.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "3d16f193ebaf3dc08e748280dcbb56f65a14f0a29e49a85134e1067c90b9509f",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "18-2025",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3d16f193ebaf3dc08e748280dcbb56f65a14f0a29e49a85134e1067c90b9509f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Property must be kept free of Refuse, overgrown vegetation, Weeds, graffiti, standing water, sewage, and hazardous holes/excavations.",
    "enforcement": "Municipality may make an Order to discontinue contravention or do corrective work; if person fails, Municipality may do the work at the person’s expense and recover costs by action or adding to tax roll."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 7.1; s. 7.8; s. 7.9; s. 7.23; s. 7.41; s. 7.43; s. 7.46",
    "enforcement": "s. 9.1; s. 9.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-perth/property-maintenance/bylaw-18-2025/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards page",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.westperth.com/resident-services/property-standards/",
   "summary": "rules page: links Property Standards and Tidy Yards by-laws.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "f614eb9eba8490b43038bc46b39b2b808a515e9a21d97ed70df3a59654f0ac90",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f614eb9eba8490b43038bc46b39b2b808a515e9a21d97ed70df3a59654f0ac90.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-perth/property-maintenance/property-standards-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/west-perth/property-maintenance/"
}