{
 "answer": "The City of St. Albans, Vermont has 4 adopted ordinances on file: Public Health and Safety Ordinance (PHSO), City of St. Albans; St. Albans Municipal Code Title 3, Chapter 3 - Minimum Housing Standards; St. Albans Municipal Code Title 3, Chapter 5 - Unsafe Buildings; St. Albans Municipal Code Title 7, Chapter 8 - Public Nuisance Properties, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028660",
 "municipality": "St. Albans",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Public Health and Safety Ordinance (PHSO), City of St. Albans",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-09-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.stalbansvt.com/uploads/dm/27397/Public_Health_and_Safety_Ordinance_PHSO",
   "summary": "Addresses dangerous, unsafe, vacant and blighted structures: building/property owner obligations, safety orders, appeal process, vacant building permits, and penalties; repeals prior conflicting ordinances on the same topics.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "St. Albans Municipal Code Title 3, Chapter 3 - Minimum Housing Standards",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.stalbansvt.com/uploads/dm/27385/Title_3__Buildings_and_Construction",
   "summary": "Sets minimum sanitation, ventilation/light/heating, space/occupancy and structural-maintenance standards for occupied dwellings; enforced by the Building Inspector.",
   "document_number": "3",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "St. Albans Municipal Code Title 3, Chapter 5 - Unsafe Buildings",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.stalbansvt.com/uploads/dm/27385/Title_3__Buildings_and_Construction",
   "summary": "Requires removal or repair of dangerous/unsafe buildings; sets inspection, notice, appeal and enforcement procedures for structurally unsafe or hazardous structures.",
   "document_number": "5",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "St. Albans Municipal Code Title 7, Chapter 8 - Public Nuisance Properties",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.stalbansvt.com/uploads/dm/27387/Title_7__Fire_Protection_and_Prevention",
   "summary": "Defines a 'Public Nuisance Property' as a rental unit with 3+ criminal citations in 90 days or civil Fire/Health ordinance violations; sets notice, abatement-plan and hearing procedure.",
   "document_number": "8",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/st-albans-city/property-maintenance/"
}