Property Standards

Homeowners are required to do some basic landscaping of their property. Every yard, including vacant lots, shall be kept clean and free from:

• Heavy undergrowth and excessive growth of grass and weeds
• Noxious plants, such as ragweed, poison oak, etc.
• Dead, decaying or damaged trees or other natural growth, and unsafe branches and limbs which create an unsafe condition
• Garbage, rubble, waste, construction material or other debris constituting an unsafe condition
• Holes, pits, excavations or trenches constituting an unsafe condition
• Wrecked, dismantled, inoperative or unused vehicles, trailers, boats, snowmobiles, or other machinery or any part thereof and junk and refuse of any kind
• Dilapidated, collapsed or partially constructed structures
• Injurious insects, termites, rodents, vermin or other pests

The minimum standards by-law relates to all buildings regardless of use. If a tenant feels the unit they are occupying is unsafe, an inspection of the building can be performed by a qualified building inspector to determine compliance with the by-law. Problems such as broken windows, plumbing, electrical and structural are some examples of complaints most commonly recognized.