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Property Standards

The Property Standards Bylaw (PDF) and Yard Maintenance Bylaw (PDF) set standards for maintenance and occupancy of properties in the County.

Citizens can submit a property standards complaint or yard maintenance complaint to the County of Brant if they notice a property is not following the guidelines in the Bylaws.

Common complaints include

  • Long grass
  • Debris, garbage, abandoned refrigerators and freezers in a yard
  • Improper storage and disposal of refuse
  • Sewage discharge and roof drainage
  • Trees, vegetation and the branches, limbs and parts thereof which create an unsafe condition due to decay, disease or being damaged, or which create a nuisance condition
  • Structures, fences and retaining walls not in good repair
  • More than two unlicensed and inoperative vehicles in a yard
  • Unkept pools and ponds
  • Improper maintenance of buildings and structures - structural capability, fire damage and prevention, foundations, exterior walls, doors and windows, interior structures and surfaces, plumbing systems, heating and mechanical systems, electrical systems, recreational facilities and vacant buildings

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You must properly dispose of waste from your property. For more information, view the Solid Waste Control Bylaw (PDF) .

Property Standards Bylaw (PDF)

Yard Maintenance Bylaw (PDF)

Solid Waste Control Bylaw (PDF)

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