The Property Standards Bylaw set the minimum maintenance standards for all properties in the Town of Wasaga Beach. All property owners are required to maintain all parts of their properties including interior and exterior property areas such as lawns, buildings, structures, fences, vehicles, roofs and more..
“If you receive a Property Standards Order” and you are not satisfied with the terms or conditions of the Order you may appeal to the Property Standards Committee. Submit a Notice of Appeal before the appeal deadline date by registered mail to:
Secretary, Property Standards Committee,
30 Lewis Street,
Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 1A1
Appeal - Decision Limits - Property Standards Committee
The Property Standards Committee is empowered to do only three (3) things based on facts alone (they cannot rule on circumstance i.e. financial hardship, medical or personal issues, etc.):
- Confirm the Order; as legal and binding in present form, in all requirements and you must comply with original order.
- Modify the Order; to confirm as legal and binding but to add/modify/remove specific repairs/remedies to be under taken as to their completion and/or to the timeframes required to complete; and you must comply with modified Order.
- Rescind the Order; the Committee does have the power to rescind the Order (based on facts Only) and this would defer complying with the Order until either party exhausted the Appeal Process and may result in the Order being quashed and of no force or effect on you.
Municipal Law Enforcement Officers may enforce the Property Standards By-law on a proactive or reactive basis. Upon observing a violation, Officers may issue the owner or tenant with a Notice of Violation, or a Property Standards Order to comply with the standards in the Property Standards By-law.
Owners/tenants are given a reasonable amount of time to comply with the provisions of the by-law.
If an Order is not complied with, Officers may issue a summons to court to the owner or tenant of the property for Failing to Comply with a Property Standards Order.
Additionally, under the authority of the Building Code Act, Officers may execute a work order and repair the deficiencies on the owners behalf. All expenses from the work order would be charged back to the property owner and collected in the same manner as property taxes and be added as a primary lien.”
Owner
Owners of properties that are rented out are responsible to maintain the property. While a property is leased, it is still the property owners responsibility to maintain the property.Tenant
If you have concerns about your rental unit, speak to your landlord or property manager and submit a service request. If the problem is not addressed, you can contact 705-429-2511 to have the Town investigate.Owner
Business properties must follow the same guidelines set out in the Property Standards By-law. The owner must maintain the property and ensure the by-law is provided to the Tenant to make them aware of the expectations.Tenant
If you have concerns about your rental unit, speak to your landlord or property manager and submit a service request. If the problem is not addressed, you can contact 705-429-2511 to have the Town investigate.Contact Information
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