Property & Maintenance

The Township of Centre Wellington's Property Standards By-law and Clean Yards By-law regulate the maintenance and occupancy of lands and buildings within the Township.

These standards are put in place to protect the health and safety of occupants as well as the general public. Standards prescribed in these by-laws are intended to outline the reasonable maintenance and upkeep of yards, buildings and properties.

All property owners are required to repair and maintain their property according to these standards, including owners of residential rental properties, unless there is an agreement between the property owner and a lessee or occupant that assigns maintenance and repair responsibility to the lessee or occupant.

Non-compliance with Orders issued under either By-law may result in fines and/or remediation without further notice. All costs associated with any Township remedial work may be either invoiced to the property owner(s), initiated by court proceedings, or by adding the costs, including interest and applicable fees as outline in the Fees and Charges By-law, to the tax roll and collected in the same manner as municipal taxes.