{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, property maintenance rules are set by Derelict Vehicle By-Law No. 2770 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-24. Standards: Parking or leaving derelict vehicles on private property is prohibited. Derelict vehicles include those not operating, lacking plates, or abandoned. Enforcement: Municipality may remove and impound vehicle. Costs incurred in towing, impounding, storing, destroying are debt owed by owner.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001348",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie",
 "status_type": "Rural Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Manitoba",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "https://www.rmofportage.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Derelict Vehicle By-Law No. 2770",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1995-05-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.rmofportage.ca/uploads/dm/3834/Derelict%20Vehicle%20By-Law%20No.%202770.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits derelict/unlicensed vehicles parked or left on private property without the owner's consent; lets the RM notify, impound and, after 30 days, dispose of the vehicle and recover costs from the registered owner; fines up to $20/day.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "767c86f1ee2d3a181c1e47cfce2fcaf6a66a6b9358ce708c9d291ef52703e560",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2770",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/767c86f1ee2d3a181c1e47cfce2fcaf6a66a6b9358ce708c9d291ef52703e560.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Parking or leaving derelict vehicles on private property is prohibited. Derelict vehicles include those not operating, lacking plates, or abandoned.",
    "enforcement": "Municipality may remove and impound vehicle. Costs incurred in towing, impounding, storing, destroying are debt owed by owner."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "No person, firm or corporation may park or leave derelict vehicles",
    "enforcement": "The Municipality may remove and impound any derelict vehicle"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-portage-la-prairie/property-maintenance/bylaw-2770/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Untidy and Unsightly Premises By-Law No. 2769",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1995-05-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.rmofportage.ca/uploads/dm/3829/Untidy%20-%20Unsightly%20Premises%20By-Law%20No.%202769.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits untidy/unsightly premises within 500 feet of a highway (ashes, junk, rubbish, abandoned machinery/vehicles, unscreened construction debris); the RM can order cleanup and, on non-compliance, remove the material and charge the cost to the owner's taxes.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "c383ee8f0158b77cc582c863457e12382289959130f31d883fb192f3799ee9ac",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2769",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c383ee8f0158b77cc582c863457e12382289959130f31d883fb192f3799ee9ac.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "No person shall permit any land or premises to be untidy, unsightly, or in contravention of Section 313 of the Municipal Act.",
    "enforcement": "Council may serve order requiring breach be remedied. If neglected, Municipality may enter, correct condition, charge cost against land collected as taxes, or sue."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "Paragraph 3",
    "enforcement": "Municipality may, by its employees or agents, enter upon the land"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-portage-la-prairie/property-maintenance/bylaw-2769/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-portage-la-prairie/property-maintenance/"
}