{"title":"Chase unsightly property rules and how to report","question":"How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Chase?","slug":"unsightly-property","place":{"path":"ca/bc/chase","name":"Chase","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Chase","url":"https://chasebc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Chase, report an unsightly property in writing to Village Bylaw Services at PO Box 440 or chase@chasebc.ca, with your name, address and phone number. The Village tries to get voluntary compliance first.","aliases":["unsightly premises chase","messy yard chase bc","property maintenance bylaw chase","report neighbour's yard chase"],"cost":"The fine is not stated on the Village's pages.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"826 Okanagan Avenue, Chase, BC V0E 1M0","note":"Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-679-3238"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office and bylaw complaints","value":"chase@chasebc.ca"},{"type":"mail","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"PO Box 440, Chase, BC V0E 1M0"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Village of Chase Bylaws page","url":"https://chasebc.ca/bylaws"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/sun-peaks","name":"Sun Peaks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/unsightly-property/"}],"topic":{"title":"Unsightly property fines in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/unsightly-property/"},"facts":{"what_counts":{"label":"What counts","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"blocked","note":"The Village's bylaw PDFs sit behind a sign-in, so the text could not be read.","sources":[]},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"In writing to PO Box 440, Chase, BC V0E 1M0 or by email to chase@chasebc.ca. Complainants must give their name, address and telephone number and the nature of the complaint, including date and time. Anonymous complaints are not responded to.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://chasebc.ca/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Chase","section":"Bylaw Enforcement","quotes":["To lodge a complaint you may do so in writing at PO Box 440; Chase, BC; V0E 1M0 or by email at chase@chasebc.ca","We do not respond to anonymous complaints"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"process":{"label":"What happens next","value":"Bylaw Services tries to resolve complaints by obtaining voluntary compliance.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://chasebc.ca/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Chase","section":"Bylaw Enforcement","quotes":["The role of Bylaw Services is to try to resolve complaints by obtaining voluntary compliance"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"blocked","note":"The Village's bylaw PDFs sit behind a sign-in, so the text could not be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 731-2010 (Consolidated), amended by Bylaw No. 916-2022","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://chasebc.ca/bylaws","title":"Bylaws list, Village of Chase","section":"Bylaws list","quotes":["Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 731-2010 (Consolidated)","Property Maintenance Amendment Bylaw No. 916-2022"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Chase deals with unsightly property under its [Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 731-2010](<https://chasebc.ca/bylaws>), amended by Bylaw No. 916-2022. The Village's web pages do not say what counts as unsightly. Bylaw Services tries to resolve complaints by obtaining voluntary compliance.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Write to PO Box 440, Chase, BC V0E 1M0, or email chase@chasebc.ca.\n2. Give your name, address and telephone number and the nature of the complaint, including date and time.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Anonymous complaints are not responded to.\n- Notice periods, cleanup at the owner's cost and the fine are not stated on the Village's pages. Ask the Village Office on 250-679-3238.","sources":[{"url":"https://chasebc.ca/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Chase","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://chasebc.ca/bylaws","title":"Bylaws list, Village of Chase","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 3 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chase/unsightly-property/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chase/unsightly-property.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chase/unsightly-property.json"}}