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title: Chase unsightly property rules and how to report
question: "How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Chase?"
place: Chase, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chase
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Chase
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Chase unsightly property rules and how to report

**Question:** How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Chase?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Chase, https://chasebc.ca)  
**Cost:** The fine is not stated on the Village's pages.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, 826 Okanagan Avenue, Chase, BC V0E 1M0 (Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-679-3238
- Email: Village Office and bylaw complaints, chase@chasebc.ca
- By mail: Bylaw Services, PO Box 440, Chase, BC V0E 1M0

## Key facts

- **What counts:** Not confirmed. The Village's bylaw PDFs sit behind a sign-in, so the text could not be read.
- **How to report:** 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.
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement](https://chasebc.ca/bylaw-enforcement)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **What happens next:** Bylaw Services tries to resolve complaints by obtaining voluntary compliance.
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement](https://chasebc.ca/bylaw-enforcement)
  - Official wording: "The role of Bylaw Services is to try to resolve complaints by obtaining voluntary compliance"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Not confirmed. The Village's bylaw PDFs sit behind a sign-in, so the text could not be read.
- **Bylaw:** Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 731-2010 (Consolidated), amended by Bylaw No. 916-2022
  - Source: [Bylaws list](https://chasebc.ca/bylaws)
  - Official wording: "Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 731-2010 (Consolidated)" … "Property Maintenance Amendment Bylaw No. 916-2022"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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.

## Steps

1. Write to PO Box 440, Chase, BC V0E 1M0, or email chase@chasebc.ca.
2. Give your name, address and telephone number and the nature of the complaint, including date and time.

## Good to know

- Anonymous complaints are not responded to.
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [Village of Chase Bylaws page](https://chasebc.ca/bylaws)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Unsightly property fines in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/unsightly-property.md)
- [Sun Peaks](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/unsightly-property.md)
- [Barriere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/unsightly-property.md)
- [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/unsightly-property.md)
- [Sicamous](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/unsightly-property.md)
- [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/unsightly-property.md)
- [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/unsightly-property.md)

## Sources

- [Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Chase](https://chasebc.ca/bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaws list, Village of Chase](https://chasebc.ca/bylaws) (read 2026-11-08)

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