{"title":"Harrison Hot Springs unsightly property rules and how to report","question":"How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Harrison Hot Springs?","slug":"unsightly-property","place":{"path":"ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs","name":"Harrison Hot Springs","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 Harrison Hot Springs","url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca"},"short_answer":"In Harrison Hot Springs, owners must not let property become unsightly or let rubbish, junk or weeds build up. To report one, call the Village Office at 604-796-2171 or use the online complaint form. Complaints are kept confidential. The ticket is $500.","aliases":["unsightly property harrison hot springs","overgrown yard harrison hot springs","property maintenance bylaw harrison hot springs","report messy yard harrison hot springs"],"cost":"Tickets: $500 for unsightly property or accumulation of rubbish, furniture and appliances; $500 for graffiti; $200 for noxious weeds or failing to brush vegetation.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"604-796-2171","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"bylaw@harrisonhotsprings.ca"},{"type":"online","label":"Online Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form (see the Bylaw Enforcement page)","value":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1072, 2015 (PDF)","url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2022-02/Bylaw%201072%20-%20Property%20Maintenance.pdf"},{"title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 855, 2006 (consolidated to April 7, 2026) (PDF)","url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw-855---Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-%28Consolidated-%29-April-2026.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Harrison Hot Springs bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Harrison Hot Springs noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mission","name":"Mission","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/maple-ridge","name":"Maple Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/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":"Owners and occupiers must not let their property become or stay unsightly, or let rubbish, broken or dilapidated furniture, bedding or appliances, vehicle parts, unused wood (other than firewood), construction materials with no construction under way, or standing water build up. Also banned: graffiti, leaving rubbish on public or private property, abandoning a vehicle, appliance or furniture, and letting noxious weeds or invasive plants build up. Owners must brush vegetation and remove weeds regularly.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2022-02/Bylaw%201072%20-%20Property%20Maintenance.pdf","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1072, 2015 (PDF)","section":"s. 3 and 4","quotes":["must not cause, permit suffer or allow the land, property or premises to","broken or dilapidated furniture or bedding; or appliances and parts","Ensure that brushing of vegetation and weed or invasive species"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Phone the Village Office at 604-796-2171 or complete the online Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form. Complaints are kept confidential.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Harrison Hot Springs","section":"Bylaw Enforcement page","quotes":["please report these to the Village Office at 604-796-2171 or complete the Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"process":{"label":"What happens next","value":"A Bylaw Enforcement Officer can send a written order. The owner must fix the problem within the time in the order, or within 30 days of the order if no time is given. The owner can ask Council to review the order. If the owner does not comply, the Village can do the work and charge the cost, plus an administrative charge of $100 for every ten days after the order expires; unpaid amounts can be collected like property taxes.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2022-02/Bylaw%201072%20-%20Property%20Maintenance.pdf","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1072, 2015 (PDF)","section":"s. 4(b), 5, 6, 7","quotes":["within a time period","stated in the order, or if no time period is stated, within 30 days","seek review by Council at a time to be arranged by the Corporate Officer","administrative charge of $100.00 for every ten days following the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Unsightly property or accumulation of rubbish, furniture, appliances and similar: $500 ($490 early, $510 late). Graffiti: $500. Noxious weed or invasive plant build-up, or failing to brush vegetation: $200 ($190 early, $210 late).","short":"$500 ($490 early, $510 late)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw-855---Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-%28Consolidated-%29-April-2026.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 855, 2006 (consolidated to April 7, 2026) (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Cause or allow property or premises to become unsightly 500.00 490.00 510.00","Fail to brush vegetation and weed, remove invasive species 200.00 190.00 210.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Harrison Hot Springs Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1072, 2015.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2022-02/Bylaw%201072%20-%20Property%20Maintenance.pdf","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1072, 2015 (PDF)","section":"title page","quotes":["Harrison Hot Springs Regulation of Unsightly Premises Bylaw No."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1072](<https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2022-02/Bylaw%201072%20-%20Property%20Maintenance.pdf>) says owners and occupiers must not let their property become or stay unsightly, or let rubbish, broken or dilapidated furniture, bedding or appliances, vehicle parts, unused wood (other than firewood), construction materials with no construction under way, or standing water build up. Graffiti, leaving rubbish on public or private property, abandoning a vehicle, appliance or furniture, and letting noxious weeds or invasive plants build up are also banned. Owners must brush vegetation and remove weeds regularly.\n\n\"Unsightly\" means cluttered, dilapidated, disorganized, unclean or in such apparent neglect or disrepair as to unreasonably cause irritation or inconvenience to nearby residents or the public.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Phone the Village Office at 604-796-2171, or complete the online Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form on the [Bylaw Enforcement page](<https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement>). Complaints are kept confidential.\n2. A Bylaw Enforcement Officer can send the owner a written order.\n3. The owner must fix the problem within the time in the order, or within 30 days of the order if no time is given. The owner can ask Council to review the order.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- If the owner does not comply, the Village can do the work and charge the cost, plus an administrative charge of $100 for every ten days after the order expires. Unpaid amounts can be collected like property taxes.\n- Tickets under the Village's [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 855](<https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw-855---Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-%28Consolidated-%29-April-2026.pdf>): $500 ($490 early, $510 late) for unsightly property or accumulation of rubbish, furniture and appliances; $500 for graffiti; $200 ($190 early, $210 late) for noxious weed or invasive plant build-up or failing to brush vegetation.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2022-02/Bylaw%201072%20-%20Property%20Maintenance.pdf","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1072, 2015 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw-855---Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-%28Consolidated-%29-April-2026.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 855, 2006 (consolidated to April 7, 2026) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Harrison Hot Springs","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 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/unsightly-property/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/unsightly-property.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/unsightly-property.json"}}