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title: Kamloops unsightly property rules and how to report
question: "How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property?"
place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
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owner_body: City of Kamloops
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# Kamloops unsightly property rules and how to report

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

**Short answer:** In Kamloops, owners and occupiers must not let property become or stay unsightly, including rubbish, noxious weeds, standing water and pests, under the Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1. Report a property to Community Services with a Request for Service or by calling 250-828-3409.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Kamloops, https://www.kamloops.ca)  
**Cost:** $100 ticket for each offence; the City can also bill its clean-up costs (abatement fees) to the owner or occupant  
**Where:**
- Online: Request for Service form (choose Nuisance Property), https://www.kamloops.ca/form/bylaw-complaints
- Phone: Community Services, 250-828-3409
- By mail: Community Services, 1303 Mission Flats Road, Kamloops, BC V2C 1A9

## Key facts

- **What counts:** An owner or occupier must not let property become or stay 'unsightly': rubbish or derelict items visible from a road or nearby property, derelict vehicles, untidy building materials, dead or uncontrolled landscaping, decayed fences or structures. Also not allowed: unsanitary conditions, standing water, noxious weeds, insect or rodent infestations, rubbish overflowing around containers, and (on a property with a building permit) demolition or construction waste piling up.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1 (consolidated), ss. 2.1 "Unsightly", 4.1, 4.2, 4.3](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/document/73376/Good%20Neighbour%20Bylaw%20No.%2049-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "An owner or occupier of Property must not cause, permit, suffer, or allow the Property to become or remain Unsightly." … "the placement, storage, or Accumulation of one or more DERELICT VEHICLES" … "an Accumulation of Noxious Weeds;" … "an Accumulation of standing water;" … "Rubbish to overflow from or Accumulate around any Container situated on the Property."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **How to report:** Use the online Request for Service form (option 'Nuisance Property'), phone Community Services at 250-828-3409, or write to Community Services, 1303 Mission Flats Road, Kamloops, V2C 1A9. You need to give your name, address and phone number and the address of the property.
  - Source: [Request for Service, Community Services, page](https://www.kamloops.ca/public-safety/community-services/request-service)
  - Official wording: "Phone 250-828-3409" … "Send a letter outlining your concerns to: Community Services, City of Kamloops, 1303 Mission Flats Road, Kamloops, BC, V2C 1A9"
  - Source: [Request for Service, Community Services, form](https://www.kamloops.ca/public-safety/community-services/request-service)
  - Official wording: "Before we can act on your request for service from a Community Services Officer, we will require your name, address, and phone number"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **What happens next:** An officer may first give a warning notice (no penalty; may set a compliance date), then a Compliance Order with a deadline. If it is not met, the City may enter and do the work, charging the owner or occupant Abatement Fees (the City may collect them as a debt or add them to the property tax roll if unpaid after 30 days). The owner may ask Council to reconsider in writing within 10 days of being served.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1 (consolidated), ss. 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 7.2](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/document/73376/Good%20Neighbour%20Bylaw%20No.%2049-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "may issue a Compliance Order requiring that the owner or the occupant bring the Property into compliance with this bylaw" … "the cost of such work shall be added to the taxes of the Property" … "ten (10) days of the Compliance Order being served"
  - Source: [Tickets, Violations and Notices, page](https://www.kamloops.ca/public-safety/community-services/tickets-violations-notices)
  - Official wording: "There is no penalty attached to a warning notice it is simply to create an awareness, however the notice may include a compliance date"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** $100 for allowing an unsightly property (s. 4.1), and $100 each for unsanitary conditions, standing water, noxious weeds, infestation, rubbish around a container, construction waste and failure to remove.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw, Schedule H](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/71966)
  - Official wording: "Allow Unsightly Property 4.1 $100.00" … "Failure to remove 4.4 $100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1, 2017
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1 (consolidated), s. 1](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/document/73376/Good%20Neighbour%20Bylaw%20No.%2049-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as the “Good Neighbour Bylaw No.49-1, 2017”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Division Four of the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/document/73376/Good%20Neighbour%20Bylaw%20No.%2049-1.pdf) says an owner or occupier in the City of Kamloops must not let property become or stay "unsightly". That covers rubbish or derelict items visible from a road or nearby property, derelict vehicles, untidy building materials, dead or uncontrolled landscaping, and decayed fences or structures. Also banned are unsanitary conditions, standing water, noxious weeds, insect or rodent infestations, and rubbish overflowing around containers. Properties with a building permit may not let demolition or construction waste pile up.

## Steps

1. Note the property address and what you see.
2. Submit a Request for Service online (choose "Nuisance Property"), call Community Services at 250-828-3409, or write to 1303 Mission Flats Road. Give your name, address and phone number.
3. An officer may first give a warning notice (no penalty, may set a compliance date), then a Compliance Order with a deadline.

## Good to know

- If the order is not met, the City may enter and do the work, charging the owner or occupant abatement fees. Unpaid after 30 days, the City may collect them as a debt or add them to the property tax.
- The owner may ask Council in writing to reconsider within 10 days of being served.
- Tickets are $100 for an unsightly property, and $100 each for unsanitary conditions, standing water, noxious weeds, infestation, rubbish around a container, construction waste and failure to remove.
- Graffiti has its own bylaw.

## What you'll need

- Your name, address and phone number
- Address of the property

## Official forms and pages

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1 (PDF)](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/document/73376/Good%20Neighbour%20Bylaw%20No.%2049-1.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Kamloops noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/noise-rules.md)
- [Kamloops bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/bylaw-fines.md)

## 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)
- [Chase](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chase/unsightly-property.md)
- [Barriere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/unsightly-property.md)
- [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/unsightly-property.md)
- [Ashcroft](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/unsightly-property.md)
- [Cache Creek](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/unsightly-property.md)

## Sources

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1 (consolidated) (PDF), City of Kamloops](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/document/73376/Good%20Neighbour%20Bylaw%20No.%2049-1.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw, Schedule H (PDF)](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/71966) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Request for Service, Community Services, City of Kamloops](https://www.kamloops.ca/public-safety/community-services/request-service) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Tickets, Violations and Notices, City of Kamloops](https://www.kamloops.ca/public-safety/community-services/tickets-violations-notices) (read 2026-11-05)

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