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

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

**Short answer:** In Keremeos, report an unsightly or overgrown property to the Village in writing on the Bylaw Complaint Form, in person at 702 4th Street, by email to info@keremeos.ca, or by phone at 250-499-2711. Your information is kept confidential.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Keremeos, https://www.keremeos.ca/home)  
**Cost:** Tickets from $150 to $250 (see below).  
**How long:** The owner must comply within 7 days (lives in the Village) or 10 days (lives outside the Village) of the notice.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Village Office, 250-499-2711
- Email: Bylaw complaints, info@keremeos.ca
- In person: Village Office, 702 4th Street, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0

## Key facts

- **What counts:** Owners must not allow water, rubbish or noxious matter to collect on the property; rubbish to overflow from containers; the property to become or remain unsightly; dead landscaping, vegetation, weeds or noxious weeds to accumulate; graffiti to remain; or derelict vehicles to be stored outside a building. Farm land and screened commercial or industrial storage have limited exemptions.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810 (consolidated June 10, 2026), s. 2.1, 2.9, 2.10](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/)
  - Official wording: "No owner of real property shall cause, suffer or permit:" … "the real property to become or remain unsightly;" … "Where real property is assessed as farm land, it shall not be considered to be unsightly"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to report:** In writing on the Bylaw Complaint Form, in person at the Village office (702 4th Street), by email to info@keremeos.ca, or by phone at 250-499-2711. Complainant information is kept confidential.
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, Bylaw Enforcement page](https://www.keremeos.ca/bylaw-enforcement)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw complaints may be submitted in writing using the Bylaw Complaint Form ; in person at the Village office at 702 4th Street; by email to info@keremeos.ca; or by phone at 250-499-2711." … "Complainant information is considered confidential"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **What happens next:** The Village serves a notice on the owner. The owner must comply within 7 days (owner living in the Village) or 10 days (owner living outside the Village). If not, the Village may do the work at the owner's cost, including administrative costs. An owner can appeal to Council in writing at least 72 hours before the time expires. A property that becomes unsightly again within 15 days is deemed to have remained unsightly.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810 (consolidated June 10, 2026), s. 2.14 to 2.17](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/)
  - Official wording: "All owners of real property shall comply within 7 days of the date of such notice for" … "owners that reside within the Village and within 10 days of the date of such notice for" … "Properties that become unsightly again within 15 days of compliance with this Bylaw are" … "at least 72 hours prior to the expiry of the time given in the Notice to remedy the nuisance, appeal to the Council"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** $150 for an unsightly property (s. 2.1 c); $150 for dead vegetation or weeds (s. 2.1 d); $250 for accumulations of water, rubbish or noxious matter (s. 2.1 a) and for a derelict vehicle outside a building (s. 2.1 f); $150 for failing to comply with the time specified (s. 2.14).
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 7](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/)
  - Official wording: "Unsightly property" … "Accumulation of water, rubbish, other noxious or offensive" … "Fail to comply with time specified"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810 (consolidated June 10, 2026), Title](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/)
  - Official wording: "Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810" … "This Bylaw may be cited as “Good Neighbour Bylaw No.810.”"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/) says owners must not allow:

- water, rubbish or noxious matter to collect on the property
- rubbish to overflow from containers
- the property to become or remain unsightly
- dead landscaping, vegetation, weeds or noxious weeds to accumulate
- graffiti to remain
- derelict vehicles to be stored outside a building

Farm land and screened commercial or industrial storage have limited exemptions. The Village enforces mostly by complaint.

## Steps

1. Report in writing on the Bylaw Complaint Form, in person at the Village Office, by email to info@keremeos.ca, or by phone at 250-499-2711.
2. The Village serves a notice on the owner.
3. The owner must comply within 7 days (lives in the Village) or 10 days (lives outside the Village).
4. If not, the Village may do the work at the owner's cost, including administrative costs.

## Good to know

- An owner can appeal to Council in writing at least 72 hours before the time expires.
- A property that becomes unsightly again within 15 days is deemed to have remained unsightly.
- Tickets: $150 for an unsightly property; $150 for dead vegetation or weeds; $250 for accumulations of water, rubbish or noxious matter and for a derelict vehicle outside a building; $150 for failing to comply with the time specified.

## Official forms and pages

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810 (PDF)](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Keremeos](https://www.keremeos.ca/bylaw-enforcement)

## Related questions

- [Keremeos noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/noise-rules.md)
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## The same question elsewhere

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## Sources

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810 (consolidated June 10, 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Keremeos](https://www.keremeos.ca/bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/) (read 2026-11-08)

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