--- title: Tahsis unsightly property rules and how to report question: "How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Tahsis?" place: Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/tahsis category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Tahsis sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/unsightly-property/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/unsightly-property.json" --- # Tahsis unsightly property rules and how to report **Question:** How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Tahsis? **Short answer:** In Tahsis, contact the Village Office at 250-934-6344 or reception@villageoftahsis.com. The Property Maintenance Regulation Bylaw bars refuse, junk, derelict boats or vehicles, and overgrown or untidy land. No complaint form is posted. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Tahsis, https://villageoftahsis.com) **Cost:** No ticket amount is set. On conviction, a fine of up to $10,000 plus the Village's costs. **How long:** A written notice gives a reasonable time to comply. A vacant building gets 24 hours after written notice. **Where:** - Phone: Village of Tahsis Municipal Office, 250-934-6344 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) - Email: Village Office, reception@villageoftahsis.com ## Key facts - **What counts:** An owner or occupier must not let refuse, junk or other noxious or offensive items collect on the land, or let it become an untidy or "unsightly property" (including graffiti, derelict boats or vehicles, dead or overgrown plants). Weeds must not create a fire hazard, and lawns must not grow past the neighbourhood standard or 25.4 cm (10 in.). - Source: [Property Maintenance Regulation Bylaw No. 614, 2019, ss. 9(1)-(2), 9(5), 11(2), 12](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SKM_C454e19052308580.pdf) - Official wording: "An Owner or Occupier must not cause or permit Refuse or other noxious, offensive" … "to become or remain an untidy or Unsightly Property." … "An Owner or Occupier must not place Graffiti or permit Graffiti to remain on the Land" … "not beyond 25. 4 cm. (10 in. ) in height." … "all or any part of a Derelict Vehicle;" … "plants, bushes, hedges, shrubs, and trees that are decaying, dying or dead or" … "An Owneror Occupiermust not cause or permit Weedsor other unintended plants to" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **How to report:** No complaint form is posted. Contact the Village Office at 250-934-6344 or reception@villageoftahsis.com. The Strathcona Regional District's bylaw enforcement officer, appointed by Council, enforces the bylaw. - Source: [https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SKM_C454e19052310510.pdf, May 2019 Village notice "Property Maintenance Regulation Bylaw (new)"](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SKM_C454e19052310510.pdf) - Official wording: "For more information contact the Village Office:" … "enforcement officer has been appointed by Council under the Police Act asthe Village's bylaw" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What happens next:** A bylaw enforcement officer sends a written notice with a reasonable time to comply. If it is not done, the matter may go to Council for an order after the owner has a chance to be heard. If the order is not met, the Village may do the work and charge the owner; unpaid costs at December 31 are added to the property taxes. - Source: [Property Maintenance Regulation Bylaw No. 614, 2019, ss. 34-40](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SKM_C454e19052308580.pdf) - Official wording: "the matter may proceed to Councilfor an orderto comply" … "Prior to Council making an order under section 37, the Owner or Occupier of the Land or" … "recovered as a debt to the Village, and if not paid by December 31st of the year in which the costs are incurred, will be added to the property taxes" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** No ticket amount is set. On conviction, a fine of not more than $10,000 plus the Village's costs of investigating and prosecuting; each day is a separate offence. - Source: [Property Maintenance Regulation Bylaw No. 614, 2019, s. 41](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SKM_C454e19052308580.pdf) - Official wording: "commits an offence and will be liable upon conviction of a fine of not more than the" … "(d) $10,000 (Ten Thousand Dollars)," - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Property Maintenance Regulation Bylaw, 2019, No. 614 - Source: [Property Maintenance Regulation Bylaw No. 614, 2019, s. 1](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SKM_C454e19052308580.pdf) - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as the "Property Maintenance Regulation Bylaw, 2019, No. 614"" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The Village's [Property Maintenance Regulation Bylaw No. 614](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SKM_C454e19052308580.pdf) says an owner or occupier must not let refuse, junk or other noxious or offensive items collect on the land, or let it become untidy or "unsightly property". That includes graffiti, derelict boats or vehicles, and dead or overgrown plants. Weeds must not create a fire hazard, and lawns must not grow past the neighbourhood standard or 25.4 cm (10 in.). The bylaw also covers sidewalks and boulevards, buildings, fences, drainage, pests, vacant buildings and littering. ## Steps 1. Call the Village Office at 250-934-6344 or email reception@villageoftahsis.com. No complaint form is posted. 2. A bylaw enforcement officer sends the owner a written notice with a reasonable time to comply. 3. If it is not done, the matter may go to Council for an order after the owner has a chance to be heard. 4. If the order is not met, the Village may do the work and charge the owner. Unpaid costs at December 31 are added to the property taxes. ## Good to know - The Strathcona Regional District's bylaw enforcement officer, appointed by Council, enforces the bylaw. - A vacant building gets 24 hours after written notice, and a demolition excavation 24 hours. - No ticket amount is set. On conviction the fine is up to $10,000 plus the Village's costs of investigating and prosecuting. Each day is a separate offence. ## Official forms and pages - [Property Maintenance Regulation Bylaw No. 614, 2019 (PDF)](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SKM_C454e19052308580.pdf) ## Related questions - [Tahsis noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/noise-rules.md) - [Tahsis backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/backyard-fire.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Unsightly property fines in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/unsightly-property.md) - [Zeballos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zeballos/unsightly-property.md) - [Gold River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/unsightly-property.md) - [Sayward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/unsightly-property.md) - [Port Alice](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/unsightly-property.md) - [Port McNeill](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/unsightly-property.md) - [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/unsightly-property.md) ## Sources - [Property Maintenance Regulation Bylaw No. 614, 2019 (PDF), Village of Tahsis](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SKM_C454e19052308580.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SKM_C454e19052310510.pdf](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SKM_C454e19052310510.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. 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