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

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

**Short answer:** In Warfield, the Untidy and Unsightly Bylaw requires owners to keep property tidy, with grass and weeds under 30 cm. An officer gives a written notice and the owner has 10 days to fix it. The bylaw names no complaint form or phone, so contact the Village Office.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Warfield, https://warfield.ca)  
**Cost:** Fine of up to $500 on summary conviction. Unpaid Village clean-up costs are added to property taxes.  
**How long:** The owner has 10 days from delivery of the notice to remove the problem.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Village Office, 250-368-8202 (Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; closed Friday)
- Email: Village Office, info@warfield.ca

## Key facts

- **What counts:** An owner or occupier must not let property become untidy or unsightly, infested with caterpillars or noxious insects, hold rubbish, discarded materials or uncontained garbage, show graffiti, be overgrown above 30 cm with brush, noxious weeds or grass, or hold unlicensed or inoperable vehicles or trailers unless inside a building.
  - Source: [Regulation of Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006, ss. 4.1 to 4.7](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-686-Untidy-And-Unsightly-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No owner or occupier of property in the Village shall allow such property to become or" … "overgrown with any brush, noxious weeds, or grasses in excess of 30 centimetres in height" … "the presence of graffiti on the property" … "validly registered or licensed in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Act" … "capable of movement under its own power"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to report:** Not confirmed. The bylaw names no complaint form, email or phone.
- **What happens next:** An officer delivers a written notice; the owner must remove the problem within 10 days of delivery. If not, the Village may, after 7 days' written notice by registered mail, do the work at the owner's cost. Unpaid charges on December 31 are added to the property taxes.
  - Source: [Regulation of Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006, ss. 7.1, 7.2, 8.1](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-686-Untidy-And-Unsightly-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "must remove from the property anything that, as stated in the notice, renders the property untidy or" … "within ten (10) days of delivery of the notice" … "within seven (7) days following written notice by registered mail to the owner, enter and effect such abatement at the expense of the person so defaulting" … "shall be added to and form part to the taxes payable in respect of that property as taxes in arrears"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** A fine of up to $500 on summary conviction. Each day the offence continues is a separate offence.
  - Source: [Regulation of Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006, ss. 10.2, 10.3](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-686-Untidy-And-Unsightly-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than Five Hundred ($500.00) dollars" … "A separate offence shall be deemed to be committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Village of Warfield Regulation of Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006
  - Source: [Regulation of Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006, s. 1.1](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-686-Untidy-And-Unsightly-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Village of Warfield Regulation of Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

In Warfield, the [Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-686-Untidy-And-Unsightly-Bylaw.pdf) says an owner or occupier must not let property become untidy or unsightly. That includes property infested with caterpillars or noxious insects, holding rubbish, discarded materials or uncontained garbage, showing graffiti, overgrown above 30 cm with brush, noxious weeds or grass, or holding unlicensed or inoperable vehicles or trailers unless they are inside a building.

## Steps

1. To report a property, contact the Village Office (250-368-8202). The bylaw names no complaint form, email or phone; it says the CAO, Public Works Foreman or Bylaw Enforcement Officer enforce it.
2. An officer delivers a written notice to the owner, who must remove the problem within 10 days of delivery.
3. If the owner does not, the Village may, after 7 days' written notice by registered mail, do the work at the owner's cost.

## Good to know

- Unpaid charges on December 31 are added to the property taxes.
- The bylaw sets a fine of up to $500 on summary conviction. Each day the offence continues is a separate offence.
- The Village's Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 950 may set a ticket amount for unsightly premises, but its online copy is a scanned image that could not be read.

## Official forms and pages

- [Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006 (PDF)](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-686-Untidy-And-Unsightly-Bylaw.pdf)

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## Sources

- [Regulation of Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006 (PDF), Village of Warfield](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-686-Untidy-And-Unsightly-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact Us, Village of Warfield](https://warfield.ca/contact-us/) (read 2026-11-08)

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