Property Owner's Responsibility

It is the responsibility of every owner to maintain their property in a condition that will meet or exceed the minimum standards outlined in this legislation. Standards in this legislation include but are not limited to the following standards for all properties; supplementary standards for non-residential properties; and residential properties.

• Exterior property areas - parking lots - surface, drainage, paving, dust control
• Fence By-law
• Signs By-law
• Yards (waste issues or long grass), lot grading - insects, rodents
• Structural capacity - fire and storm damage - demolition
• Foundations, walls, columns, beams
• Doors, windows, exterior finishes
• Ventilation - heating
• Stairs, floors, landings, exits, porches
• Decks, balconies
• Roofs, roof structures
• Plumbing - sewers, discharge
• Electrical
• Abandoned vehicles, machinery, storage of items
• Nuisances and unsafe conditions
• Barrier Free requirements

You may view the Property Standards By-law 147-2011 (see Building By-laws) for a more detailed list and explanation of Enforcement.

Planning Department
Development Section
350 City Hall Square West, Suite 210
P. O. Box 1607
Windsor, Ontario
Canada
N9A 6S1

Phone: For general information, call 311.
Email: planningdept@citywindsor.ca