Property Maintenance and Standards
City Council passes property related by-laws on safety, maintenance, beautification and livability to set standards for all property owners to follow.
By-laws
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Requires a minimum air temperature of at least 22 °C between September 1 to June 15 in rented or leased living accommodations |
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Find assistance for grass cutting and snow removal. |
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Apartment building inspections occur regularly in Oshawa. Tenants can request a unit inspection at any time by emailing or calling Service Oshawa at 905-436-3311. |
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Complete the Shopping Cart Retrieval Request Form on-line or contact Service Oshawa. Fee payments ($50/cart) must be received by the City and arrangements made by the retailer to retrieve the carts at least two weeks prior to cart disposition dates (January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1) unless otherwise advised. |
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Requires that owners of vacant buildings and land in Oshawa register their vacant property with City. Registering your property on an annual basis ensures proactive and continued compliance with property related standards set by Council, keeping our community clean and safe for everyone to enjoy.
Review the full details on our Vacant Building and Land Registry page |
Property Maintenance
Property Standards for Designated Heritage Properties
City Council approved updates to the City's Property Standards By-law to establish additional minimum standards for maintenance and repair for Designated Heritage Properties designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, 1990. The new standards include but are not limited to:
- General standards for heritage properties
- Standards for the repair and/or replacement of heritage attributes
- Standards for vacant heritage properties
- Standards for vacant properties that are not heritage properties
Report CORP-20-29 Property Standards By-law 1-2002 and Heritage Properties provides more information on these changes.
Please visit the City's Heritage Property webpage for more details.
Enforcement and Complaint Process
Please visit the By-law Enforcement page to find out more information about enforcement and how to file a complaint related to any of the above by-laws.
Property Standards Modernization
The City has completed its modernization review of the Property Standards By-law (“P.S.B.”). Public feedback was received through:
- Connect Oshawa
- City's online feedback tool
- Advisory Committees
- Community Groups and Organizations from the Building Industry
- Property Standards By-law Working Group
CORP-21-55 Proposed Modernization of Property Standards By-law 1-2002 is a report staff prepared that presents the results of the Public and Industry Consultation, the Working Group Review, and the proposed amendments to modernize the P.S.B. The report and draft by-law was considered by the Corporate Services Committee at its November 8, 2021 meeting and was approved by City Council at its November 22, 2021 meeting.