Property maintenance — Rural Municipality of Victoria, Manitoba
What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?
In the Rural Municipality of Victoria, Manitoba, standards: Storing a "Derelict Vehicle" (not registered, insured, enclosed, covered, or moved regularly) upon property within Local Urban Districts.; enforcement: Order issued; if not remedied in 14 days, municipality removes vehicle. Owner liable for penalties, removal, storage, disposal costs; added to tax roll if unpaid.; standards: Prohibits rubbish, unsightly property, unsafe structures, unregistered vehicles, appliances, parking on non-driveways, weeds, grass, burning, and destabilized trees.; enforcement: Written order; municipality may remediate at owner's expense collected like tax; fines up to $1,000 or six months imprisonment; vehicle removal and sale.. Source: Derelict Vehicle By-Law No. 1330/2010; Unsightly Premises By-Law No. 1413/2018; Vacant and Derelict Buildings By-Law No. 1433/2021, verified 2026-06-10.
Storing a "Derelict Vehicle" (not registered, insured, enclosed, covered, or moved regularly) upon property within Local Urban Districts.
s. 1(a), s. ix, s. x
enforcement
Order issued; if not remedied in 14 days, municipality removes vehicle. Owner liable for penalties, removal, storage, disposal costs; added to tax roll if unpaid.
s. xii, s. xiii, s. xiv
scout note
Adopted RM of Victoria bylaw regulating the parking and storing of derelict vehicles in the LUDs of Holland and Cypress River. Opened/OCR-confirmed.
Prohibits rubbish, unsightly property, unsafe structures, unregistered vehicles, appliances, parking on non-driveways, weeds, grass, burning, and destabilized trees.
## Standards
enforcement
Written order; municipality may remediate at owner's expense collected like tax; fines up to $1,000 or six months imprisonment; vehicle removal and sale.
## Enforcement; ## Warnings, Orders and Notices; ## Fines; ## Removal of Vehicles
scout note
Adopted RM of Victoria bylaw to maintain property and regulate nuisance, derelict, abandoned and unsightly property. Opened/OCR-confirmed.
Vacant and Derelict Buildings By-Law No. 1433/2021
adopted bylaw
standards
Premises non-compliant with Schedule "A" regarding structure, weather protection, security, and free of garbage, junk, or hazardous conditions. Boarded buildings deemed unsightly.
"UNSIGHTLY" means premises that are in non-compliance with Sections 3, 4, 5, 7
enforcement
Municipality may take Emergency Abatement Action to secure building at owner's cost for failure to secure vacant derelict building.
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scout note
Adopted RM of Victoria bylaw to regulate the condition and maintenance of vacant/derelict dwellings and buildings and the process to take title. Opened/OCR-confirmed.