text: Doug...cottages pay quite a bit for opp policing in Ontario....even more since the Wynne government brought in the new OPP funding model which is quite a hit to cottage area taxpayers.  Some renters are fine, the thing is you just never know who is going to show up and the owner is nowhere to be found. 
  
   There are well known parking and garbage issues in addition to the noise.  Many renters are adding dishwashers and washing machines and showers without upgrading septic to serve the rental (mini hotel) market which overtime causes a breakdown of the lakewater.
  
  Cottage resort and hotel owners have also spent money on their property and have to adhere to several regulations as well as pay income tax.  It's quite the double standard we have going on throughout the land.