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For Kawartha Lakes rental owners

A missed licence date can cost you $1,491.*

LakeHost watches your licence dates and records, to help you avoid lost bookings, inspection fees and demerit points.

  • An alert before every licence and apply-by date
  • Renewal paperwork kept in one place
  • Guest registry ready within the city's 24 hours
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Free until April 30, 2027. Then $99 a year, less than one night's booking.
Join today: get the free 2026-27 licence calendar (PDF) right away. Alerts and the guest registry open to members this winter; LakeHost is in development.
*Estimate, not a promise: 2 weeks of bookings at area averages (AirROI 2026).
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Add your property
Town
Licence
HostedUnhosted
6 months1 year
Add property
✓ Dates added
Suggested apply-by
Feb 18, 2027
For your 1-year licence starting Apr 1
8:02
Thursday, February 4
LLakeHost · now
Apply by Feb 18

Your 1-year licence starts April 1. The city estimates 2 to 6 weeks.

Mark as applied
Guest registry
Syncing your Airbnb calendar
4 renters
Add guests
2 renters
Check alarms
New booking
Add guests
✓ Registry ready within the city's 24 hours
Your records
PDFFloor plan✓
PDFSite diagram✓
PDFInsurance certificate✓
LOGLicence history✓
Download for renewal
Example screens with sample data. LakeHost is in development. Dates from the City of Kawartha Lakes, checked Oct 5, 2026.
What a missed date costs

It's November 3. Your summer licence ended October 31.

Guests arrive Friday. A new licence takes the city 2 to 6 weeks.

LakeHost helps you avoid that.Get the free licence calendarSee how it works
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A licence 2 to 6 weeks late could cost you
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in bookings you can't legally take. An estimate, not a promise.

Sources: bookings at the Kawartha Lakes averages, $318 a night and 33.5% booked (AirROI 2026), over 14 days; inspection fees and demerits from the City of Kawartha Lakes and By-law 2023-111; tax rule from CPA Canada. See every rule and source

How LakeHost helps

We watch the dates. You keep the bookings.

Add your property once. We email you before every date and keep your records ready, so a missed date doesn't cost you bookings, inspection fees or demerit points.

Alerts before every date

Licence expiry, apply-by and insurance renewal, emailed ahead.

Avoid licence gaps and lost bookings

Guest registry, started for you

Stay dates come in from your Airbnb calendar. You add guest details and alarm checks.

Ready in 24 hours

Paperwork in one place

Floor plan, site diagram and insurance certificate.

Ready to renew

A clean record at tax time

A dated licence history to hand your accountant.

Licensed days on record
How it works

Three steps. Then it runs in the background.

  1. 1

    Add your property

    Pick your town and licence type.

  2. 2

    Get alerts

    An email before every licence, insurance and apply-by date.

  3. 3

    Keep your records

    Guest registry and safety checks for each stay, ready to download.

The payoffDates watched. Records ready. Bookings kept.
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Your licence dates, in 10 seconds

Dates and fees from the City of Kawartha Lakes 2026 licence sheet. Apply-by is 6 weeks before the next licence starts, the longer end of the city's 2 to 6 week estimates. Always confirm with the city.

Your licence ends-
Days left-
Next licence starts-
Suggested apply-by-
Next licence fee (2026 rate)-

Want an email before each date? Join the founding list.

Free until April 30, 2027

Get the free licence calendar, plus early access

Only $99 CAD a year
About 27 cents a day
Free until April 30, 2027. Then pay only if you choose to stay. No card needed.
  • Free now: 2026-27 Kawartha Lakes licence calendar (PDF)
  • Alerts before every licence and insurance date
  • Guest registry, started from your Airbnb dates
Less than one night's booking
Average night: $318 (Kawartha Lakes average, AirROI 2026)
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Joining adds you to the LakeHost founding list. Your calendar downloads right away. We will email you about early access and launch news. Unsubscribe anytime. Sent by Castle & Clove Inc., Burlington, Ontario L7P 1M4, Canada, hello@lakehost.ca. See our Terms and Privacy policy.

Questions

Before you sign up

Who is LakeHost for?

Anyone renting out a cottage, home or room in Kawartha Lakes for stays under 28 days. Hosted and unhosted licences both count.

What's in the free calendar?

Every 2026-27 licence period with its suggested apply-by date, the 2026 fees, and the rules to follow for every stay. One printable page.

When does the app launch?

Early access starts this winter, with licence reminders and the guest registry first. Free until April 30, 2027. Full launch before the 2027 summer season.

What does it cost?

Nothing to join. At the spring launch you choose whether to stay at $99 a year. No card needed now.

How does LakeHost help me save money?

It is built to help you avoid the costs of a missed date: bookings you can't legally take during a licence gap, inspection fees that roughly double each time, demerit points that can suspend your licence, and expenses you can't deduct for unlicensed days. Dollar figures on this page are estimates, not promises; your own costs depend on your rental.

I manage rentals for other owners.

Choose "A property manager" in the form and we'll contact you about manager pricing.

Is this legal or tax advice?

No. We summarize the city's official documents, with sources and the date we checked. Always confirm with the city, and ask your accountant about tax.

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