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The kinds of business a home in Kawartha Lakes needs, by moment, and the local rules their work runs into, each with its source and the date we checked it.

6 local rules and 84 kinds of business. Page reviewed 30 Oct 2026.

Kawartha Lakes

Local rules on this page6 of 7

Extra units
Trees
Rental licensing
Short-term rentals
A business run from home
Water and sewer rates
Property tax

1.26%

About 1.26% of assessed value: the 2026 residential tax rate (checked 29 Oct 2026).

84 kindsof business

9 momentsfrom thinking to living there

Listing opennone yet

The local rules the work runs into

Extra units

Kawartha Lakes zoning by-law 2020-162: permits up to three additional units on a lot with full municipal services in the urban areas of Lindsay, Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls and Omemee, up to two in the rural area (on a lot of at least 0.4 ha) and one inside a single detached house on the Oak Ridges Moraine (City guide, May 2025); every unit must be registered under By-law 2020-162.
Source: Kawartha Lakes by-law 2020-162 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Trees

Kawartha Lakes: the City Tree Canopy Preservation By-law needs a permit to damage or remove a City-owned tree, including on road allowances, shoreline road allowances and water access blocks; it applies only to City-owned property.
Source: Kawartha Lakes · checked 29 Oct 2026
Rental licensing
- Extra units must be registered
Kawartha Lakes by-law 2020-162: every additional residential unit must be registered with the City, with a one-time fee and an inspection; unregistered units are considered illegal.
Source: Kawartha Lakes by-law 2020-162 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Short-term rentals
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
Kawartha Lakes by-law 2023-111: a City licence is needed to rent a dwelling for fewer than 28 consecutive days, hosted or un-hosted, with at most two renters per bedroom plus two (under-15s not counted), no guests after 11 pm, no un-hosted rental to anyone under 25, $2 million liability insurance and the licence number on every listing.
Source: Kawartha Lakes by-law 2023-111 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Water and sewer rates

City of Kawartha Lakes, 2026 residential rates: water $3.24 and sewer $1.89 per m³; monthly fixed charges of $34.45 water and $37.00 sewer for a 5/8–3/4-inch meter; unmetered flat-rate accounts $961.16 water and $740.24 sewer a year, from 1 February 2026.
Source: City of Kawartha Lakes, 2026 rate schedule · checked 29 Oct 2026
Property tax

1.26%of assessed value, 2026

0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)

18th lowest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.

The 2026 residential property tax rate in Kawartha Lakes is 1.259111% of assessed value. That is the rate for most of the City, including the City rate (1.106111%) and the provincial education rate (0.153%); Kawartha Lakes' rates differ by area (Lindsay 1.573877%, Ops 1.419949%), so the rate for this address may differ.
Source: Kawartha Lakes tax rate by-law, 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026

Summarised from the municipality's own by-laws and pages; the by-law is the authoritative text. The rules not shown here aren't in our tables yet: the municipality's site has its by-laws. An OfferDue report reads these and the address's own records for one home.

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The home team, by moment

Thinking about it

4 kinds

Getting ready to sell

16 kinds

Searching and financing

5 kinds

The offer and its conditions

16 kinds

Closing and moving

15 kinds

The first 90 days

23 kinds

Making it yours

35 kinds

Adding a unit or renting it out

11 kinds

Living there

22 kinds

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