Property owners in Muskoka Lakes say short-term rentals have taken the peace and quiet out of cottage country. For cottage owners like Todd Perry, whose family has enjoyed a lake in the area for seven decades, it's about time something is done about short-term rentals. Daniel Thomas/CBC/Radio-CanadaHow would bylaw change short-term rentals? Story continuesMuskoka Lakes Mayor Peter Kelley says that would help limit unruly behaviour, which has become more of a problem as short-term rentals have become big business. The Muskoka Lakes Association represents 2,000 cottagers in the area and vice-president Ken Pearce said the group sees both sides of the issue.
