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Nikki Koski. Cottage Rules
The Cottage Rules. An Owner’s Guide to the Rights & Responsibilities of Sharing Recreational Property
Creed
Simple Life
Introduction
Why Use These Rules?
Who Can Use These Rules?
Chapter 1. How Our Cottage Rules Evolved
Bush Camp
Manitoulin
Inheriting the Cottage
Coming Together
Chapter 2. Overview
The Eight Steps
Your New Business — The Cottage
A foundation for the Rules
Chapter 3. The Cottage Cornerstones
The Basics
Meetings
Sample 1: Agenda
Booking
Double booking
Permission for guests
Collection
Time limits
Reminders
Bumping
First come, first served
Chapter 4. Money & Banking
User Fees
When to charge fees
What to charge
How to set fees
Sample 2: Estimate of Expenses
The Ledger: Keeping Track
Sample 3: Ledger for Account
Banking
Sample 4: Yearly Expenses
Naming your accounts
The double signature
Signing powers
Changing signers
Borrowing money
Realtors work
Insurance and Capital Gains
Succession Planning
The will
Chapter 5. A Written History
The Log Book
Website
Sample 5: Log Book
Sample 6: Fishing Log
Chapter 6. Care & Maintenance
Work Weekends
Spring Cleaning
Sample 7: Spring Opening Up: To Do List
Preparing for the Off Season
Sample 8: Fall Closing Down: To Do List
Each Visit
Sample 9: Checking Out Checklist
Using the Lists
Chapter 7. Two Family Scenario
Chapter 8. Pantry, Laundry, and Other Housekeeping
Sample 10: Basic Pantry Checklist
Guests
Cooking for guests
Sample 11: Meal-Planning Checklist
Sample 12: Menu Examples
Internet for guests
Guests’ pets
Clothing
Laundry
With or without a cottage linen supply
With a washing machine
Security — Keys to Your Success
Storage
Safe storage: Non-shared items
Things you may want to store
Donations — Cash and In Kind
Chapter 9. Love Your Environment … Get Connected
Gardening
Bird feeders
Do It Naturally
Garbage
Energy
Rain barrels
Keeping It Chartreuse
Pack a picnic and go exploring
Chapter 10. The Cottage Lifestyle
Chapter 11. Paperwork Can Be Good …
Emergency Numbers
Sample 13: Emergency Telephone Numbers
First-aid Kit
Sample 14: First-Aid Kit Checklist
More First-aid Tips
Water and Fire Safety
Water
Fire
Chapter 12. Wrapping It Up
Appendix: The Cottage Rules Partnership Agreement
Glossary
The Download Kit
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Notice to Readers
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