• ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net
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    13 days ago

    in reference to the title: that can vary depending on the state and county, as I recall reading that zoning and tiny homes can be absolutely fraught with difficulty depending on that. As an example, I believe there are many counties where it would be illegal to live in an RV as a permanent dwelling, and a wheeled tiny home would pose similar problems. A tiny home on a foundation has its own issues as well, and it can be difficult to get home owners insurance for them.

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      13 days ago

      In addition, they’ve been made fully illegal without a slab foundation in many places. In Tennessee, they’re referred to as “ready removeable” buildings, and the state hated so much that poor people were actually finding a way to get housing that they passed a bunch of laws making it so everything had to have a slab foundation, which really fucked trailers and trailer parks for a while, too.

      Yeah, they’re not a great solution, but they were a way for poor folks to actually own something. Now they’re so outrageously expensive it’s often cheaper to buy a full sized 2 bed/bath home than it is to live in a shed on a patch of land your buddy owns

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        That’s absolutely atrocious to hear Tennessee did that. So damn cruel.

        I used to love the idea of tiny homes and the potential of financial freedom they promised. But as you say, any way out found is quickly quashed.