Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Affordable Housing

[Brian Bartholomew (bartholomew.brian]

Seems to me, tiny houses on wheels are a way to avoid zoning, which
bans small houses of a more affordable size.  A downside of tiny
houses is they have weight and size restrictions due to road
transport, and they can't be built to normal building code strength or
durability.  I wouldn't want to be in one during a hurricane.

Remove that zoning, and you'll see smaller, more affordable houses
reappear.  Then only move the people, not the houses.  Remove other
mortgage/real estate red tape, and these smaller houses could be
bought and sold as people move, without losing a large chunk of
accumulated equity each move in overhead.

Brian