On Thursday, the Washington State Congress passed a historic tiny house bill, 95-0. It creates practical provisions for placement of tiny houses on wheels within community settings. Senate Bill 5383, sponsored by Senator Hans Zeiger, is far-reaching and multifaceted. Most importantly it legitimizes THOWs as permanent dwellings. We all know … Read more
Operation Tiny Home is expanding its programming again. This inspiring nonprofit offers affordable housing solutions and community-focused tiny house building workshops, for veterans to those experiencing financial hardship. Last month, they launched a Downpayment Assistance Grant program. Read about it here. Now they are supporting “dignity housing” for Native Americans. … Read more
Two years ago, Oregon tiny house advocates were embroiled in a fight with the Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD). The BCD director was actively working to stymie the governor’s directive to create a building code for tiny houses that would draw from the International Residential Code (IRC) Appendix Q. What’s … Read more
You are ready to make the leap into tiny house living. Check! You found a builder that offers financing. Check! You can easily make regular, affordable loan payments. Check! Even with all these positive factors, do you lack the funds to make the necessary down payment? Good news. Operation Tiny … Read more
Tiny House Atlanta has grown from a Meetup to advocacy powerhouse. It is now a program under the MicroLife Institute, a Georgia non-profit, dedicated to building walkable, sustainable “micro-hood” communities while educating individuals, groups, and cities about the positive impacts of micro living. Together they are setting out to inspire … Read more
Tiny houses could be coming to Baltimore. Now is the time to voice your support. Local advocates, tiny dwellers, and homeowners have been presented with an exciting opportunity to contribute ideas and support of a city council bill proposing an auxiliary dwelling unit, aka ADU, zoning ordinance. City Councilman Ryan … Read more