Private Property Rights. 3 Reasons Tiny Houses are often Illegal.

Are zoning laws usually the enemy of tiny houses? Yes. Zoning laws often prevent tiny houses.

• tiny houses can violate zoning by location
• tiny houses can be too small to comply with single family residence codes
• tiny houses can violate codes that require residences be connected to local utilities

What is the argument against allowing tiny houses in zoning ordinances? That property values will diminish by permiting tiny houses

Are tiny houses running amock with building codes? Somestimes yes, Some builders follow building codes, other times any staircase in a tiny house can violate uniform building codes or lofts are not tall enough.

Governing | Tiny Houses: Affordable, Energy-Efficient and Often Illegal