Find out which states are the most tiny house-friendly Despite the growing enthusiasm for tiny houses, it still isn?t easy to legally build them for full-time use. Zoning laws and building codes, by and large, require a minimum square footage for new-construction homes, and progress to reduce that square footage is slow.
"There are only a handful of cities across the country that directly address tiny houses," says Alexis Stephens, the national coordinator for the Tiny House Association and the producer of Tiny House Expedition. Stephens is making a three-part documentary about living legally in a tiny home after she found that "there?s a lot of interest [in tiny living], but people are confused by the zoning codes and regulations, and feel intimidated to go to the city government."
Cities and towns that have started to accommodate tiny homes have typically been pushed by grassroots organizers asking government officials for changes to local building and zoning codes. The result is that tiny house ordinances are "so darn specific," as Stephens says, to the town or city they?re approved in.
In that vein, here you will find a breakdown of the states across America where it?s actually feasible to build the tiny house of your dreams and what you need to know before you do it. If you don?t see your state on the list, the American Tiny House Association rounded up regulations for many states, as well as contact info for state chapter leaders...