Tiny Houses to Replace Mobile Homes?

[Andrew Taylor]

I've long been intrigued by the idea of a "tiny house village," either for TH owners or for renters. I've done some preliminary research and the big monkey in the wrench is municipalities that don't want anything to do with tiny houses. Around here, the county even frowns on park-model RV's because they LOOK like tiny houses. But why couldn't I buy a MHP and slowly phase the MH out and replace with tiny houses? Not sure of the concept or the financials, but does anybody see and legal issues?

[Thomas S.]

Mobile home parks are not licenced/zoned for tiny homes. To bring in tiny homes your will need to have the municipality re zone the property and they are highly unlikely to ever agree to that. Mobile home communities have minimum square foot requirements which tiny homes do not meet and they do not meet conventional building codes.

Be carful with your decision to go ahead with tiny homes unless there is already a established precedent or existing community in your area.

Tiny homes are nothing more than a fad and like all fads will diminish with time when the next fad moves in. Most Tiny home builders have gone out of business and tiny home owners are beginning to realise they are a financial mistake. Generally speaking they are way over priced and devalue rapidly once built.