If you read my post from October 24th, then you know the tiny house community nationwide is fighting to make living tiny legal. The battle is being waged on many fronts, both locally and across the nation (and even the world, although many other countries don’t seem to place as many restrictions in the way as the U.S. governing authorities do).
One of the ways we’re battling is by making tiny houses legit… in other words, providing a uniform building code that both DIYers and tiny house builders can adhere to, thus easing many of the fears of building inspectors that our homes are not safe or well-built. Neither of the existing codes for traditional homes or RVs truly apply to tiny houses.
So, as I reported in the other post, the new code appendix that was crafted by Andrew Morrison passed the initial recommendation vote of the ICC. Now it’s time for the rest of us to contact our local building authorities who are members of the ICC to urge them to vote affirmatively for this code.
I know most people in the U.S. are currently distracted by our upcoming presidential election… and rightly so. But this is important, folks, so if you love tiny houses and hope to live in one someday (or you just support my right and others to choose our dwelling size), then please do what you can to help!
It’d be great if you could talk in person or on the phone with these reps, but if nothing else, can you send an email?
This article (click the link) provides all the details, as well as a letter you can even copy & paste right into your email program. Easy peasy! (NOTE: You can double click the infographic in this article to see it in more detail.)
Thank you!
Until next time,