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Amazing Tiny House Zoning Approved in Placer County, CA

By Alexis Stephens | June 17, 2022

Movable Tiny House Zoning Approved for 3 Uses! The good news for acceptance of tiny homes keeps coming! Dan Fitzpatrick, President of the Tiny Home Industry Association, has been working with Placer County, California for the past three years to have them accept movable tiny homes as ADUs. This week, the Board of Supervisors approved …

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Tiny Homes at 2022 Innovative Housing Showcase

By Alexis Stephens | June 15, 2022

THIA Goes to DC for Innovative Housing Showcase Once again, tiny homes made an appearance at the National Mall in Washington DC for the 2022 Innovative Housing Showcase. At this three-day event, open to the public, new building technologies and housing solutions were featured that make housing more innovative, resilient, and affordable for American families. …

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Movable Tiny Homes May Be Built in Compliance with the International Residential Code

By Alexis Stephens | May 26, 2022

Build a Tiny House on Wheels to Residential Standards! The International Code Council (ICC), in collaboration with the Tiny Home Industry Association (THIA), has published An Advisory on Tiny House Model Legislation containing simple language that can be embedded into laws for the adoption of residential building codes that permit a Movable Tiny House (MTH) …

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THIA Helps Historic Colorado Tiny Home State Law Pass

By Alexis Stephens | May 17, 2022

Excellent work by THIA’s Dan Fitzpatrick & Byron Fears guiding this historic Colorado Tiny Home State Law! Today was a historic day for the state of Colorado and the Tiny Home Industry Association (THIA), marked by the signing of HB22-1242, a bill to regulate the sale and manufacturing of movable tiny homes. The Bill recognizes our …

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Offsite Construction Alliance & Tiny Homes

By Alexis Stephens | May 14, 2022

Offsite Construction One Tiny Home Standards Pathway The Offsite Construction Alliance recently launched to offer in-depth education about all aspects of offsite construction. Importantly, the Offsite Construction Expo created it by partnering with companies from across the industry. THIA is honored to be a partner! Offsite Construction Expo (OSCE) offers focused presentations on the abilities …

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City of Boise Tiny House Pilot Project

By Alexis Stephens | February 11, 2022

Apply to Run Boise’s Tiny House Pilot Project Boise is moving forward with two cutting-edge initiatives for foundation-based accessory dwelling units and movable tiny homes. The Tiny Home Industry Association (THIA) has advised the City of Boise on implementation details for the tiny house pilot project, including multiple placement scenarios. Additionally, THIA will be a …

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UPDATE: Oakland’s Groundbreaking Tiny House Ordinance Approved!

By THIA Contributor | November 17, 2021

Oakland approves cutting-edge tiny house regulations! WOW!! The City of Oakland, California is now tiny home friendly. The Mayor and City Council yesterday approved a sweeping set of ordinances that permit movable tiny homes as not only accessory dwelling units (ADUs), but also as units that can be placed on a city lot by itself …

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Maine Passes 2nd State Law for Movable Tiny Houses

By Alexis Stephens | August 20, 2021

Groundbreaking news: Maine passes second state law for movable tiny houses! Governor Mills signed the trailblazing State Bill LD1530 into law on June 16, 2021-the second state law for tiny houses. In summary, it gives municipalities permission to allow people to live in tiny homes as primary or accessory dwellings. This law puts MTHs on …

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British Columbia Tiny Homes Report to Aid Regulation Change

By THIA Contributor | June 18, 2021

The BC Housing Research Centre released a long-awaited study on tiny homes. Inside it includes interviews with experts related to the tiny house industry and analyzes opportunities to regulate and support the construction of single tiny houses and villages. It features THIA President Dan Fitzpatrick and THIA Members, including Tiny Healthy Homes Owner/Builder, Ben Garratt. …

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Groundbreaking Regulations: Tiny Houses and RVs Allowed as Housing in Portland

By THIA Contributor | April 29, 2021

Tiny Home Industry Association Members, along with numerous local supporters, played an important advocacy role in support of the City of Portland, Oregon’s new groundbreaking regulations to provide accessible, safe, and low-barrier shelter and housing for more residents. This multi-faceted initiative makes way for movable tiny houses and RVs on private property with exceptionally minimal …

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Follow THIA Vice President Zack Giffin’s series on tiny house regulations & building codes! First post 👇Do housing policies need to change? If so, which ones and how?I talk a lot about the need for "housing reform" and typically I don't get a lot of pushback because there seems to be a general agreement that the current system is not working. However, when I get into the specifics about what I believe needs to be changed, I find a lot more variety of opinions. That's why I wanted to take the time to lay out precisely what I see preventing Tiny Homes for providing dignified and affordable housing and open it up for discussion. Note - this is going to be the first of a four part post and I encourage you to comment with your take on the causes of our housing crisis. Feel free to attack me! But please be respectful to the other people who comment, even if they have differing opinions than your own. Also, zoning is not what I will be focusing on in this series because zoning simply dictates what types of homes can be utilized and not how expensive they are to create.I’d like to start off by stating that the official purpose of our residential building codes are to “ensure the health, safety and energy efficiency” of habitable structures. Therefore it is my beliefs that when we impose requirements that are not justified by these objectives, they are essentially unconstitutional because they produce a cost burden that deprives the public of the right to pursue life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. So the goal is essentially to strike a balance between reasonable requirements for safe long term habitation and affordability/efficiency.There are two ways to provide affordable housing. One is to use tax dollars to subsidize homes for people who can'f afford them, and the other is to reduce factors that drive up the cost of homes. I'm all for helping people but like any good minimalist, my first choice is to identify what elements are essential and look for ways to pare down on the excess. For that reason, I am going to devote the next three post to areas of laws that believe produce unnecessary costs for tiny homes. These are - - Building Codes- Energy Codes- Inspection, licensing/permittingPlease list our your thoughts and ideas below and look out for my next post, focused on Building Codes! ... See MoreSee Less

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Breaking NEWS! 🎉 “Placer County (CA) not only has approved movable tiny homes as ADUs, but also for cluster development and on certain zoned properties as stand-alone units," THIA President, Dan Fitzpatrick who has been advocating there for 3 years.➡️Details: tinyhomeindustryassociation.org/amazing-tiny-house-zoning-approved-in-placer-county-ca/ ... See MoreSee Less

Amazing Tiny House Zoning Approved in Placer County, CA - Tiny Home Industry Association

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Placer County, CA approved amazing movable tiny house zoning: ADUs, cluster developments & stand alone units. THIA President advocated for...

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THIA Member Timbercraft Tiny Homes on the National Mall in Washington DC! Available for tours to the public this weekend as part of the Innovative Housing Showcase 🇺🇸 ... See MoreSee Less

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