Okanagan district threatens fines against couple living in tiny home

[@JONBEEOTCH]

Can't live in a tiny home on a rural property that you paid for and pay property taxes on... but you CAN pitch a tent or build an encampment in a public city park. Makes sense 😐

[@lisanevins3605]

Yes and use their toilets

[@Duckduckobtusegoose]

Or you can enter someone’s home and claim squatters rights so they can’t get kicked out

[@steve11263]

You have to follow the building code and zoning. This is not negotiable

[@frankcastle2045]

​@@steve11263they can 🖕 with there permits

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

If they didn't report the construction, its doubtful they've been paying taxes on it.

[@DL-ds7xp]

Government won't be happy until everyone living in a tent on the streets

[@timyanke9559]

you will own nothing and be happy,

[@441rider]

Or you leave your grapevines out in snow and need 70 million for the family truck fleet payment and your kids arts major tuition.

[@allanwessel9944]

So true hidden agendas!

[@eddobond76]

They call it camping, the government .

[@LittlemissMarySunshine]

Exactly It's f*#@d up

[@dianagf91]

What the hell! So, making them homeless will make them safer? Does the government have nothing better to do?

[@TP-yw6hj]

Exactly, we only have around 300 000 homeless people living in tents everywhere right now !!! Just Craziness

[@ALMATAYLOR-ws3qw]

They should move with the building permits officer until their tiny house is up to code. Who else vote for this ?

[@TYRONE_SHOELACES]

They did not follow the rules of the land, rules that I follow ...and they got caught ....no one is above the law...even in Canada.

[@DeeSmith001]

​​@@TYRONE_SHOELACESNo one is above the law... Say that again and this time keep in mind that Trudeau and the gang are getting away with stealing, trampling basic human rights and thumbing their noses at the taxpayers.

[@zlatkostevanovic5891]

haha that's a joke right? is our PM not above the law with all of his corruption and rule bending?

[@wjmartensen]

THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE THEM LIVE IN A TENT FIGHT THESE CORRUPT POLITICIANS

[@doreennielsen4846]

So if they start a fire, accidentally of course but avoidable, because the build wasn't inspected or built to code. I would think anyone with a vested interest in the Okanogan would want that threat either mediated or removed.

[@jillbrock5775]

@@doreennielsen4846 fires start anywhere and these people probably built to code. There are codes for Tiny Homes

[@raylo1913]

And we have a housing shortage, what a joke this is

[@campsitez2355]

clearly the NDP doesn't want people living in small independent non corporately managed buildings.... after all they might grow their own food and not shop at the "Greedy CEO Supermarkets" that the NDP ultimately want to nationalize... because how else can actual communism be attempted without starvation and death being involved?

[@dirkthewrench]

There's more than enough houses For some reason though, corporations are allowed to buy them and turn them into over priced rentals and drive up the cost of housing

[@raindances3310]

Housing will always reflect what it costs to build them. Right now people often say its supply and demand. But the cost of building homes costs more than most people can afford to pay for them. More supply won't fix the issue. 2:18 costs ​@dirkthewrench

[@Otmjv]

This is why we have a housing shortage

[@Jipper1984]

100%

[@johnhess9443]

This is pretty pathetic. The cost to live in this country is out of control.

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

You want people putting up tar paper shacks next to you? 'Cause this is how you get tar paper shacks next to you.

[@bartholomewrichards1663]

@@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus on my land there will be nor tar paper shacks.but people have to live somewhere.

[@johnhess9443]

@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus so the recent skyrocketing of the cost of all things in Canada while the disasterous coalition govt makes actually living in Canada worse by the day while dissapearing our massive tax dollars doesn't bother you?

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

@@johnhess9443 These people are in trouble because they didn't get a building permit and didn't comply with the building code. This has NOTHING to do with the federal government. The enforcement of building code and permits is municipal. Blame the municipal government.

[@Anticipat0r]

their tiny house didnt cost 1,000,000 dollor is the problen and the govermant cant get the tax from it.

[@thecanadiancaribou]

My concern is where their wastewater goes.

[@BajaBandit]

so you think making them tear their home down on their own property is the right idea? give your head a shake@@thecanadiancaribou

[@fcmhockeyvideos]

​@@thecanadiancaribouyeah there's no way we can measure how much of a environmental hazard their excrements are to the forest.

[@drunkvegangal8089]

@@thecanadiancaribou Grey water is NOT black water! Most off-grid tiny homes use composting toilets. Outhouses are tried and true as well. Grey water is from kitchen sinks, showers and handwashing. Usually, it flows into gardens to irrigate and recycle itself. It is not filth - it is a valuable resource in semi-arid landscapes like the Okanagan.

[@scottie1858]

Into the earth where it belongs genius​@@thecanadiancaribou

[@Wuhlz]

You know whats not safe, kicking people out of their homes, they are bothering no one, leave them alone!

[@BrittanyAnthony-o7m]

looks like they are living a model life. low enviromental impact compared to people in a mcmansion. safer than any manufactured trailer and a huge amount of old houses that are not up to code. sounds like the city would prefer to see more people live on the street. keys issue is that they are on their own property in a province with a housing shortage. maybe you shouldn't be able to sell it to someone else but anyone should be able to build their own shelter on their property without government harassing them. the housing affordability is criminal and the people involved in trying to shut this down should be thrown out of positions to govern and care for their fellow humans.

[@cavelleardiel]

This world is backwards.

[@TP-yw6hj]

No just Canada in the last 8 years. I never thought in my entire life as a Canadian I would see actual Canadains moving to the USA for a more affordable and better standard of living. Just brutal. What has happened to our country !

[@tombernard4612]

I spent the last two years in Colombia awaiting my wife's Canadian visa approval, I've only been back three months and I can't believe the state of things here. I really didn't like living in Colombia to be honest but this country is completely lost and you said it best , it's the last eight years coincidently where we have been completely sold out ,... thank you very much Justin Fidel Trudeau.......@@TP-yw6hj

[@Lpmeff]

Trudeau Canada

[@Lpmeff]

Trudeau ville they go on the streets

[@naturesinstinct2229]

Hear hear.

[@frankrbtwo]

pitch a tent and tell the district to piss off , ITS a shed and you live in the tent

[@johannaholmgren8088]

Perfect!

[@Beparepa]

Yup 💯👍

[@adrianhowes29]

Best idea

[@AndyGeesGarage]

You can only live in a tent in a public park and sh!t in the playground then it’s ok.

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

Ironically it's my dream to own a tiny bit of land far from the city; if I could have that I wouldn't care what I lived in. In BC a tent would suit me fine; I grew up in Saskatchewan so as far as I'm concerned we don't even have winter here.😂

[@jfxcanadajeffchannel]

Absolutely disgusting. Their home is way better constructed than most commercially built residences.

[@jonathansmith3031]

It's the same nonsense as telling people they can only build with stamped lumber. I can make far better lumber myself than the overpriced trash they call lumber at the box stores.

[@nickyb7266]

Lmao! Seriously?? I. Sure you would be singing a different tune if your neighbor built something like this and hadn’t followed any guidelines whatsoever 😂

[@user-pk6fk5ns1s]

​@@nickyb7266 ... do you see any neighbors?

[@user-dj5lo9sm6y]

And you can tell the build quality how…?

[@littleripper312]

It's literally better built than my parents way over-priced $2 million shed box home in Vancouver.

[@ank337]

Screw rules ! The Tiny house is fine ! Over regulation has fd everything, it’s their land , it’s not in the city anyways .🤬🤬

[@TYRONE_SHOELACES]

Screw the rules ... I'm glad you aren't my neighbour .... you probably burn plastic and rubber and lead paint and treated lumber in your family campfires in the backyard all summer ...

[@pursuitofthegrind]

​@TYRONE_SHOELACES this not the same thing! Way to over-exaggerate. Its their land, their home. Wtf are you talking about ?

[@albertchurchill4845]

@@TYRONE_SHOELACES You just hate to see someone who isn't dependent. You don't like it when the government doesn't get a pound of flesh, do you?

[@Hi_Scoops]

@@TYRONE_SHOELACESim glad you arent my neighbour. You were probably calling the cops during covid because your neighbour had a friend visit.

[@ank337]

@@TYRONE_SHOELACES what proof you have they doing that ? Anyways where I live 95% can’t afford to buy a house , and no I am not breaking rules on the contrary I pay more taxes than average yearly salary .

[@islandbyfilm]

This is unbelievable. The BC government allow addicts to live in tents on our city streets but they won’t let people live as they choose on their own property. This is brutal. These people should be left alone. Period.

[@michaelbruce1847]

Whoa . . the RDs need regulations to stop people building shacks everywhere. Click on that and multiply...there is the problem.

[@vovin8132]

@@michaelbruce1847 Buddy, most Canadians would be fortunate to live in a shack these days. We need shacks more than useless, overbloated bureaucracy

[@thecanadiancaribou]

They didn't build it to code. All could have been avoided by doing the correct paperwork. If they can stay it sets a precedent for somebody slapping together a large home. It's not about the size, it's about following the rules we all abide by

[@clearskycam]

​​@@thecanadiancaribouAh yes, all important building codes. Where would our mighty civilization be with out building codes! Back in my day, we would build a building to code both ways up hill.

[@googlesucks662]

Different levels of government

[@michaelyblam]

Why can't the government exercise a bit of logic and compassion? This is just ridiculous.

[@Truth_Unleashed]

Clearly you haven't studied government.

[@Cleve3030]

Get a Dozer and welder

[@justtubingby129]

​@@daniyal.canadawhy argue with "ifs"? Let's stick to facts. They built it on their land. If their house does not meet building codes, the government should help to meet them.

[@TYRONE_SHOELACES]

They built a home that is not up to code ....what part don't you understand...if YOU would allow a home to be built by amatures next door to your home, then you shouldn't even have the right to make comments on social media ...you are playing checkers, while the rest of us are playing chess.

[@nannie2846]

​@@daniyal.canadaor just imagine if there was affordable housing for everyone. Just imagine if everyone could put a small house on their property so they had a place to live. Just imagine if the government allowed tiny homes to be built on people's property without a million miles of red tape. Did they put up a 5 storey eyesore in a neighborhood of 2 storey homes? No. Would it make sense for them to be homeless when they own their property? No. Are they conducting a business that will create industrial waste? No. Do all builders comply with building codes? No. There is a whole subdivision in a town near me falling apart because of the builder's not following code. I think a 3 or 4 bedroom house not following code is a bigger problem than a tiny house, not to mention a bigger footprint when it has to be torn down.

[@Finisl]

Sickening. The guy couldn't give a specific reason why this is not safe for the couple to live in a tiny home on their own land. All there's said is bureaucratic rhetoric. As said in other comments, it's legal for homeless living in tens to occupy public parks, but it's not safe for the couple to live in a tiny home on their own land.

[@Olekzbc]

His basic response of, "it's not safe for habitation, and not built to BC building code" is such a cop out. They've been living there for 5 years. I'm sure they can get it inspected and or certified. The fact that bylaw came to them on their rural property smells like someone gave bylaw a tip..

[@patty109109]

Some worthless Karens up to no good. Officials should simply ignore the fact they’re not up to code and go and do something important. Who cares. Houses in that area are very expensive and this couple have figured out how to live at a reasonable cost .

[@thecanadiancaribou]

On their massive property... Lol

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

It is a clean, beautiful, uniquely designed home in good taste and in good repair. I see NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. Great housing solution, and no next door neighbors, bonus.😊❤

[@jordanzothegreat8696]

This country needs a revolution, oh wait, we're about to sign more rights away to the WHO, wake up people

[@bartholomewrichards1663]

Snotty neighbours no doubt.

[@timeandmaterialsdanforth5511]

This must stop. Make standards for people to have for tiny homes.. But fines and threats are just bully tactics.

[@halleyevans1980]

That would be against the future plans the WEF has for us to be happy and own nothing.

[@steve11263]

There are standards for buildings. It's called the building code. This place was built by someone who doesn't know what they're doing

[@loverofhumanity]

​give me a freaking break. We lived in caves next to fires for millions of years. The bureaucracy in this country is going too far. We know who you are though. @@steve11263

[@jonathansmith3031]

@@steve11263 I wasn't aware that you personally inspected it.

[@steve11263]

@@jonathansmith3031 the lack of permits and even basic process is a dead give away

[@jackwatson7323]

What a waste of resources being used against this couple

[@adamwonder9607]

the government doesnt get any money that is the real issue here

[@paulachenkonobert3802]

Dear Regional District.. Up yours..! Sincerely...Us.

[@2legit2quuit]

its a rv. let em live.

[@bigballz4u]

sorry, but a vehicle is a enterable object with wheels

[@2legit2quuit]

what? hes got no trailer under it? @@bigballz4u

[@bigballz4u]

@@2legit2quuitI inspected the video more closely, it looks like I was off base.

[@Boomboomtiedye]

It’s on a trailer you can see the levelling jacks on the corners…Leave them alone

[@reejan8109]

Sure...the whole country is under pressure from the Federal Government to build, build, build. BUT Tiny Homes don't/won't be allowed. Seems the various levels of government would rather slam more, more, more housing on top of, beside, underneath existing buildings! Use/Lose half your garden space to allowable second dwellings but do this to a place people have called home for 5 years. These poor bylaws people would completely shut down if they ever looked at what people built & raised families in the past. Leave us alone, let us live and stop being hell-bent on jamming everyone into cookie cutter homes. Guess what else is illegal to live in.....the 5th wheel I called home for 3 years.

[@markdarling4487]

The people in govt are sick.

[@zachweyrauch2988]

That's not what's happening really. You're close but i suspect you might be giving too much weight to the fear mongering around low income housing. In reality almost every Canadian municipality that isnt a large city has ample space for development of whatever neighbourhoods they want. Big cities on the other hand are full of largely inefficient subdivisions that would produce more money if they contained a mix of land uses. (i.e. you don't have to drive an hour to hit walmart when there's a small store down the street... walmart pays a pittance of tax compared to that same space used for a strip mall and without the huge parking that stripmall could even be a community hub like we used to see in most small downtowns.)

[@Frustrated_Hippy]

Nice of you to cover this, CBC... but could you have asked more difficult questions of the burocratic idiots?

[@holdenmibreath3331]

Here’s one….did the billions in damage cause by last years fires in the Okanagan motivate the need to enforce permitting regulations? I’m glad my house doesn’t get destroyed by carefree people like this.

[@GibsonTick]

"Permits": also see, "protection money extorted by the local government"

[@masternoremac3738]

Most permits are practically garbage...

[@steve11263]

Permits ensure you follow code, which helps prevent all kinds a horrible stuff.

[@motorteeth]

You didn't pay for a permit, so that means everyone across the country is in immediate life threatening danger.

[@nofixedaddress3565]

Powers that be and who make money off of taxes don't want this. It's not at all about safety or environmental protection, it's about money. I'm in Cambodia living quite nicely on a 1,500/month pension. I retired early, beaten to near death and homelessness by the Canadian machine. In fact I tried living in a small trailer towed by my car and no one wants that either. So, here I am..36 degrees today and I'll put the a/c on soon for 6 hours, walk to the market and buy fantastic fresh foods/fruits and have a nice stir fry...for 1/4 of what I would pay in Canada. I'm living nicely here and saving 3-400 dollars each month while living off my pension. Shame, Canada, Shame!

[@zachweyrauch2988]

I dont blame you individually but you gotta know the export of dollars earned here embitter many of us who are still struggling in the current economic mess. Do you plan to return or you gonna stick things out in Cambodia?

[@jonathansmith3031]

Good for you!! More of us need the courage to do as you've done.

[@catherinewilson1079]

I would do that too if I wasn’t a woman alone. Bureaucracy here has gone crazy. Too many sour NIMBY’S.

[@nofixedaddress3565]

Lots of single women from the west living on their own here. Perhaps more single women than couples. Look into it. Cambodia is safer than the west by far.@@catherinewilson1079

[@nofixedaddress3565]

Thanks man, it got so I had to vote with my feet. @@jonathansmith3031

[@SireDragonChester]

It’s there land. If house been there for more 10+ years. Kinda wrong for BC ago after them now. They the proper owner should be calling a lawyer.

[@gbrown9273]

Who can afford a lawyer at $300 an hour..

[@Duckduckobtusegoose]

The house has barely been there for five years, not sure where you get the double plus from

[@DavidBeggs-n4l]

It's all about control

[@steve11263]

Safety

[@zone7permaculture587]

Crazy we live in a country where you cannot build on your own land if your simplify all expects of it 😢

[@JJJJ-vn1ix]

🤓 Actually you never owned the land. The crown has allowed us peasants to live on the land. You should be thankful

[@penstateftw422]

@@JJJJ-vn1ix yes we stole the land from indigenous way back, but in 2024 you own the land you bought, feelings or not.

[@patty109109]

@@penstateftw422 you only kind of own the land. There are many things you cannot do on it, and if you do not pay taxes, it will be taken from you so how much do you really own it?

[@penstateftw422]

@@patty109109 Same can be said for anything, not a very good battle. You own your car but if you don't pay fines it gets impounded. You "own" your child but if you dont take care of it child services takes it away.

[@vovin8132]

@@penstateftw422 who did the indigenous steal it from? I'd sooner give the land back to the animals than them.

[@1984xfm]

Bylaws, Municipal Zoning, and BC Building Code should be updated to include tiny homes, especially in our current market environment. Get it together people it's overdue.

[@davidalan408]

If it's your land, put it on a flatbed trailer and you're on a mobile home. You can still live in it, and build a deck around it.

[@g.nicholson7568]

It's already on a trailer, the issue with the district is they require you to build a home that requires endless permits(taxes) all for the end result of charging you more yearly taxes for having a permanent structure.

[@momsterous]

I imagine the deck is the permit issue since the home is on wheels and the sewage/grey water can be solved in a jiffy with an incinerating toilet.

[@conradcoolerfiend]

why did they build it without permits? silly idea if it is stationary. or, it should be built on a trailer, so it doesn't fall under building codes. The solution here is not for the district to tell them to remove the home, but to work with them to modify it to bring it up to code where required for safety etc. tons of people do renovations, additions etc without permits and arent told to tear it down after.

[@IR1Fool]

It looked to me like it was a trailer home. The deck would have required a permit. The zoning of the property would be a issue. Living full time on a property involves a occupancy permit, and the land would need be zoned to allow occupancy. There is to much red tape when it comes to solving lack of housing.

[@conradcoolerfiend]

@@IR1Fool all fair points and correct

[@PWingert1966]

Modifying it would require a foundation and that it be built at least a stick frame attached to a permanently anchored foundation with municipal sewage and drainage as well as a permanent connection to hydro.

[@momsterous]

@@PWingert1966 An incinerating toilet and grey water being used to water the garden should fix the "issues" with sewage/drainage. Perhaps removing the deck would help but the home itself is on a trailer and should not require a foundation; it's mobile. There's no reason they shouldn't be allowed to use solar power.

[@river8760]

If you listen to the interview the city has been attempting to work with them for a number of years.

[@timyanke9559]

build a large home that requires more energy to heat then up the carbon tax on the fuel used to heat their home. smh

[@jwallace9984]

Bureaucracy at its very worst. This is awful. 😢

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

The bitterest irony is the government would be perfectly happy with them building a hideous 3000-square foot McMansion on the property, as long as it met "building codes".

[@jonathansmith3031]

They'd love to collect 10k a year in property taxes. That's the real issue. They can't figure out how to tax people like this.

[@marianfrances4959]

Absolutely disgusting!!!!! Humanity has lost it's way.😢

[@Elizabeth-vw1vb]

Anything bureaucracy can screw someone over about they certainly will. That is so wrong.

[@loverofhumanity]

This is destroying this country. It's happening everywhere we go. Everything is overregulated. I just saw a video where a Toronto cop was telling residents to keep their car keys outside for car thieves so that they don't harm you. We need get rid of the guy in charge and an overhaul of the entire govt. We need our own trump.

[@ricoh634]

Shameless government leave people alone , nasty greed

[@kathleenpage8148]

Prefer them living in a tiny house than in a tent incampment... what is wrong with the municipality?? Are they going to find them housing??

[@TheStp77]

Same thing happened to a young couple here in Quebec. Super nice people in the community, hard working honest people and along came a suit and tie and said no you have to demolish it. They fought back and lost even more money and time. Had to knock it down. Absolutely disgusting.

[@loverofhumanity]

This country is run by corrupt politicians. It sucks because we can't do anything about it. This is a democracy? Why can't we ask the people to vote on these sorta issues instead of letting faux representatives tell us what we need.

[@DistractionPicklesEveryWhere]

First thing out of my mouth would have been get off my property.

[@B.-ql3zr]

Must b away around it. Been there 5yrs. Lawyer up.

[@denisevogt3831]

Leave people alone! These bureaucrats have no soul! It's not that they are renting it out or selling!

[@SalettaRocks]

The system is broken. Even people who are building a permanent home are fined for living on their land until the house is complete. The system claims to be protecting these people from themselves, yet the system is the only thing harming them. There should be allowance if the concerns are addressed. There could be additional temporary equirements to control for any fears neighbors have. In the end it should boil down to what is fair for everyone.

[@ayela562]

Imagine writing laws to make self sustainable dignified living impossible…. But being unable to come up with the most basic of solutions for homelessnesses . “Safe for people “ ….. how safe is homelessness ? Unbelievable cognitive dissonance going on in Canada .

[@shauncameron8390]

Canada is slowing becoming Cuba where growing your own food is illegal.

[@Ottee2]

That's BS. Tiny homes are the solution, not the problem.

[@momsterous]

The poor money-hungry beasts are just trying to find a way to make money off of the little people. These folks are pretty much off-grid and the powers that be absolutely cannot stand it.

[@evanparent07]

When you’ve been elected and need to look like you’re doing something 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

[@broadstbulldog66]

Its all about money they want there cut for permits and then value added property taxes

[@nickgee7291]

Same thing happened to my sister and her husband. They got a letter saying they need to remove their tiny home off of their own land which is a huge piece of land in a rural area. Or else they will fine them 1000$ a day until they do. They changed the law last year in April so nobody can live in a mobile home on their own land

[@joeynova9896]

People need to realize governments don't care about us. They just care about our money. They don't want us to live freely or care about our quality of life. Canada sucks!

[@vickisnemeth7474]

They WHAT? They really want to kill the people who made it this far!

[@jonathansmith3031]

That's the problem with all these rules the nimbys keep thumping. They can all change overnight with the stroke of a pen.

[@Gago_ka143]

They want you to pay mortgage property tax water electricity sewer and lots of tax and interest

[@vickisnemeth7474]

You can't have nothing. Policymakers push GenXers out of conventional housing and then when they come up with a way to avoid being street-homeless, oh you can't do that. Hope this couple not only wins but has legal protections installed for future cases.

[@sbmartinbergeron396]

BC building codes... Is there a permanent foundation on that thing? Someone wants tax money... ( I lived 6 years, off the grid in the Yukon in a tiny house that I had to sell )

[@helens3707]

So it's okay for people to live on the streets but it's not okay for someone to live in lovely little home on their own land?? What is our world coming to.

[@Feral_Rose]

Todd Cashin can just stuff it. Leave these people alone

[@robyoung9994]

This comment is about two different districts but…..They speak about building code and permits. What about the new houses in Ontario that were torn down because of structural issues? They had all the permits and inspections done! Doesn’t seem that all that money & time gets you much!!

[@mirjamenny]

Todd Cashin's bureaucratic response sounds like peak elite sociopathy.

[@jonathansmith3031]

Perhaps a few winter nights in a tent would adjust his attitude accordingly.

[@vickisnemeth7474]

That district guy's response to your question was Karen A F

[@markgisborne8482]

Local government regulations blocking access to housing on people's own land. I am a regional director in an electoral area that has not adopted these regulations that are a barrier to housing. Provincial ministries look after water and septic concerns here, without having to burden the local taxpayers.

[@AMMmm-mq6wn]

OMG... they want them to live in a tent city.

[@corce209]

They have been there for 5 years already. Leave them alone. Lovely home, lovely couple.

[@NikZechel]

They need to draft up a different set of permits specific for off-grid and tiny home ownership.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

ABSOLUTELY 💯 %

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

They also need to consider the fact that many people are barely surviving, and not solvent. 🏡

[@momsterous]

An incinerating toilet for sewage and use grey water for watering...Toddzilla didn't specify but those two things should make the drainage issue a non-issue. This is clearly a cash grab for the municipality and/or a pissy neighbour complaint. It's infuriating.

[@ganger631]

Big Government strike again!!!

[@emarydrilling]

i went through this with the RDCK back in the 90's, i complied with the stop work order and then invoiced the rdck for the loss of income by stopping work!!!!.....the issue is the RDCK does not know how to tax them , as it does not fit the model created by the rdck!

[@Getrandy78]

Move it to the side of the hwy then it won’t be a problem

[@conradcoolerfiend]

HAAHAH good one.

[@drewkoenen8334]

They have issues that they aren’t getting thousands upon thousands of dollars. Period. Put a big tent over it !

[@tammyd967]

I don’t think they can tax tiny homes so they don’t want them around

[@lionthe50]

This is ridiculous, this deserves a protest

[@stots7797]

The issue is they want people off the land and in 15 minute cities.

[@heidiwilks5316]

Municipalities all over the country have taken an irrational stance on Tiny Homes, I suspect because they are loath to see reduced tax revenues compared to the current trend of building developer-approved, oversized, overcomplicated castles.

[@ronpichula3761]

This could be handled differently with diplomacy and tact. Have the home inspected and the allot time for repairs. Sounds like the main issue is lost revenue from permit sales.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Power and money. Control. No matter what.

[@getchucked4637]

Keep paying taxes everyone. This has nothing to with safety.

[@matezvicer7099]

....just a question? This is their land? What's the problem? Can they move their tiny home into a city park instead? Seems like that's okay.

[@stephenswistchew7720]

They can’t build you a house but can stop you living in your own but hey the streets are not full off homeless yet your allowed to live in a tent crazy rules vote this madness out

[@handymanreality]

A true tiny home is on wheels so that it is not considered a building it is more of an RV. Residential Building Safety Codes have ZERO to do with a mobile tiny home. Beyond size restrictions I see no reason not to permit an RV.

[@peterkratoska4524]

Well grey water is kind of an issue. Honestly, a lot of the home on the gulf islands were built without permits.

[@momsterous]

It's on a trailer with wheels and an incinerating toilet would solve sewage issues. Grey water can be used to water the garden. The local government just can't stand that they can't charge these folks more for their taxes.

[@jeffpribyl6488]

As always the first hurdle to affordable housing is government incompetence and inflexibility at all levels

[@on2thenextthing]

Don't worry, the government has a tent for you.

[@canadianwildman94]

Tents in the city are being looked after with all the supports imaginable by my tax dollars, & they won't let this couple live on their own land thats obviously being taken care of responsibly?

[@craven5328]

I think the rules are a bit rediculous and the deadline is horrendous...but how did they not check the bylaws before going forward? Ive thought about a tiny house for years, but haven't done it because I looked up the bylaws, and in many areas tiny houses aren't to code.

[@sabine8419]

Then this needs to change.

[@ultimouomo11]

60% of the cost of housing is due to government bureaucracy. 40% makes up the cost of land, materials and labour.

[@shauncameron8390]

Exactly.

[@Bob-lz4bz]

It’s all about control. It has absolutely nothing to do with safety.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Money and power.

[@petercullen1624]

They have a good idea; the district should find a way to accommodate their place.

[@9FatraBbits]

Everyone has a right to a home. Don’t leave.

[@shauncameron8390]

How is it a right when you can be denied or have it taken from you?

[@9FatraBbits]

@@shauncameron8390 Exactly. It’s NOT RIGHT!

[@ManuFortis]

While building code is important in some ways, it can also be incredibly asinine too depending on the situation. Ryan should fight this, use some gofundme to get a lawyer happening, and work with some people in the area to find a place to park the home in the meantime. I am almost certain the regional district is doing this for ulterior motives. And if they are, the courts will have an absolute field day with them. Might have one anyways, because considering the situation with our housing crisis, I am pretty certain that basically anyone with a brain is going to chew them out. The regional district should have instead just made it clear they want to see some changes instead. But that's probably not their actual intent. What is it then? Land taxes. They probably aren't collecting as much tax revenue as they hoped, and are trying to 'fix' the problem from their point of view. Which, should be illegal.

[@sabine8419]

Yes! Things need to change.

[@JustJulie485]

We have a lack of affordable but let’s stop people from being self sufficient on their own land. Stupid. I would support a go fund me if they decide to fight this bylaw. It is way past time.

[@Whatzyourdeal]

This is disgusting

[@kaivansaraiya594]

The government gives land owners 8 weeks to move out but tenants require over 1 year to move out. Welcome to Liberal Logic. The land owners need to identify themselves as tenants

[@Mike-e7s]

If they find house insurance, to protect their equity, they should be left alone.

[@MrChancebandit]

Dont buy land live off crown land make your tiny home movable ....when they tell you to leave ...leave. when they find you again ...leave play the game

[@ejp9921]

There’s more to that story…which is missing in this short report…

[@ThomasH7]

What's missing?

[@DefianceOrDeath]

@@ThomasH7 He doesn't know. His cognitive dissonance from worshiping the Government just tells him that there must be more to the story because the beloved Government would never do wrong to their citizens. There are a lot of genuinely brainwashed people in our society.

[@tanyad7894]

​@@ThomasH7Well, in the written article, it's stated that the couple bought the tiny home in the USA, trailered it up to their 12 acre property, only the GREY water goes back to the land (not BLACK water), he can hook it up and take it away if there is wildfire risk, and he only added the outside deck and live-edge countertop after the fact...

[@gbrown9273]

Because it is not on a "foundation", similar to an RV, it is not considered a "home' and is NOT "part of the land " like a traditional home is, and is NOT TAXABLE LIKE A REGUALR HOME!!!! THAT IS THE "BEEF" They cannot tax it like a "regular " home... and they want that money, and are going to make life miserable if anyone does not comply!!!! In the past the different regional districts were fighting people living in RVs, That was a number of years ago, but I DO Remember that issue across the province, and the fury the different districts had over the issue.. The government would rather have people homeless, if they cannot suck taxes out of them...

[@michaelbruce1847]

Just looking at his woodstove tells me he's not in compliance . . .there will be a big hue and cry when it goes up in smoke

[@gbrown9273]

@@michaelbruce1847 After re-watching the video, I did not see any wood stove... and what looks like I pipe outside -I think is a vent system, cant be for sure....

[@gentlegiants1974]

I live in a tiny home, I do not feel unsafe. This couple should be left alone to live in peace.

[@hamptonmanufacturing3566]

This is an affordable option that these people worked for and earned. How dare the government try to rip it away from them. Perhaps they should just issue the permits for them to make that building legal instead of being a bunch of sticks in the mud to try to help the rich land developers, get richer.

[@jimfleury6349]

Absolutely ridiculous You will own nothing and be happy !!!

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Homeless folks own nothing. But they are usually in ill health, hungry, often dirty, and frankly miserable. 😳😫😭😰😱

[@seankelly9196]

This is exactly the type of gatekeeping Polievre is talking about. Government overreach. You can't live on property you bought and pay taxes on but it's ok to pitch a tent on a public street. Insanity.

[@PmurtDlanod]

LOL Gate keeper. You mean people who enforce law for everyone's safety.

[@seankelly9196]

@@PmurtDlanod who did they save ? Who was in danger ?

[@brendaperry7837]

This is horrifying, they should go to their local MP for help.

[@georgedesjardins6080]

🤣do the tents downtown meet code?

[@Ingrid-b5z]

That's not right !!! leave them alone !! No harm done ! Beautiful home 😢😢

[@saskwatch123]

We need our freedom back.

[@DefianceOrDeath]

there is no freedom in communist Canada. If you speak out against your Government they freeze your bank account. And people keep tolerating it.