Woman Fighting Tiny Home Ban Left Homeless

[@lisalastnamesmith]

Cities are letting large corporations buy up all the mobile home parks and then the corporation kicks out the current tenants by raising rents, yeah that's the world we live in and it sucks.

[@DOCSAFETUBE]

Agenda 2030

[@DVincentW]

Black Rock bought a few mobile home parks in Cocoa Beach Cape Canaveral.

[@johnnymcblaze]

Mobile home parks have cheap rent. That's why rents on apartments are going up $100 a year. We live in a new age of monopolies, and the masses are too stupid to realize it.

[@Press1for]

They also buy up whole neighborhoods, plus the Mormon church also runs the water utility rights to Cocoa Beach and a few other cities. The own the water rights under license. Ask a surveyor we know......

[@edwardmiessner6502]

And the corporations get the MHP rezoned for high density housing and before you know it, the MHP is torn up and replaced with 5/1 luxury flats and boutique shops, or tightly packed singles or row houses,... or a disgusting power center. 😡

[@jclaytoncabral5106]

Code Enforcement doesn’t magically show up out of nowhere. A neighbor snitched, and many nightmares start with a snitch.

[@Press1for]

It's the mythical Karenasaurus....... That prolly called....

[@matthewronsson]

@@Press1for Yep, and Kenosauruss' too.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

@@matthewronsson I call them Darrenosauruses

[@bikebudha01]

The 'snitch' was protecting their property.

[@madmaximilian5783]

@@bikebudha01 are you the snitch by any chance??🤔

[@TheSkete]

A Govt. employee making threats? I hope she was able to record that.

[@sixpoint3]

They do it all the time. I have had threats like that. Two ways to deal with. Drag them into court immediately to gain time and/or throw a few hundred dollars in some phoney fees at them to make them go away (modern corruption).

[@larrysmith3558]

Joe Biden makes threats to millions of Americans EVERY DAY.

[@Sandlin22]

It didn't happen unless recorded

[@bencruz563]

It would not matter anyway.

[@tefinnegan5239]

The existence of government is a credible threat of violence. Government is terrorist organization.

[@daveblackman816]

“We don’t want you homeless, you just can’t live here because it makes the neighborhood look bad! And if you say anything negative about us making you get out, we’ll ruin your life even more!” -government

[@johnwesley256]

🎯💯. That's exactly how they are in that area. Just watch videos on Boise homeless and read the ignorant comments made.

[@bikebudha01]

Do you have a back yard? Does it look at your neighbors back yard? How would you feel if the neighbor put a second home in their backyard, so that the second home stared right into the back of your house? Into your living room? Into your bedroom?

[@johnwesley256]

@@bikebudha01 if you want privacy you have to create it. That's like saying my neighbors security cameras can see over the fence so they need to take it down. If you live in a condo in the city you know that if you leave your blinds open people can see inside your home.

[@bikebudha01]

@@johnwesley256 No, your analogy is wrong. Your neighbor has a back yard. Not a whole other house that is way closer to your house. And there is legal recourse to prevent people from filming you in your own house. The neighbors security cams can't legally do that.

[@velvetrose7729]

@@bikebudha01 So you're just going to pretend you didn't see the Privacy fence, surrounding the property and the FACT that the backyard faces a public road, NOT a neighboring backyard? Pause at 1:47 to get a GOOD look at the "problem" you're complaining about, that doesn't actually exist! Also, I can stand on a Public sidewalk and "stare" into your living room or bedroom. It would be hella creepy but I could also film because What can be Seen in Public, can also be Filmed....so if you don't want someone looking into your living/bed room....YOU have to Close your Blinds.....I, Don't have to close MY EYES! IMO....This just makes the Oligarchy we've ALWAYS lived under....More visible! Making it "illegal" by creating "codes" to Prevent a Private Citizen, from paying another Private citizen, to use a portion of "their" land to Live....Forces the private citizen....INTO....a situation where they can't help their fellow citizen by paying their fellow citizen 600 a month....they are FORCED to pay a Corporation, 3 times as much....for the "Right" to live on Corporate owned land AND if she can't afford the Corporations Price...she's Homeless! Bonus.....the Private citizen can no longer afford to live in their house....the corporation buys Their house TOO!

[@markwritt8541]

I don't care if this city is Dem or Repub dominant, this kind of authoritarianism needs to be stopped. One side says "Let's go back to the old days." How do they think people lived? Small domiciles or wagon trains/nomadism. The other says "We want you to have a place to rent, but only if you get it through our social programs." Absolutely BS, either way. And making laws to make this way of life illegal or difficult is unacceptable.

[@jmstouter6572]

Look at “How Finland ended homelessness” on You tube

[@tefinnegan5239]

#VoteHarder

[@MichaelRCarlson]

This recently happened in Vegas. The city went in and bulldozed all the tiny homes too. Government and corporations are in league with each other, and law enforcement is the military of the corporations.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Spot on! I think they want to replace us all but with Chinese people with $$$$

[@paul2019monte]

What happened in Las Vegas was so sad and seemingly pointless.

[@scruffygaming627]

... i feel like you are giving them too much credit. law enforcement is the gang enforcers of the corporations. The police just happen to be the largest most powerful gang in the country, and act like it.

[@nugrohokun640]

Im not live in US...in my country you can build tiny house or even a castle on your own land as long you follow safety building regulation...zoning not too strict...you can open groceries store...workshop...health clinic...pharmacy...electronic store...and other small business at your house in the neighbourhood...so if you want to buy daily necessity you dont have to use vehicle just walk to the shop...local business not only good for local economy but make neighbourhood more safe becoz we become know each other and sharing info...we know who our neighbour and who is not...zoning become strict only in heavy industri area becoz safety reason...sorry for my broken english...

[@eleanoraquitaine2966]

Spot on.

[@mw4507]

"I am from the government, and I am here to help" Most terrifying words ever said.

[@tefinnegan5239]

It's right up there with "Bi-partisan cooperation"

[@thomasprislacjr.4063]

Those who fear regulation from their peers most likely wish to behave like an asshole without consequence. Welcome to the real world.

[@CChissel]

@@thomasprislacjr.4063 I think most want to live in peace, regulations as far as home ownership are scary because most of the time it’s bullshit, such as HOA.

[@militustoica]

Petty tyrants live all around us. As Frank Herbert said, “Power is not inherently corrupting, but is is extremely attractive to the corruptible.”

[@big.g.fromohio3546]

They’re no longer petty.

[@Muggashyte]

I grok that.

[@grantcivyt]

I disagree. It's a cop out to think that only bad people do bad things. When laws are bad, the law-abiding are pushed to bad ends.

[@davidjones8043]

@@grantcivyt you missed the point lol

[@grantcivyt]

@@davidjones8043 Possible. Please explain.

[@sebastiansmith4945]

I can’t wait to see how this case ends. I hope the city gets it in the rear end.

[@lissanne9769]

I'm with you. I hope she gets a million or more if that's what it will take to stop these petty A○'s.

[@Bigelowbrook]

meanwhile, the lot next door has 3 shipping containers in their back yard.....

[@norxgirl1]

So sorry these bullies seem to be almost everywhere. Tiny home looks beautiful and classy from the outside. Would love a virtual tour.

[@ShainAndrews]

It's a trailer. Nothing classy or fancy... just a trailer.

[@savannahsmiles1797]

@@ShainAndrews SO WHAT, there are homes in Idaho on a foundation that look WAY worse.

[@madmaximilian5783]

@@ShainAndrews you sad little thing, do you really need attention that bad!!!😅🤣😄😆

[@chrismiller5198]

These bullies have no useful skills needed in the private sector so they work, if that's what you can call it, in government.

[@fajrdn]

Nope, you're just one of those guy that romanticize tiny homes

[@Recovering_Californian]

You know some busy-body neighbor reported the tiny home. People seriously need to mind their own business. Best thing I ever did was move to a rural (and unincorporated) area of the country.

[@jbman413]

Where did you find this paradise?

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Karens and Darrens

[@Recovering_Californian]

@@jbman413 Paradise?? ....it is not. But after >30 years of SoCal city life rural life is where I want to be. Less people, low taxes, lower cost of living, etc. Love it.

[@spiritsofthesky]

Same thing happened to my church. Some neighbor complained about litter and "unkept weeds" on the property of the church, school, and living complex that are all next to each other. They also sit on a busy road, so most of the trash is from that. When they realized they couldn't get the school and apartments in trouble, they settled for trying to get us sued.

[@lasvegasionizedwater]

Funny thing is I had a tiny home on wheels built 4 years ago in Idaho. About a year later, I bought property in Nevada and put 2 pads on it. I never had any problem with any government agency. I recently sold the property and am living in my tiny home again. Idaho has some very stupid laws including cannabis prohibition. There isn't anything wrong with what this lady is doing at all. I hope she had the same builder.

[@baddriversofcolga]

It's perfectly legal to build a 10,000 square foot mansion, but if you want to live in a much more sustainable tiny house? That's just wrong (according to the government).

[@Patrick_B687-3]

I love this organization and only wish I had millions to donate to them. Bless you, bless you for all the hard work you do.

[@johnwesley256]

Idaho legislators are so bad about passing unconstitutional laws that a group of retired judges and lawyers formed a group to stop it. Boise and Meridian local government is absolutely disgusting, anyone reading this should look at vids of how they treat homeless people and read the ignorant comments people make on those videos.

[@Flameoxz0z]

Its not incompetence, its on purpose don't give them credit of ignorance. Im sick of people thinking these are mistakes when these ``mistakes`` always imply money to get out of the legal bullying.

[@crackededge9351]

@@Flameoxz0z Exactly. Politicians deliberately commit crimes-there’s no accident involved in widespread corruption. Implying incompetence instead of deliberate action allows politicians to be viewed in a more positive light than they deserve.

[@debbiebertram]

Always,Always film your encounters with law enforcement or anybody coming to your door or stopping you anywhere.

[@nobodynoone2500]

Just be polite and truthful and you won't have to film all your encounters. I still think it's a good idea, but make sure your priority is keeping the situation safe, not documenting it. KZbin has hundreds of videos of cops overstepping, but tens of thousands of videos of people with cameras being the antagonist. Keep yourself just as accountable.

[@jmstouter6572]

I agree that you should film. Secretly if you can. Not everyone reciprocates kindness even when it is shown to them first and even when shown abundantly. Some people are not capable of thinking compassionately towards another human being. Some people don’t want to. Be wise and protect yourself against them.

[@PrimericanIdol]

Record* not "film".

[@PrimericanIdol]

@@witebatman Exactly. The 5th isn't just applicable once you're under arrest.

[@rcaddictgarage]

People that cant afford million dollars homes need affordable places to be able to live in.🗽

[@roselynn816]

How terrible that you have to suffer all of this for being a responsible resident and taking care of yourself. I'm so sorry,and I'm praying for you.

[@noahah-nee308]

I’m so sorry 😞 😢 😞 4 homelessness

[@TheRealBrook1968]

Would be interested in learning of what the code violations consisted.

[@badapplemedia.]

Guess what? Law & Code. Both totally separate and unrelated. If Free men, would just stop contracting with the government

[@tygrahof9268]

WE NEED HOUSING but the tiny home industry is being fought tooth and nail by almost EVERY state. Just disgusting. I want to continue BUILDING tiny homes but the city counsels are adamant about stopping us!!

[@Overonator]

"Powerhouse team of lawyers" hahaha it's always a good sign for your case when the other side tells you "don't sue us" because we have a powerhouse team of lawyers.

[@denisemayosky1955]

Cuz they know deep down they're wrong.

[@troodon1096]

People only tell you not to sue them because they're hoping you won't. A team of lawyers helps their chances of winning a lawsuit... but whether or not they win in court is not their fear; they fear looking bad to the public they're supposed to answer to. If a lawsuit is brought against them, it's a lose-lose either way it goes; even if they win it hurts them in the public eye. Why so many cities settle if they get sued, even if they think they'd probably win (that, and well, it's not their money anyway so why not settle).

[@ned6938]

Thank you for what you do. We the People need all th help we can get against this government.

[@fumblerooskie]

Bans on tiny homes should be banned country-wide. That this happened in Idaho isn't particularly surprising, but it also happens in many other places too.

[@commenter7893]

I guess they try to prevent shantytowns. But excessive regulation is not a hallmark of a free country. There is a price to pay to be free.

[@michaelwatkins5226]

Hitchcock Texas has made it illegal

[@MonkeyJedi99]

But a tiny home would lower the value on my vastly overpriced house that is at least three times the size of what I truly need! If the property values decline, how can I justify my massive carbon footprint for all the heating and cooling and lights?

[@denisemayosky1955]

@@MonkeyJedi99 Not to mention being able to showcase my massively oversized ego!

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@commenter7893 There is quite a logical leap from tiny homes to shanty town. Tiny homes can be (and in smart polities are) covered under building codes. Codes also cover things like power, water, and sewer hookups as well as trash collection and fire codes (one of the reasons for gaps between structures is to slow the spread of fire and allow access to fire crews between buildings). - The major difference between mobile home parks and tiny homes is perception. Well, that and higher ease with which a tiny home can be moved if it has wheels.

[@veronicamarrs]

I just moved out of Boise, the prices are insane and she's just trying to manage. They need to learn how to mind their own damn business

[@pws3rd170]

The city retaliating against her for going to the media should have been the 10 o’clock headline that night

[@douglasboyle6544]

Zoning laws are a double-edged sword. They were envisioned to keep industry from encroaching on residential areas but are more often used by the wealthy and powerful "haves" to lay down a minefield to keep away the less powerful and less wealthy "have-nots" - which often has undertones of racial bias. I've been involved in Zoning laws from studying them in school to working with local government in large cities and small towns as well as working in real estate and heard the everpresent cry of "It'll ruin my property value!" frustrating development to help people in our growing housing crisis at every turn. It drives me nuts

[@letterstoic]

Some sadists enjoy making people suffer. It makes them feel powerful and boosts their ego. Unfortunately, some of those end up making their way into our city government.

[@MattyRey]

Get a win on this IJ, lots of other municipalities are watching!

[@mojopare8954]

As the bureaucracy grows, the arrogance of the self anointed bureaucrat grows. Likewise the rules, regulations, and costs grow exponentially, further proving that the strength of the bureaucracy is directly proportional to the height of the pile of paper on which it is built.

[@LucidDreamer54321]

Wow, $600/month parking fee. I will have to remember to not move to Idaho.

[@shesabutterfly2558]

It is so important for people to check zoning laws first before setting up tiny homes or parking an RV to live on someone's property. Different towns have different laws. If someone isn't happy with a law, then they can go to zoning board meetings to appeal to change laws beforehand (or find a town with more lenient zoning laws).. It so easy to check beforehand before ending up in a mess.

[@DVincentW]

These ordinances are created to slowly kill undesirable people. Be ready to reap what you sow.

[@mourningwarbler]

Beautiful woman. Hope and pray for her and others to have their rights. Too much government. Not enough love.

[@denisemayosky1955]

I hope she wins! That was a rotten thing for them to do to her, especially in retaliation!

[@omegahunter9]

Our society can be so backwards sometimes. Thank you IJ!

[@PumpkinKingXXIII]

Most municipalities hate tiny homes because it’s a trailer and they can only tax a lot and not a house and they want all the cash.

[@hikerbro3870]

The entire state of Florida bans people from living in RVs or tiny homes with wheels, even on your own property EXCEPT in an RV park. I paid cash for one acre of rural property and for my home, but I can't live there. Lots of people get away with it, but I'm just so tired of fighting it. I can't even have electricity on the property. They specifically told me that I couldn't have a permit for an electric meter because they were trying to prevent people from doing exactly what I want to do. I'm in the middle of no where, far away from any housing or tourist areas. I just wanted be left alone. I just need live in my RV long enough to build, but I needed to be able to live rent free to afford it. They won't even allow that. Guess my retirement is canceled.

[@travishanson166]

Slavery by a different name. If you don't spend your money they way we tell you, get out or we will take it from you through fines and imprisonment.

[@spacesoup6797]

burn down the city

[@denisemayosky1955]

I wonder if you have a generator or something, and if that would help at all.

[@SubvertTheState]

I'm completely against zoning laws, there way too many people who really can't stand to see others get a helping hand. No matter how fortunate they are, they expect that everyone should be able to do AT LEAST as well as them if not better

[@bikebudha01]

So I want want to open a porn shop next door to your house, you are ok with that? I mean if there's no zoning laws I could. Or how about a concert venue right next door to you, that sound good? Zoning laws 100% protect a homeowner's home and investment in said home.

[@Flameoxz0z]

Some zoning make sense, but very few, like not have a mechanic disrupt a whole neighborhood with his noisy hydraulic drill. However most of it is straight up racket.

[@bikebudha01]

@@Flameoxz0z No, you'd be surprised how important zoning is. From not allowing people to park RVs in their front yard, to not letting the house disintegrate in disrepair, etc etc... Zoning protects your home investment like nothing else.

[@Flameoxz0z]

@@bikebudha01 Its true that its really important to price out the lower classes of a home, how does the city gonna artificially crank up property prices and btw taxes without it? Absolutely zero conflict of interest /s The moment this country went to shit is when we allowed police to interfere in trade so much. They're all fucking crooks and f*** you for defending them.

[@charitybrook6279]

@@bikebudha01 that's what HOAs are for. Zoning laws just make housing so unaffordable that it keeps people in poverty and increases rates of homelessness and crime. I live in WA state and am in my mid twenties, everyone I know from highschool is still living with their parents (even those with good paying jobs) because we have been priced out of the market. Even with two incomes most people can't make rent... It's 1500 a month for a nasty studio in a part of town that is known for shootings and drugs. That's the market entry point... And you have to make 3 times rent a month to even qualify anywhere. People literally cannot afford to live on their own, families are all living together now when in the past people were able to go out and make their own lives...

[@DarkHorseSki]

It's situations like that why I started to support IJ.

[@rapa2464]

Re: Content form. This is a great re-cap of what is obviously a complex case. I don't always have the time or bandwidth for 20 minute+ presentations but I'm always interested in the cases you guys take on, so the short-form is a great way of getting at least the Cliff's Note's version in lieu of the full version. Thanks for all you guys do for all of the people who desperately need a larger and more powerful voice. Checking self-righteous and abusive bureaucracy is a critical component of the Fifth Estate(true journalism, that is), which necessarily needs all the shoring up it can get.

[@frankbiz]

You have such a beautiful home inside and outside. It would be a pleasure to have you as a neighbor. I hope you win the case.

[@arkive11]

You should always post in these videos what laws or city ordinance they are accused of breaking. You never know where experience is especially if IJ uses paralegals to handle cases

[@veronicamarrs]

Thank you IJ

[@TCR2025]

The nimbys of the world ruin everything

[@catlink8998]

It's unfortunate. But bottom line is if you are going Tiny you have to fully investigate zoning. The home owner assumed rather than doing his homework. Change will only occur when residents work to get zoning which allows this. This is not unusual yet people keep investing in Tiny Homes before they have a guaranteed place to put them.

[@kurtsnyder4752]

The government is there to SERVE THE PEOPLE, NOT the people to serve the government.

[@jeremyanderson3819]

Now you know why they have 10,000 laws. So they CHOOSE to criminalize anyone.

[@bubukittee24]

Who would have anything against tiny homes?!

[@johnwelsh4750]

They think the community will load up with " poverty " housing that deflate the established homeowners values & they figure the property tax difference is Unfair ?.

[@jclaytoncabral5106]

Idiots would

[@richardprofit6363]

Greedy developers and municipal govts who want to maximize their tax income per acre...here in Florida they are putting $500,000 homes on 1/8 acre lots (less than 15feet apart)..one result of this is that they COMPLETELY clear the land when they start a development- not even a blade of grass survives, much less the hundred year old trees and other native plants..this has become standard practice..

[@nobodynoone2500]

Firstly, NIMBYs and actual concerned neighbors. For NIMBY's it lowers property values, and brings in lower-income residents who have statistically higher crime rates that nicer neighborhoods act as an explicit filter against (debate the ethics all you want but it IS a factor for landowners and parents). The actual issue, for groups of homes is if your neighborhood, designed for 5 families, suddenly has 20, and as many cars, overloading power and sewage systems, it can be a large and disgusting problem. So Zoning is indeed a real issue, albeit kinda rare to get that bad. This situation is a bit different, but nobody wants to open a loophole. The waste and inefficiency of tiny homes over an apartment is my contention. It spits in the face of environmentalism while pandering to it's fans. An apartment takes less material to build, costs less to heat and cool, and less systems to maintain. It is in every way worse for the planet, if you are living in a populated area, not to just rent a room.

[@richardprofit6363]

@@nobodynoone2500 It appears to me that your last paragraph is completely opposite of reality...tiny homes are about 150 sq. ft...How can you think that takes more energy or materials ? Makes NO sense..

[@ProTuner06]

Imagine being so corrupt that you believe you can tell people how to live their life.

[@marinoint]

This type of city government is appalling and unacceptable in the United States! It's hard to find a western country with this many unreasonable codes/laws/restrictions.

[@austinhernandez2716]

The "land of the free" has the strictest zoning laws in the world. In Europe you can build how you want, you can even open a business wherever you want, for the most part. There's no such thing as single family zoning and business zoning there. Apartments, single family homes, townhones, small businesses, tiny homes, doesn't matter. In America, everything has to be strictly segregated.

[@goodcitizen1611]

Apparently, most government employees have a psychological issue that causes them to confuse public servant with public master.

[@savannahsmiles1797]

public TYRANNT

[@Valeriewells1965]

This is so wrong to do to people. Those tiny houses are adorable. I pray it gets worked out and you can live in your home.

[@Stonegoal]

USA is HUGE. We should be enjoying the space while its cheap.

[@chivasporvida1997]

Hope she wins against these bullies

[@echodelta.foxtrot7718]

In Minneapolis metro there are 1 to 2 places for rent on Craigslist each month where as soon as you move in you become a target. It's a clearinghouse for the community. Cleaning low income undesirable people from the roster so to speak.

[@vipahman]

I know my town would never allow a RV park. Heck they don't even allow me to park an uninhabited RV on the driveway unless it's in a garage or hidden from sight. I guess the RV crowd is the poor crowd and that is the line of thinking. It reduces neighborhood property values while potentially increasing crime and further reducing property values.

[@btrswt35]

This is a real, viable option for some people. The local governments really need to start realizing this is a way of the future and be progressive and proactive and start making better accommodations

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

I suggest a third option of allowing and making it affordable for people to buy land on which to build homes that suit their needs and tastes. Not all of us responsible homeless people want to live in a small box (aka tiny home) before we die.

[@onlyscience7120]

A $200,000 house with a 50% down payment (tiny house cost) cost less than living in a 500 sq.ft house in a landlord backyard.

[@gettingpolitical]

You have to remember, the reason why zoning codes are the way they are is to force people to buy larger homes which are more expensive so that the lumber, mason, electrical, etc etc companies all make a sizable profit and the gov can collect more property tax from the residence. The larger the property the larger the tax.

[@randybarlow9587]

These rules are more common than you know. Mississippi is one of them about tiny homes. Louisiana tried to enforce an ordinance that you can not live in a camper on your own property. It's ashame the way the government is trying to control everyone.

[@denisemayosky1955]

Yes, exactly! They say they don't want "big government", which is why they fight against things like housing assistance, environmental regulations, entitlements like Medicare and Social Security, etc., because they "help" people, but they have NO problem making government big enough to bully people with. Bunch of friggin hypocrites!

[@PoppaCYS]

OK, so I have two separate thoughts about this story. One, it does appear that the woman was in violation of the city's ordinances. It also appears that the city retaliated against the woman when she exercised her 1st amendment rights to criticize the city and when they attempted to intimidate her weeks after the incident. I hope the ordinance is changed to something more sensible, and I hope anyone involved with retaliating against this woman is reprimanded or terminated.

[@scottanddebranelson8419]

yeah there are a LOT of petty little men out there and the one's in govt are the WORST. God speed.

[@adaml2932]

I've always had bad opinion about zoning laws. I understand they are necessary to a point but I think they go way too far. I think US zoning laws contribute to health issues, fossil fuel consumption, economic issues (incl but not limited to higher barrier to entry to start a business) & more.

[@sterlingstarseed4633]

I spent 6 months in boise over the pandemic. I had funds from the sale of my home to invest and was looking into Boise as an option. BUT at the time Boise was turning into the next California. House prices were on the rise and many home were being sold first day on market and for over 100k over asking.... for a small 2 bedroom box in the neighborhood. No thank you! Government overreach has reached a all time high and all the resources that are needed to keep people housed with clean air water and food..healthcare are being given to Karen’s with badges that can’t wait to push their authority. It’s awful. My generation has suffered at the hands of government- bailing out banks, recessions, covid, job loss, wars and inflation. The system is falling in on itself. And for those of us that don’t have 400k to live in started houses in Boise get shafted when we seek clean, respectful alternatives. So sad!!

[@phoenixjordan7784]

Wish her the best! 🙌🏼☀️

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

We don’t need a tiny shoebox. We find what works for us.

[@RyanK-100]

It's not the government's job to make it easy to find housing. That's the citizen's own responsibility. The city isn't even throwing her out - she was told to drive her house out of town. That's exactly what she should do. Renters have this notion that the city is there to make them happy. The city is run by democratically-elected politicians who serve their clientele. There is no "right" to housing in this city. Get the hell out of Dodge.

[@JamesKaufman1973]

I still can't get over the $600 monthly rent just for some back yard space.

[@charitybrook6279]

It's 1000 a month for an RV space near where I live and the wait-list is a year minimum wherever you go. People can't afford to live anymore.

[@moonpeach4684]

👍🏻zoning laws city council CREATE homelessness as well

[@elsplace896]

Hope they pay for what they did to her. 1000 a day? Atrocious.

[@Gunpowdermaniac22]

Also happening in Washington County, Indiana

[@tomzphone]

so you can't live in a tiny home, but you can live on the street. where is the logic in this?

[@Artemisinthecity]

Institute for Justice - What about homeowners who have invested in property and have had their property devalued and ruined by their neighbors? I am asking because I have had that happen to me.

[@that_boyzac4908]

Shocking story to say the least...

[@jayturner3397]

Do they actually want a homeless population 🤔, sounds just like the way Britain's going 🇬🇧

[@mybackyardparrots9198]

Many are saying tiny homes will bring down property values. Think about this: There are many cheap parcels of undeveloped land - off the grid - not smack in the middle of community developments - zoning says you can't buy a parce of land & live on it instead of living in your vehicle in downtown, or shopping center due to zoning. Do you really think people living on the streets & throwing up tents outside on your sidewalk will be better?

[@piccolosan19]

I am shocked Shocked! Really not shocked at all people trip so hard over little power F%&k city counsels

[@Muggashyte]

Could you get a hitch on your car, and claim that it’s an RV hybrid of some sort? I’m a big fan of clever solutions. Sounds like this local government needs some 1A auditors to give Meridian a grade on its protection of citizen’s rights.

[@neryskkiran1820]

New, affordable, attractive home = a solution to the housing crisis. Maybe people like Elon Musk, with his tiny home manufacturing company, his forward-looking stance, and his considerable resources, will look at this case and decide to support it in some way. I've thought alot about investing in a tiny home, but the situation this tiny home owner is going through is reason enough to hesitate. Are her only options really moving onto a RV park, or buying some remote plot? The bullying enforcement is such a senseless control trip. It will be a real pleasure to watch this case gain national attention and see the lawmakers, administrators, and enforcers of this short-sighted city planning/zoning office taken apart.

[@Footballislife1900]

I wish I had help suing philadelphia and the police due to a woman that made a false police report, my rights were violated in every which way. I spent 4 days in jail for something I didn’t do. There was multiple court hearings but for trial the final one she refused to show up but I did and this happen twice. She didn’t show up because she knew she perjured herself. So now I have to fight the charges $$$ or they’ll be there forever on my record. This woman ruined my life.

[@Brenda0312F]

Authorities should not be allowed to limit the smallness of a home if the land is owned and it’s built safely to “codes”. This is ridiculous we are FORCED into larger house just to fund the city in taxes! (more taxes owed on larger homes) This should not be allowed.

[@RoyArrowood]

Rights are extensions of property. The idea behind the pursuit of happiness is that you have a right to pursue the life you want for yourself regardless of whether your neighbor thinks it looks good or even if it hurts their property value. The idea that there is a code at all that tells a person what they can do with their own property is absurd and the source of the problem here. Average Americans have abandoned this principle. This is not the only code that is a violation of our basic freedoms as living beings. IBC states you can't plant 3 trees of the same species within 40 feet of each other unless they are in a straight line. It makes "outdoor storage" illegal. So putting a washing machine in your front yard is illegal because it looks ugly. A clear matter of opinion violating individual expression but it is allowed because our fellow citizens are mostly all tyrants and largely ignorant of what the laws are and how they can effect them. They like these laws. They usually don't care until they are personally effected by them. Garbage in garbage out.

[@Aar69]

Yes. More long-form content please!

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Ofc the city had the cops try to talk her out of suin and make it sound like she cudnt possibly win a legal battle without spendin more than she cud ever receive from it... Thank the donors and volunteers that make the Institute for Justice possible to fight against this exact abuse of power and attempts to use the justice system to deny justice to those without the funds to fight for it.

[@matthewronsson]

Of course this is under the absurd pretext of being for her own good, because they know what's best.

[@threat2demoracy5454]

I miss what this Country was supposed to be. Now it is Home of the slave, Land of the fee.

[@creolelady182]

People need to understand that even if a private homeowner allows you to rent his or her backyard, there are Codes especially with structures and the set backs from the property line.

[@gherrera19ify]

This is a direct result of fiscally irresponsible spending by local governments.

[@Cheznrice]

Why would you not do all the checks before moving to that location?

[@cromanxx1]

Why didn't she FIRST approach the township code enforcement to make sure it is permitted ? Did she have a lawyer in the loop during this process? What your doing is good but you always have to protect yourself and others.

[@SimpMaker]

Good luck! Codes are bad and good. I appreciate the ending. Reasonable arguments assertions on building codes disenfranchising and limiting the market

[@A.Rose.G]

If there are previous hookups it should be allowed. Check zoning first. Check with neighbor waivers. Really seems like it was on the new owner to find out?

[@spencermccormick2959]

"I decided to go tiny". The video editor had to know that quote was going to create a laugh.

[@enigmatic_mist280]

Tiny houses are a potential affordable housing option. Unfortunately, many places don’t allow them. Currently, RV parks and tiny home communities seem to be the main legal places for them. If places with affordable housing shortages open their eyes, they should use tiny houses as an option to help people with housing.

[@misstara9838]

I’ve notice many cities have beefed up code enforcement officer. This trend is systemic.

[@robertmorris8997]

My $0.02: I hate "tiny homes", no different than a single wide trailer in my opinion, except less useful, BUT, if the RV hookups are allowed, then the trailer should be allowed. They need to get rid of the hookups to get rid of the trailer.

[@bmanagement4657]

Tiny homes are a problem for the future of housing(setting a low bar for home ownership and standard of living) and cities not providing guaranteed housing is a problem in itself.

[@robrinehart]

There are health and safety reasons to why a city would have municipal code. It isn't to "keep your grass cut bc it looks pretty", but rather to deter vermin et.al. When you justify ignoring the law and doing whatever it is that you want to do, where do you draw the line? If you want to change the law, there are ways to do that, OR petition for a rezoning.