My Tiny House group is beginning to lobby our State representatives to legalize tiny houses as a temporary and/or permanent solution to the housing crisis in California. Feel free to copy & paste this letter to Gov. Brown https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov39mail/, State Assembly Member Jim Wood https://a02.asmdc.org and State Senator Mike McGuire https://sd02.senate.ca.gov/. I've also included Lynda Hopkins https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Board-of...Lynda-Hopkins/ in this discussion in hopes we can do something in Sonoma County.
Dear Governor Brown,
With current wildfires destroying over 3000 housing units in an area already impacted by a housing shortage and lack of affordable housing it is time for state recognition of Tiny Houses as a valuable solution to the recovery efforts. I request that your office support legislation to make tiny houses legal on ALL single family residential property in the state, by right, so that communities can stay together during the rebuilding process. This legislation must allow tiny houses to remain after recovery, to add to affordable housing stock, and must establish them as below market rentals, prohibit short term rental, and limit rent increases in the future. A tiny House can be built in 3 weeks and house 2 fire victims easily.
Thank you