State: Oregon
The Advocates want:
- Crack down on “bootleg” construction. (Do images of lumber jack beards and moonshone pop into your head too?)
- Protection for non-sited tiny homes
- House Bill 2165
- fall under the standards for recreational vehicles
- Construction Codes
- House Bill 2737
- special construction codes for homes that are smaller than 250 sq.ft.
- allow narrow ladders or stairways for lofts
- allow narrow ladders or stairways for lofts
- exemptions from required electrical service and water supply
The policy issues that cities want to solve with tiny houses:
- ease tight rental markets
- address growing problems with homelessness
Salem Statesman Journal | Advocates want Legislature to pave way for tiny houses