Tiny Homes Approved in Maine as Primary or Accessory Dwelling Units.

[Keystone]

Maine LD1530 Passed In The House Breaking News - Tiny House Alliance USA

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Governor Janet Mills just signed a bill into law that will allow people to live in tiny homes as a primary or accessory dwelling

Governor Janet Mills just signed a bill into law that will allow people to live in tiny homes as a primary or accessory dwelling. The bill was signed this afternoon. Megan Cole has more on what this bill means for anyone interested in tiny home living.

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Any Maine inspectors? Who’s inspecting the build, what standards, it’s on a chassis so engineering, utility connections and frost heave???

 

[e hilton]

Does not need to be connected to any utilities. Does not need go be inspected for 180 days. I can see a lot of them being moved at 179 days.

 

[fatboy]

Does not need to be connected to any utilities. Does not need go be inspected for 180 days. I can see a lot of them being moved at 179 days.

Roll the forward 10 feet, new 179 days?

I wonder if they are at least going to use the appendix as a basis, or is it whatever goes?

 

[steveray]

I know their new State guy....Have to ask him at our next meeting....

 

[Mr. Inspector]

Have a tiny house here now. They built it somewhere else on a trailer and moved it up. Still has wheels so can't require a permit.

 

[Paul Sweet]

Wouldn't they be subject to the same federal standards as manufactured (mobile) homes?

This bill may be more of a zoning issue than a building code issue.

 

[Keystone]

2018 IRC has Appendix Q, “Tiny Homes”.

 

[Mr. Inspector]

Wouldn't they be subject to the same federal standards as manufactured (mobile) homes?

Good question. But I seen Park Model campers (RV's) that are not required to comply to codes that are as big as Mobile Homes which are covered by our state codes.

 

[fatboy]

If it has wheels, it probably has a title, and we still consider them RV's.