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US teacher built a $4,000 tiny house on wheels and used a legal loophole to live without property taxes

28.06.2026 21:40 1 min 1 source РУС
Correio Braziliense - Radar POR

American art teacher and designer Jay Shafer built a 96-square-foot tiny house on a trailer chassis for $4,000. By mounting the structure on wheels instead of a concrete foundation, he classified it as a recreational vehicle (RV), avoiding property taxes and minimum size requirements (37–50 sq m). In 2002, local inspectors tried to evict him, but his lawyers proved the house legally qualified as a vehicle. In 2018, the International Code Council (ICC) adopted Appendix Q, officially legalizing dwellings under 37 sq m.

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