you make a lot of the good points the city would use.Johnny_P wrote:Positives:
Everyone deserves to at least have a safe place to be. People don't realize this, but homeless people sleeping on the street get the shit kicked out of them nightly, they get robbed, they get assaulted, harassed, and sometimes killed. Tiny home villages like the one this dude is trying to make would at least provide a secure sleeping spot for these people.
Negatives:
Troy mentioned not built to code. Yes, absolutely. I wouldn't want to be on the defending end of a lawsuit from someone saying the sanitation conditions were inadequate and they got sick because of it. Code states you need running water, warm water, heat, and a light bulb. He has the light but he's missing all the sanitary stuff that people need in a place that they're living. Now imagine you have 20-30 of these little box huts in a group on a vacant lot. It sounds all well and good, but soon it turns into a trash heap that smells like piss and shit because they're literally shitting on the ground right next to the house. Who is cleaning this up? Who maintains these buildings? Who prevents them from falling down and killing someone after 15 years of being beat to shit?
Now. Maybe the city needs to realize that people are willing to back this with their own money, and they can drastically reduce the cost of their housing program. Residents source/build the houses, the city comes in with a bathroom facility, and the local taxes help pay for the clean up and maintenance. BUT. That requires a housing program, people to watch it, manage it, etc.
Sounds like this guy should be looking at a way to open a non-profit that supplies the sanitary facilities but crowd funds / crowd builds the homes. Which is basically what's happening in Detroit...
https://casscommunity.org/
A non profit making homes that are up to code.
lets forget codes for a second. codes make shit expensive.
Yes, sanation is an issue. potential solution: bathhouse. Still better than what they do now, use public restrooms and piss/shit on the street.
Running water: not a NEED for shelter IMHO.
Light: not a NEED for basic shelter.
Heat: not a NEED in LA.