QUICK FACTS:
Are Tiny Houses Legal In Washington, D.C.: Yes
Tiny House Costs In Washington, D.C.: $29,000 – $130,000
Tiny House Friendly Neighborhoods: Brookland & Chevy Chase
Minim Homes Washington, D.C.
PRICE RANGE
$5,600 (Floorplans and parts only)
Four Brothers Design + Build Washington, D.C.
PRICE RANGE
See website for pricing
Four Brothers designs unique homes of all sizes, including tiny houses and larger homes. They also do home renovations and remodels. Four Brothers will partner with you for each step of the process to create a home you love.
Liberation Tiny Homes Nearby in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
PRICE RANGE
$29,000–$115,000
Currently, Liberation Tiny Homes has seven prefabricated designs available, as well as an option to partner with the company to create your own tiny house shell.
Bartley Trailers Nearby in Woodbine, Maryland
PRICE RANGE
$2,000–$5,000
AJ’s Truck & Trailer Center Nearby in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
PRICE RANGE
$3,000–$12,000
TRT Trailer Sales Nearby in Lincolnton, NC
PRICE RANGE
$1,500–$14,000
Tiny Houses For Sale In Washington, D.C.
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Takoma Village Cohousing
Located in Washington, D.C., Takoma Village Cohousing is a multi-generational community made up of 43 privately owned tiny homes and flats. The community works together to maintain the buildings and grounds, share meals, socialize, and exchange mutual support throughout their intentional living community. Reach out through their website if you are interested in joining.
Blue Moon Rising
Blue Moon Rising is a vacation spot ideal for lovers of tiny homes. Created by the builders at Hobbitat, the village embodies a communal spirit. While it is a vacation spot, the village encourages camaraderie amongst its nature-loving and tiny house-adoring guests.
Blue Moon is located on Deep Creek Lake, the largest inland body of water in Maryland. Fit for two to four people each, the 15 tiny house vacation rentals have a unique design that you and your family can reserve for $225 a night on weekdays or $249 a night on weekends for a home-away-from-home experience.
You can also participate in many group activities in and around Deep Creek Lake including skiing, boating, horseback riding, swimming, white-water rafting, and even sleigh rides at Christmas time. Book a stay online to start planning your vacation.
Piedmont Ecovillage
Piedmont Ecovillage is an intentional community currently in the formation stage in Richmond, Virginia. Their intention is to create a healthy environment where children can play together in safety and where neighbors work collaboratively towards the good of the community while respecting each other’s independence.
The neighborhood will include a shared common house and will maximize green space for a variety of purposes, including recreation and community gardens. They expect to build several types of homes, including detached single-family homes, townhome-style homes, mini homes, and tiny homes. All structures will employ green building practices such as passive solar design to minimize their carbon footprint.
Tiny House Group – Maryland and Washington DC Metro
Tiny House Group – Maryland and Washington D.C. Metro is a Facebook group created to give those in the D.C. area a platform to share information, ask questions, and connect with others interested in the tiny house movement. Anyone is welcome to join the group to learn more.
DC Gardeners
Created by D.C. Gardens, this Facebook page is a place dedicated to fostering a greater appreciation for gardens and gardening in the Washington, D.C., area. Members can discuss gardens to visit, gardening tips, or updates on what has been happening in their own gardens.
Located between Maryland and Virginia and not technically a state of its own, the District of Columbia has its own set of building and construction codes.
The codes that D.C uses include the 2015 International Code Council (ICC) family of model codes (excluding Appendix Q), the 2014 National Electrical Code, and 2013 ASHRAE 90.1, as amended by the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) Title 12, Sections A through M.
Are Tiny Houses On Foundation Legal In Washington, D.C.?
When it comes to tiny homes on foundation, construction codes for the District of Columbia allow them, but only in specific neighborhoods, and only as accessory dwelling units. These neighborhoods include R-1, R-2, and R-3 zones, or low-density residential areas, such as the Brookland and Chevy Chase neighborhoods.
Additionally, in D.C., tiny houses cannot be more than 35% of the gross floor area of the primary home to which the tiny house in an accessory dwelling unit. It is difficult to live in a tiny house full time in the District of Columbia.
At a minimum, the primary house adjacent to the tiny home must be 1,200 square feet in most zones and 2,000 square feet in all R-1 residential zones. Tiny homes must also be adjacent to either a 24-foot-wide alley, or a 15-foot-wide alley and at most 300 feet from a main road for fire safety.
Are Tiny Houses On Wheels Legal In Washington, D.C.?
It is pretty difficult to live in a tiny house on wheels full time in Washington, D.C. Not only is it a legal challenge, but the layout of the city is not very conducive to mobile living.
The District of Columbia classifies THOWs as recreational vehicles, which follows section § 50–2201.04b of their RV code, which makes it a challenge to live in a THOW full time.
However, there are lots of travel bloggers out there who give advice on ways to make this possible. If you move your THOW at the right times and don’t stay in one D.C. RV park too long, it is possible to live in a THOW full time.
Make sure if you plan to do this, you do a lot of reading around RV laws in the District of Columbia to make sure you’re doing so legally.
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