Movable
Tiny house on wheels
May be reviewed as an RV, movable tiny house, accessory unit, or another local category. Ask what certification, plans, and inspection path apply.
Tiny house placement
Where Can I Put a Tiny House?
A tiny house can work only when four facts line up: exact jurisdiction, home category, intended use, and the property. Check those before you buy.
Before the placement check
Identify what you are actually buying
"Tiny house" is a marketing term, not one universal legal category. Ask the seller for the documents or labels that show which path the home was built for.
Recreation / park
RV or park model
Often designed for a park, campground, or community. Full-time residential use can be a separate question from where the unit may be parked.
Built on site
Foundation home or ADU
Usually follows a residential or accessory-dwelling permit path. The lot, primary-home context, building code, utilities, and intended occupancy still matter.
Factory built
Modular or manufactured
Certification and installation rules can differ from both site-built homes and RVs. Confirm the label and regulatory program before discussing placement.
Placement decision path
Find your next placement checks
Use what you know now. The result identifies the next questions and shows when Tiny Home Clarity has a matching official-source guide.
Start before you shop
Confirm the parcel's exact jurisdiction
A mailing address does not prove which government controls the land. Use the parcel record, county GIS, assessor, or planning office to settle City versus unincorporated County first.
Do this before you rely on a seller or land listing.
The correct office, zoning map, and allowed-use table depend on this boundary.
Source-backed coverage
Use a local guide only when its scope matches
These guides summarize official sources for a narrow jurisdiction or classification job. They are not parcel approvals and do not apply outside the scope shown.
City of Los Angeles only
Los Angeles movable tiny house / ADU path
For readers evaluating the City's documented movable-tiny-house-as-ADU route. Los Angeles County and other cities use separate rules.
Official sources checked: 2026-07-08
Two separately scoped jurisdictions
San Diego City and unincorporated County paths
Compare the City's current Movable Tiny House code with the County's separate primary-or-accessory THOW path before relying on a listing or parcel.
Official sources checked: 2026-07-28
Georgia classification only
Georgia tiny house categories
For identifying the likely RV, manufactured, modular, or site-built lane before asking a Georgia city or county about local siting.
Official sources checked: 2026-07-08
Before a deposit or land offer
Get the decision evidence in writing
Verbal reassurance is hard to use when a permit, utility, lender, insurer, HOA, or seller later disagrees.
- Parcel authority: exact jurisdiction, parcel number, zoning district, overlays, and governing office.
- Home category: plans, labels, certification, build standard, and the local office's classification.
- Use and occupancy: whether the intended primary, accessory, rental, temporary, or park use can be reviewed on that property.
- Site work: access, fire, foundation or anchoring, delivery, septic, water, power, grading, and inspections.
- Seller scope: what the price includes, excludes, delivers, warrants, and requires someone else to complete.
- Private constraints: HOA, deed, lease, lender, and insurer requirements before money becomes nonrefundable.