Tiny home: classification, site and compliance

Treat a tiny home as a building-and-use project: construction type, foundation, transport, zoning, services, access and applicable code must be confirmed before purchase.

VERT / GREEN

Define permanent/seasonal use, site, foundation and services before choosing a model.

JAUNE / YELLOW

Factory-built, wheeled or modular units can fall under different rules depending on authority and site.

ROUGE / RED

Buying a unit before zoning, siting, code and servicing are confirmed can make it unusable on the intended site.

Quick triage

Site not confirmedHouse on wheelsFactory-built/modular unitProject/site already authorized

What the professional checks

The local authority and project professionals confirm classification, code, siting, foundation, services and required factory documentation.

Official sources

Checked 2026-08-23

Related path

Continue with the right tools

These links connect this page to the next useful checks and decisions without repeating the full content.

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