Tiny Homes and ADUs
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Tiny homes and ADUs (backyard cottages), with the rules first. Before you buy, ask your town what it allows: a tiny house on a foundation falls under your building code (many states use the IRC tiny house appendix), a factory-built manufactured home falls under HUD's code, and a tiny house on wheels built to RVIA standards is legally an RV that many towns won't let you live in full time. Tiny home deposits are a common scam: check the builder, get a written contract, and pay in stages, never everything up front. Builders below are commercial.
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Links last checked Oct 19, 2026.
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| Codes, zoning and what counts as a house (start here) | ||||||||
 aarp.org - AARP: ADU guide and model rules |
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 codes.iccsafe.org - ICC: IRC Appendix AQ (formerly Q) tiny houses (may block automated checks) |
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 hud.gov - HUD: manufactured housing (HUD Code) program |
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 huduser.gov - HUD USER: ADU and housing research |
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 iccsafe.org - ICC: which codes your state and town adopted |
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 planning.org - American Planning Association: ADU zoning guidance |
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 rvia.org - RVIA: a tiny house on wheels built to RV standards is an RV, not a house |
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| Scam warnings: deposits and builders | ||||||||
 bbb.org - BBB Scam Tracker: check a builder |
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 consumer.ftc.gov - FTC: avoid builder and contractor scams; never pay it all up front |
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 reportfraud.ftc.gov - FTC: report a builder who took a deposit and vanished |
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 usa.gov - USA.gov: your state consumer protection office |
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| Tiny home and ADU builders | ||||||||
 abodu.com - Abodu backyard ADUs |
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 escapetraveler.net - Escape tiny homes |
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 mightysmallhomes.com - Mighty Small Homes kits |
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 tinyhomeindustryassociation.org - Tiny Home Industry Association |
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 tinyhouselistings.com - Tiny House Listings marketplace |
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 tumbleweedhouses.com - Tumbleweed Tiny Houses |
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 wheelhaus.com - Wheelhaus |
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| Books and planning | ||||||||
 amazon.com - Amazon: tiny house books |
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| amazon.com (plans) - Amazon: tiny house plans |
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