by elainelw | Mar 24, 2015 | DMV, News
The Recreational Vehicle Industry Association provides standards for construction of recreational vehicles, including park model RVs. Although in late 2014, the association had temporarily halted adding any new members who built tiny houses, the RVIA is again...
by elainelw | Dec 17, 2014 | building codes, DMV, News
“HUD does not consider RV’s as permanent living quarterssince it exempted RV’s from the building codes. With the small size of RV’s, it is virtually impossible to build a structure that can meet HUD residential building codes, and still be able...
by elainelw | Dec 10, 2014 | Connecticut, DMV
To register a tiny house in Connecticut, you will need the following: Receipts for the parts/items that were used to make the trailer. Please see Classification of Trailers as Homemade for more information. Completed Application for Registration and Certificate of...
by elainelw | Nov 10, 2014 | DMV, New York
Here are the rules for registering a tiny house on wheels in New York: http://dmv.ny.gov/forms/vs100.pdf and http://dmv.ny.gov/forms/vs105.pdf
by elainelw | Nov 6, 2014 | California, DMV
Here are the rules for registering a tiny house on wheels in CA. It is quite a process! Take the following to a CA DMV office: A completed Application for Title or Registration (Form REG 343). A vehicle verification done by the California Highway Patrol (CHP). You...
by elainelw | Nov 5, 2014 | DMV, Washington
Washington state requires that tiny houses on wheels be compliant with ANSI 119.2 for RVs or ANSI 119.5 for park models RVs. However, you don’t need to be RVIA for certified. You may be able to “self-certify” if you can supply a comprehensive set of plans for your...
