There is an interesting thing happening in Detroit right now. A group called Cass Community Social Services is building tiny homes to be used as low income housing. Each home will be on its own lot (roughly 30 x 100 feet) and will be on a foundation. Most will have a front porch or rear deck to increase the living space.
The residents will all qualify as low-income and will have a variety of backgrounds -formerly homeless people, senior citizens, college students and a few Cass staff members. Initially, the residents will rent the homes. Those who stay for seven years will be given the opportunity to own the home and property.
The houses are being built by both professional trades people and volunteer teams who will manage the finishing jobs – tiling, dry walling, painting, gardening, building decks and erecting fences.
What an interesting concept. For more background click here for an article posted on Michigan Live. Could we make something like this happen in San Diego? I think so. We just need to right leadership.
