There are plenty of very small granny flats that are
perfectly legal and bed sit flats in blocks of flats so
you don't have to pay for a whole block of land

What about water supply and dunnies? And power? People living in car
or vans must have problems even though they park in the middle of
town.


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On Sun, 16 Nov 2025 09:11:34 +1100, Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:17:42 +1000, keithr0 <me@bugger.off.com.au>
wrote:

On 15/11/2025 10:06 am, Rod Speed wrote:

Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote

Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

and kudos to Musk for his initiative. In fact a friend of mine in the >>>>>> States is building a tiny house at present. however, the biggest
problem
against affordable housing is the opposition it would face from loss of >>>>>> jobs, and that so many rules and regulations exist re housing.

No legal problem with tiny houses

There can be now that they're so popular:

They have always been legal and you are confusing small houses with ones >>> with wheels

I've seen a few "Tiny houses", and they have all had wheels. If they >>didn't you'd probably need planning permission.

Apparently doesn't apply for Moslems.
A neighbour of mine embezzled over 2 million from the NSWFB 10 years
ago to buy the house next to me.
He immediately put up 8 foot high steel commercial fence (which I
liked) no one came to tell him to tear it down.
Seems if no one complains you get away with it.
ICAC had a complaint about his embezzlement though.
Seems he knocked off a laptop one of his workmates was after.
His workmate got miffed and called in ICAC
He sold the house for half what he paid for, after being sentenced for
3 years jail (lawyer bills?).
The new neighbors are tops, no troubles. like to keep to themselves.
Fence to them is not a problem either.

So all is fine till you get dobbed in.
Just recently a neighbour became miffed at another and complained
about it being on her footpath/road verge ><https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-family-faces-fine-over-immaculate-lawn/b38e6366-7c60-4e2f-8c82-82da512bd6df>
https://tinyurl.com/353cuvh3
The synthetic grass covers the front and back yards but it is the
footpath patch that has made her local council see red.
In a letter, Gold Coast City Council advised her to rip it up or face
further action.

The old rule applies. If you don't bother anyone, you can do as you
like.
I have evil designs on a footpath tree which I surreptitiously prune
back every winter. Normally, interfering with a council tree is a
capital offence.
My neighbor & I have put up a 2m paling fence without permission.


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