Homemade RVs in Washington State

Tiny house living involves some legal gray areas, some of which can be resolved by getting the house legally designated and registered as a recreational vehicle (RV). Unfortunately, this is usually only possible if the house was built by a certified RV manufacturer, like Tumbleweed Tiny Homes or another tiny house building company--not if it was homemade. But at the Portland Alternative Dwellings workshop last month, I learned that in Oregon--and, we were told, only in Oregon--you can have someone from the DMV come out, inspect your homemade tiny house, and certify it as an RV. Cool! But... only in Oregon. Bummer.

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