Tiny homes are considered a category of dwelling units (CMHC, 2016). Due to their size and portable nature, tiny homes do not receive the same certifications as traditional housing, and several issues arise when it comes to zoning codes and regulations (Sisson, 2017). Other factors such as uncertainty regarding investment potential; safety issues; connection to water, hydro, and internet; and weather considerations that make a tiny home perhaps more a seasonal dwelling than a year-round habitat may be regarded as deterrents to the tiny-house movement (CMHC, 2016).
The standard size of a tiny home is 100 square feet to 400 square feet (Stephens & Parsons, 2018). The International Code Council, a domestic trade group, usually states that a house must have at least one room of 120 square feet and that no habitable room can be smaller than 70 square feet (Wilkinson, 2011).