Oakland seeks to make legal dwellings out of RVs, tiny homes with wheels
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1of3The Neighborship co-operative village where a handful of people are living in RVs in a communal setting is seen on a lot in West Oakland, Calif. Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Residents of a West Oakland co-operative tiny home village Neighborship are preparing to sue the city over what they say is a failure to live up to promises of basic services while viable long-term housing remains scarce. Meanwhile, the city is racing to finish a first-of-its kind policy to legalize tiny homes on private property.Jessica Christian/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
OAKLAND, Calif. â Behind a tall, purple fence on a vacant lot in West Oakland, Adam Garrett-Clark is running a housing experiment.
About a half-dozen people who don t want to or can t afford a traditional apartment live here instead, in trailers and RVs outfitted with solar power, hot water and most of the other comforts of home. The bohemian space looks like a cross between a trailer park and a cheerful community garden â colorful and full of plants, with an open-air shower, a portable toilet, a grill and a fire pit encircled by deck chairs.
Garrett-Clark leases the 10th Street lot, and residents pay $600 a month â well below the $1,950 average cost of a one-bedroom apartment in the city.