After looking into achieving personal freedom through tiny home living (and which could take different forms than what we think of today with some creativity), I can say that one of the most challenging things standing in the way is zoning laws.
You'd be surprised how difficult it is to find any piece of land anywhere in the US where zoning allows relatively unfettered building of tiny or smaller dwellings. It's possible, but it's very difficult.
Isn't this why so many folks keep it on wheels / a trailer base? That seems to get around many of these issues, but does present difficulty if you're trying to claim it as your permanent domicile.
Yes, but some municipalities figured that out and banned anything that appears to be an RV or trailer parked for longer than a certain period of time.
Zoning laws for land often also include clauses such as, if you purchase land X in zone Y, you must construct a home of N,000 sq ft by time T or you are fined.
You'd be surprised how difficult it is to find any piece of land anywhere in the US where zoning allows relatively unfettered building of tiny or smaller dwellings. It's possible, but it's very difficult.