The Promises and Pitfalls of Micro-Housing

Zoning and Planning Law Report, November 2012

By: Thompson Reuters, Tim Iglesias

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2536192
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Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments

This article defines micro-housing, summarizes policy considerations, and highlights regulatory issues. It presents the case for increasing the supply of micro-apartments and highlights land-use and equity arguments for restricting them. It concludes with a series of recommendations for zoning standards to explicitly sanction compatible micro-apartment development.