Tiny House Legalities NZ
Tiny House Legalities NZ
- A tiny house is officially by law a load on a Trailer.
- Maximum size on the road without the need for special permits is 2.5m wide, 4.2m high from the ground, and 12m long.
-The weight must not exceed 3.5 Tonne all up, the size can be oversize and still allowed on the road with permitted limitations for transport but the weight is fixed.
Is a Tiny house a build or a dwelling?
- Under the Building Act of NZ a load on a trailer which is mobile is not deemed to be a building and is therefore exempt from the building code and Council laws relating to buildings.
- Officially Tiny houses built on certified road trailers is a vehicle and is entitled to be used under the laws of vehicles.
-The Council laws for your car boat van truck trailer or any vehicle are the same as for a tiny house on private property and on the road.