A NEW tiny home village has offered people the chance to rent a building out for $300 a month but people must meet specific criteria.
The community has been built in Victoria, Texas, around 100 miles southeast of San Antonio, by the non-profit Promise Pointe.
This community is only available to rent by the homeless population in the Victoria and Crossroads area.
Promise Pointe has created a community for people suffering from chronic homelessness.
The nonprofit provided a definition and criteria for chronic homelessness and the requirements needed to apply for housing, according to the nonprofit’s website.
“An individual who is homeless (without a permanent dwelling) and has lived in a place not meant for human habitation, in a safe haven or in an emergency shelter for an extended period of time,” their definition for chronic homelessness said.
“Or has had at least episodes of homelessness lasting 90 days or more, on separate occasions, in the last 3 years.”
Applicants must also meet three criteria to apply for one of these tiny homes.
Firstly, eligible residents must have had a coordinated assessment within six months of their application.
A coordinated assessment is a system that assesses an individual’s living situation and can give them access to homeless services.
The other two criteria are someone must be found to be eligible for permanent supportive housing and that person must be referred by another homeless provider.
This means that people interested in the homes cannot apply for a tiny home totally on their own.
Some extra requirements include having lived in the Victoria Crossroads area for the past year and the ability to pay the $300 a month rent.
These tiny homes are partly furnished as they come with a bedroom, new bed, fresh linens, living area, and storage space.
Residents are also allowed to have one pet in their home.
One nonprofit announced plans to create a tiny home village where people can live rent-free for two years.
The tiny home phenomenon found new heights as an alternative living solution for consumers concerned with ballooning home buying costs and sustainability concerns.