A COLLEGE student was given an eviction notice from his tiny house in a charming community just before his midterms due to its size.

David Andrews was studying at the University of Colorado and in a bid to have affordable student housing, he built his own tiny home on wheels.

He parked his home in a backyard in Boulder, which is extremely sought-after and expensive.

The tiny house was situated on a small plot of land with a communal garden which David made with his neighbors who live in an RV opposite him.

He parked there for six months and lived happily alongside his neighbors as they enjoyed the outdoor space together.

David, his neighbors, and their children would pick the vegetables and use them for fresh meals as part of their passion for sustainable living.

However, just before his midterms, his landlord was given an eviction notice.

This was due to a code violation and the tiny home dwellers were given 30 days to vacate their structures.

Previously, there had been no comments from anyone about concerns surrounding the small homes.

It emerged that the tiny home was too small to be classified as a house and therefore, David and his neighbors were dwelling in non-conforming structures.

David was forced to put his home in storage for a month as he and his small community worked with the city to give a temporary allowance for these small homes.

He told Tiny House Blog: "The city of Boulder doesnt have any appropriate legal code regarding tiny houses or other nontraditional housing methods.

"The tiny is essentially non-conforming, and living in a structure was not allowed."

Members of the community, including landlords whose tenants were having similar issues, were relentless in speaking up at council meetings and writing letters to the city.

David said: "I reached out to the city council members as a whole and told my story part of which was showing them the video of my house.

"Immediately the majority of the city council was on our side and agreed that there was an issue with non-conforming structures and that it needed to be addressed.

"At a meeting they asked the city attorney if they could write a letter allowing those who were kicked out [to get] a temporary exemption to codes and ordinances, allowing us to continue living in our structures."

In a warning to other people hoping to live in tiny homes, David said: "Be very diligent in making sure you can be legal if thats what you want to do.

"There are many ways around tough situations like Im in, just be willing to adjust your plan."

David and his partner Erin Donahue now live in a tiny home on a farm in Mid-coast Maine.

The pair own the Tiny Acres Farm which focuses on producing organic food from the unceded Wabanaki homeland.

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