Would YOU let a homeless person live in your backyard? Portland offers residents free tiny homes if they rent it to families who are on the street
Homeless families will move into houses in the backyards of willing homeowners
This is part of a government pilot program that will take effect this summer
The project, called A Place For You, may be the first in the nation to do this
Hundreds of homeowners have registered since the project was made public
By Associated Press and Jordan Gass-Poore for Dailymail.com
Published: 01:57 EDT, 19 March 2017 | Updated: 02:18 EDT, 19 March 2017
Faced with an intractable homeless problem, officials in Portland are thinking inside the box.
A handful of homeless families will soon move into tiny, government-constructed modular units in the backyards of willing homeowners.
Portland officials are looking for four backyards to place its Accessory Dwelling Units, what some people may call a granny flat, or a tiny home minus wheels.
Under the pilot program taking effect this summer, the homeowners will take over the heated, fully plumbed tiny houses in five years and can use them for rental income.
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