“I am in the process of building a tiny home next to my house.”
In Florida it’s possible to have a “mother-in-law Suite” that’s a free-standing home on your property. I’m told that when you do this they check to see if there’s a blood relationship with whoever moves in. There’s nothing about this not being used as a rental after the builder moves out or dies. But as far as permits go, absolutely not. If you’re building this in a or close to a highly regulated single family home neighborhood then the county can order you to tear it down. Please make certain you haven’t sabotaged your future with an unlicensed construction.
Thank you for the information...I am in a rural area and am very familiar with building regulations (I am bookkeeper for a construction company).
In Hawaii, so many properties have an “ohana” building with small square footage — supposedly for family to live in. (”Ohana” means family.) But most of them are rented out to anyone.
“In Florida it’s possible to have a “mother-in-law Suite” that’s a free-standing home on your property. “
A MIL suite is part of the original house.
An ADU is a fre-standing residence.