00:00This is a tiny home, on wheels, which can't legally be occupied.
00:08It's felt absolutely horrendous to be having to deal with this, especially because I brought
00:12my dad into it, so it's not just me.
00:15Catherine Payne's father purchased this $130,000 tiny home with his superannuation to help kickstart
00:21her independence while living on the same block in Perth's northern suburbs.
00:28She needs to be close to family for medical support after being diagnosed with epilepsy.
00:33This was supposed to be my home, yep.
00:36But she hasn't been allowed to live in it since a neighbour complained to the local council.
00:41Ms Payne says the city of Wanaru didn't raise any objections to begin with, but is now threatening
00:46a $50,000 fine if the tiny home isn't removed.
00:51Because at the moment I feel like my life has just been pulled right out from underneath me.
00:55This is the big thing is that there's no clarity.
00:58It's an issue sweeping through Australia as local councils grapple with the definition
01:03and regulation of tiny homes.
01:06Some like them, others don't.
01:08And I think the most we can hope for is that those councils, what they're doing becomes well
01:13known and people go, oh, if Esperance can do that and the sky hasn't fallen in and it's
01:19made a contribution, then why can't we do it?
01:22In WA's state laws introduced last year allow people to camp in tiny homes on wheels for
01:28up to 24 months if the local council approves.
01:32In rejecting Ms Payne's case, the city of Wanaru said it acted consistently and fairly to
01:37maintain community safety and protect the rights of all residents.
01:41I drew back on the mortgage to help her with that.
01:45So I'm now in a situation where really, if I retire, it's probably not affordable.
01:50From a tiny dream to an expensive nightmare.
01:53from a valuable life.
02:02That's something we can burn before we go into
02:07to an expensive restaurant.
02:12If you have an animal relative to the street we go tolled ship, that really need
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