The "Tiny House, Huge Purpose" project that Elvis Summers started has gained donations of more than $50,000 and counting, as his video of the first project gained popularity in social media.
Summers is a South Los Angeles man who started his donation campaign by building a tiny, mobile home for a homeless grandmother named Smokie, the LA Times reports. He built the tiny home with just wood, shingles, a window and a door.
After the construction, Summers gave Smokie the keys to her house and then she placed a "Home Sweet Home" sign on the door of her new home.
Summers filmed the entire construction of the tiny home and later posted it on YouTube. The video has gained popularity and people started giving donations for the project.
The project aims to provide tiny houses for the homeless throughout Los Angeles. It is still not known who should set the rules for the tiny houses.
The L.A. Building and Safety Department has stated that since they are very small structures, no permits are required for the tiny houses if they are built on private property.
The LAPD has added that as long as the tiny houses are mobile and are not parked on the city streets, the tiny houses are still within bounds, ABC 7 News reports. Police also reminded Summers that they have to move the houses every 72 hours.
