Tiny House Alliance USA with Collaborative Partners to Foster and Transform Vacant and Abandoned Properties into Tiny Home Communities

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Tiny House Alliance USA
The Tiny House Alliance USA is a tax exempt 501 (c) 3 public charity nonprofit incorporated in the state of Washington on October 8th 2020.

The mission of Tiny House Alliance USA is to build tiny houses with collaborative partners and to foster and transform vacant, abandoned, and distressed properties into vibrant tiny home communities that will transform neighborhoods into a valuable asset for the community. Fulfilling The Need For Appropriate, Attainable, And Affordable Housing, Encouraging Multi-Generational Living. The Tiny House Alliance USA will be an educational center for the industry, documenting the history and the progress of tiny houses.

We are dedicated to advance the tiny house industry through education and uniting all related services and resources to support tiny houses as a viable option for housing.

With great pleasure, we have received our letter of tax exemption from the IRS, that determined we are exempt from federal income tax under IRS Code ( IRC) Section ( c ) (3). The letter was received on January 16th, 2021.

Elevate Community, a tiny home community adjacent to Elevate Branson, has been in the planning stages for several years. Now the project is becoming a reality. Elevate Community will be the first of its kind in the Branson/Lakes region and one of the largest permanent tiny home developments in the country.

Elevate Community began as a vision, along with a sketch on a napkin in 2019. Subsequent years were spent securing $2.9 million in public grants for the project’s infrastructure and tiny homes.

The tiny home community will provide safe, independent and sustainable housing for low-income individuals and couples in the Branson area and offer an affordable alternative to extended stay housing in motels. However, the project will offer residents more than just a place to live.

Elevate Community is a tiny home village developing in Branson, Missouri of 48 tiny homes for residents with incomes well below the median income level, who are a veteran, have been chronically homeless, disabled, or displaced by the 2017 flood.

The homes are ideal for one person but can accommodate a couple as well. For adult couples who wish to live together, they must be an established couple who both qualify separately to live in Elevate Community, in order to occupy a single tiny home together.

Residents can live here as long as they follow the rules and meet annual income qualification guidelines. All applicants for residency execute a lease contract for their tiny home which may vary from six months to a year. Annual income verification will be required.

Imagine no more sub-standard, inadequate motel room living in our area, replaced by a fresh, safe, and positive sense of community. Secure housing meets an essential and fundamental need, reduces motel living and homelessness, lifts individuals, and elevates our whole community.

The tiny homes are prefabricated, permanent, 400-square-foot homes complete with an open kitchen, dining and living area, a small bedroom, one bath, and a front porch. The homes come fully furnished with a bed, kitchen table and chairs, upholstered family room furniture, table and lamp as well as kitchen appliances, heating, and air conditioning. The first units will include a compact washer and dryer until a community laundry facility is available on site.

Residents will rent a fully furnished home for $400 per month, which includes utilities and trash removal. Internet and cable will be provided for an additional fee. No deposits will be required, but monthly rent payments are due in advance of occupancy.