> It pushes a lot of functionality normally fulfilled by a house (such as entertainment, eating, work, storage, etc.) onto the city at large - you live in the c

> It pushes a lot of functionality normally fulfilled by a house (such as entertainment, eating, work, storage, etc.) onto the city at large - you live in the city, and just sleep in the house. This is plainly false. You don't need much space to have a hot plate / microwave / small refrigerator (for food preparation and eating), a desk (where someone can put a laptop and entertain themselves / work), and some small amount of empty floor for storage. I could do much more than just "sleep" in a 150 square foot unit -- in fact, I'd gladly spend most of my time inside doing any of {sleeping, working, eating, watching stuff on laptop, playing games}. Many other people could as well, and I am sure that most of those people would gladly pay less for rent in exchange for living in such housing. To make what would otherwise be safe (with working sprinklers it's safe -- much safer than most housing in the US, in fact!) and serviceable housing illegal does not serve the interests of anyone -- especially not those who are poor.