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At that you would just buy a cheap rv and park it in south boston

icantdrive55 8y ago
Because it would be ticketed to extinction.
dsfyu404ed 8y ago
Because then instead of some busybody having to call the cops to come harass you for living somewhere that isn't a house or apartment (that's a low bar, we take pride in being busybodies here in MA) like happened in the article they'll take the initiative and do it on their own because it's a vehicle parked somewhere and will be subject to far more scrutiny. Getting your house ticketed and towed because some concerned mother didn't like how it looked or some cop thought it looked suspicious is a massive PITA. It's kind of hard to ticket and tow a storage locker. About the only way you could make it work would be to toss all the appliances from a rotted out camper in a UHaul van, park at bog box stores during the day and park at UHaul locations overnight and even then you'd always be looking for somewhere new. You would have to put a massive effort in to be invisible if you don't want problems. You can get away with living in a camper or box truck in other cities in MA but if you do it east of I-495 it's gonna be an uphill battle.
r00fus 8y ago
It's not legal to park an RV for any reasonable period on most curbs. Had a chat with someone who'd parked an RV next to my house (SF Bay) for a week. He said he was down on his luck (claimed to previous live in one of the nearby houses but got booted because his mom had to sell and he couldn't afford rent) and insisted it was his right. I reminded him of the law (72hrs max for an RV in my neighborhood), and that I wouldn't take action if he would move around a bit. Next day he was gone. I sympathize with folks in this situation but it's pretty weird having someone living in a vehicle that looks into your living room window from the sidewalk - esp if you have kids.
- mmt 8y ago
  > 72hrs max for an RV in my neighborhood You can rely on this being the longest possible time limit, for any vehicle, not just RVs, on any public street/highway anywhere in California.
JKCalhoun 8y ago
At $100 a month, there is little up-front cost to a storage unit. I can't imagine a cheap RV would go for $100.

Because it would be ticketed to extinction.

Because then instead of some busybody having to call the cops to come harass you for living somewhere that isn't a house or apartment (that's a low bar, we take pride in being busybodies here in MA) like happened in the article they'll take the initiative and do it on their own because it's a vehicle parked somewhere and will be subject to far more scrutiny. Getting your house ticketed and towed because some concerned mother didn't like how it looked or some cop thought it looked suspicious is a massive PITA. It's kind of hard to ticket and tow a storage locker. About the only way you could make it work would be to toss all the appliances from a rotted out camper in a UHaul van, park at bog box stores during the day and park at UHaul locations overnight and even then you'd always be looking for somewhere new. You would have to put a massive effort in to be invisible if you don't want problems. You can get away with living in a camper or box truck in other cities in MA but if you do it east of I-495 it's gonna be an uphill battle.

r00fus 8y ago

It's not legal to park an RV for any reasonable period on most curbs. Had a chat with someone who'd parked an RV next to my house (SF Bay) for a week. He said he was down on his luck (claimed to previous live in one of the nearby houses but got booted because his mom had to sell and he couldn't afford rent) and insisted it was his right. I reminded him of the law (72hrs max for an RV in my neighborhood), and that I wouldn't take action if he would move around a bit. Next day he was gone. I sympathize with folks in this situation but it's pretty weird having someone living in a vehicle that looks into your living room window from the sidewalk - esp if you have kids.

mmt 8y ago
> 72hrs max for an RV in my neighborhood You can rely on this being the longest possible time limit, for any vehicle, not just RVs, on any public street/highway anywhere in California.

JKCalhoun 8y ago

At $100 a month, there is little up-front cost to a storage unit. I can't imagine a cheap RV would go for $100.