Should States Force Suburbs to Allow Tiny Houses? Massachusetts Decides

Everyone agrees there is a massive housing shortage right up until someone suggests building anything smaller than a McMansion on their quiet street.

Now voters in Massachusetts have to decide whether the state should just step in and force towns to allow smaller homes on smaller lots. Several other states have already tried pulling the same move, essentially telling local zoning boards that hoarding half-acre lots for single-family estates is no longer a constitutional right.

Local town halls are naturally treating the idea of a duplex down the road like a personal declaration of war, while anyone under forty just wants a roof that costs less than an organ donation.

Turns out the ultimate American dream might just be legally banning your neighbor from having a slightly smaller yard.