This tiny house could be a game changer for the low-income population in Detroit

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32. So how do they pay for the mortagage, the gas, the electricity, the taxes, the maintenance, etc.

if the are barely making minimum wage?

What if a water pipe bursts (which does happen in the cold winters here, especially in old homes)? How can they pay to fix that? If they do nothing (which is likely what will happen because they simply do not have the money to fix it) their property will continue to deteriorate. Black mold could start to develop (which does happen) and their health is compromised.

What if they simply can't afford to get the furnace fixed if it breaks down? Will they turn the stove on to be able to survive the frigid winters (which some do). What happens when things get out of hand and the house is set on fire from the stove (which does happen)?

These are scenarios that real people face.

But it is all moot, because the people we are taking about have nothing. Giving them the dignity of a safe and clean place to stay at $300 a month is a good thing.