{"id":4255,"date":"2026-04-08T00:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4255"},"modified":"2026-04-08T00:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:29:06","slug":"inside-las-homeless-mini-town-as-tiny-houses-with-tvs-are-illegally-sold-for-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4255","title":{"rendered":"Inside LA&#8217;s homeless mini town as tiny houses with TVs are illegally sold for $100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A rogue mini-town is rising inside Los Angeles\u2019 billion-dollar homelessness crisis, where the homeless are building tiny homes with TVs and air conditioning, and selling them on the street for as little as $100.<\/p>\n<p>Just weeks after The California Post exposed a filthy LA River encampment where one resident died of an overdose days later, another hidden world has surfaced, this time in the heart of the Fashion District.<\/p>\n<p>The Post visited a makeshift home Tuesday built by Osvaldo, 38, a burst of bright orange, green and yellow on the outside.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, the small structure is surprisingly put together; with a bed, a television and even air conditioning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Osvaldo, 37, poses in his self-furnished dwelling in downtown Los Angeles. <span class=\"credit\">Toby Canham for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Osvaldo\u2019s bright orange, green and yellow tiny home stands out against a trash-strewn stretch of LA\u2019s Fashion District. <span class=\"credit\">Toby Canham for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI clean up\u2026 every day,\u201d he said, describing how he mops his floors at least once a day. <\/p>\n<p>Before living in his home, Osvaldo lived a block away in a tent and tarp but said.. It was \u201cToo much fighting\u2026 drugs\u2026 everything,\u201d he said of where he used to stay.  <\/p>\n<p>Previously, he spent six years homeless in Orange County, later moving to Los Angeles for work,  but still getting by on odd jobs. \u201cI work so I can buy my food,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>With an ongoing housing and homeless crisis in full flow improvisation is popping up all over Los Angeles.  <span class=\"credit\">Toby Canham for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>An AC unit installed in a makeshift dwelling with a corrugated metal roof. <span class=\"credit\">Toby Canham for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now, he\u2019s building makeshift homes for others on the street. For about $100, he puts together their own versions, wood-framed, enclosed structures that offer a clear step up from tents and tarps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made like\u2026 almost 10 houses so far,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>His own home is the only one fully painted with bright finishes. Most of the others are subdued, some still raw with exposed wood, partial walls and unfinished frames.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kathryn, who says she\u2019s been homeless for decades, points out what she hopes will one day become a living room inside her own makeshift space. <span class=\"credit\">Jamie Paige for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A vertical garden with green bean plants and other greenery in front of an improvised shelter with colorful panels. <span class=\"credit\">Toby Canham for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He wants to paint, finish and turn them into something more permanent, something people can actually live in.<\/p>\n<p>Just down the road, one of those unfinished homes belongs to Kathryn, 40, who says she\u2019s been homeless for decades.<\/p>\n<p>She walked us through what she has now,\u00a0 a small structure she calls a bedroom and a bathroom.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Osvaldo\u2019s improvised dwelling, a blue tarp structure next to an RV on a street in downtown Los Angeles. <span class=\"credit\">Toby Canham for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s basic. Bare. Still coming together. But she pointed to an open space and described what she said will soon be the living room. <\/p>\n<p>Back at Osvaldo\u2019s space, there\u2019s another sign of how he lives, small green plants growing outside his home.<\/p>\n<p>Green beans. \u201cI planted like\u2026 six, seven\u2026 little beans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Osvaldo\u2019s improvised dwelling, equipped with AC and TV, in the fashion district of downtown Los Angeles. <span class=\"credit\">Toby Canham for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All of it unfolds as Los Angeles pours staggering amounts of money into a system still struggling to keep people housed. The city spent more than $1 billion on homelessness programs in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Every homeless person we spoke to said they weren\u2019t being offered services and couldn\u2019t remember the last time they saw outreach teams from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.  <\/p>\n<p>The Post reported on Monday that one major effort alone cost roughly $300 million, aimed at moving people off the streets and into housing. 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