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I'm looking to purchase a 5 acre land in a rural area so I can park an RV on it and live there. I would also build a wooden fence around it for privacy & security.
So is this legal or are there laws prohibiting this?
It's your land. Do you have utilities and a waste system? Are we talking generator and driving to a dump station dry camping scenario it's gonna be tough with no utilities and waste system.
You can live in a RV but it can get very rudimentary with no utilities
You are going to have to check zoning regulations before you purchase the land. If you do your research and find out that it will be OK to get a permit and place an RV, then make your offer to purchase the land contingent upon passing a perk test and getting a permit for a septic system. Also, make sure you will have a source of water.
In many places, you can not live in an RV permanently. The law might say that it is only legal while you are doing construction. Or, maybe give a time limit. Where I live, you can live on your own property in an RV, but only for 6 months in a year. You must have a permitted and inspected sewage disposal system.
There are also many places where you are not allowed to live in an RV at all.
You might have a better chance of getting a place where a manufactured home is legal. You could buy a used manufactured home.
5 acres I estimate is about $40k in materials just for fencing. No labor.
You would want to have a title search for deed restrictions for using an RV as well. A previous owner could have forbid it. Getting that changed is difficult.
That seems high, depending on the type of wooden fence. Im right now having 5 acres fenced with no climb wire and top boards, with about 6 large gates, and its costing me about $12,000.
Usually - you can't. Better check zoning and building codes. Even in areas with no zoning they might not allow this because of state building codes or other restrictions - sometimes requiring a formal well and septic. I know because I looked into this at one point. You can't even camp on your land in some very rural areas. You should be able to do what you want with your land (within reason), but govt. usually has a say about it...
Despite state and county regulations, it happens all over the place. I suspect it is usually under the heading of temporary housing during construction.
The septic system and well are going to be key to the success of this venture.
.......5 acres fenced with no climb wire and top boards, with about 6 large gates, and its costing me about $12,000.
I've got 5 acres, but it isn't all fenced. There are two garden areas fenced, 1/2 acre each, fenced with game fence, three gates in total, $7,000 for materials, no labor, but that does include a hole driller to put in some of the holes for fence posts, and he charged $500.
Game fence is a bit more expensive than 40 inch tall field fence, but it isn't nearly as expensive as wood privacy fencing.
Posts were pressure treated wood at the corners and for the cross braces. Pound-in metal posts, with two pressure treated posts halfway down the run in order to have something to stretch from. Wood posts in concrete.
40 inch field fence is fairly cheap but it doesn't form a barrier to much of anything except for tame cattle who want to stay at home. Most wildlife will go right over it. A lot of dogs go through it, under it, or over it. It's not tall enough for horses. Even for cattle, it is customary to top field fence with two rows of barbed wire to give more height.
If OP wants to do any gardening, if there are deer or rabbits in the area, he will need a upgraded fence from field fence.
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