is living in a tipi with children legal?

Question

for reasons that I won't get into here we have decided to buy some land and live in a 26' tipi. we plan to "modernize it buy also buying a large shed to put the modern items in (toilet/tub/shower, washer dryer, microwave, oven/stove, dishwasher,sink and fridge/freezer. then Attach the shed to the tipi via "hallway" which my husband can build. We have thought out every detail, even decided we would still have cable and internet. We'd put a medium size flat screen tv inside the tipi.
we would even be able to run a space heater if it got too cold...but I can only imagine the number of "other reasons" the state could make an issue out of if they got wind of how we were choosing to live.
would they have any legal grounds to come after our children?
Other than outside of our alternative housing they would have every other advantage that any other kid would have.
we are not poor...we make good money, we just choose to live this way.
here's where we are planning to buy from http://www.tipi.com/

cool site grey wanderer. I'll have to keep that in mind!

Answer 1

I don't know where you live, but in Arizona as long as you can provide a roof over their heads and food in their belly, there is no requirements as to the material the roof has to be constructed out of.

I have some friends who did what you are planning, but without the modernizations you are planning. Theirs was totally traditional and they moved around the country without any problems in several states.

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Answer 2

As far as that goes if you choose to live in a tipi I dont see what would be wrong with this. I wouldnt try this with in city limits. There might be certain building codes you might want to look into as well. If your native american I dont think theres much they could do if anything. You might want to consult a lawyer.