Depending on where you live, and exactly what you decide to live in, the answer could be yes. In fact, a growing number of city and county zoning agencies around the world are implementing ordinances to crack down on off-grid living, in many cases making it a crime.
Over the years we’ve covered numerous examples of how government officials from around the world have been systematically targeting those who choose to live an off the grid lifestyle.
From targeting self-reliant homeowners with antiquated zoning laws and regulations to forming special zoning boards that are designed to force people back onto the grid, there seems to be a war against self-reliance, and sadly it seems like the government in many cases is winning.
Living off the grid Illegal in many areas of the United States
Throughout the United States, government agencies are forming so-called “nuisance abatement teams” designed to intimidate and force Off Grid homeowners into giving up their land or abandoning their lifestyle. Believe it or not, people are actually being fined and jailed for choosing to live an off-grid existence.
From Costilla County, Colorado trying to ban people from building off-grid homes or camping on their own land to the federal government actually trying to make it illegal to live in a tiny house or off-the-grid RV, there are a growing number of government agencies attempting to regulate this lifestyle out of existence.
While the mainstream media continues to ignore the problem, a couple of independent media organizations and a few reporters have taken notice, and over the years we’ve tried to shine a spotlight on the problem. One of the first cases we covered was the story of how Off Grid enthusiasts in California were being harassed and targeted by their local government officials.null
Off grid Homeowners intimidated into to hooking back into the grid.
There are literally thousands of examples of people who have been harassed, threatened and even fined and jailed for going off the grid. Here are some examples:
The Deserts of Los Angeles County, California
The deserts of Los Angeles County, California used to be a sort of mecca for those looking to live a more self-reliant lifestyle. But just like so many areas of the country, these Off-Grid residents are being targeted, arrested, and intimidated into to hooking back into the grid.
A couple of years back, Reason Magazine took a film crew out to one of these secluded desert towns in California and filmed some of the off-grid residents. From being threatened with jail time if they didn’t hook back into the grid, to actually being thrown in jail because the county didn’t like the look of their homes or land, the people in the deserts of Los Angeles County are being terrorized by their local government.
Instituted in 2006 by Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors’ Nuisance Abatement Teams have been targeting and jailing residents for victimless misdemeanors and code violations.
Code enforcement teams have been hitting unincorporated areas of L.A. County hard, leaving local off-gridders unsure of what the future holds. Residents are scared that they may lose not only their homes but their freedom as well.
The case of Robin Speronis in Cape Coral City, Florida
Robin Speronis tried to go off the grid in Cape Coral City, Florida. She was cited by the city for using rainwater, using solar power, not being connected to an approved water supply, and being in violation of in violation of the International Property Maintenance code. She was eventually thrown in jail and evicted from her home.
Vet who fought for our country, Thrown in Jail for Living ‘Off The Grid’
In November 2016, Tyler Truitt, a veteran, was thrown in jail for violating a city zoning ordinance.
“We live out here off the grid, 100 percent self-sustaining,” Truitt said. “So I basically made all my utilities: I have my solar panels, I have my rainwater collection and stuff. ” took an oath that I would support and defend the constitution and the freedoms that entails, and I really feel like those are being trampled upon.”
Is it really your land? According to most zoning officials, you need to follow their rules!
On top of using size restrictions to limit what off-grid home owners can live in, towns throughout the U.S. are also targeting mobile homes. In many areas, houses are required to built on a foundation and hooked up to public utilities.
Unfortunately, that piece of freedom that you bought might not be so free. If your land is not zoned for recreational vehicle living, off grid living, or camping you may be in for some serious trouble.
It’s a sad day when living off your own land becomes a crime. Please spread the word because cases like this are increasing at an alarming rate.
Just wish I could walk off into the woods somewhere and live using only my survival witts ! Society’s gotton out of control and they keep pushing you into the ground!
Hello everyone…where can i buy cheap good land with water? I HATE California and want to move out of here asap. thx
Question: Ever wonder why digital electric meters are still big and clunky when every thing else has miniaturized?
Answer: So Big Brother can accommodate solid-state wall-penetrating radar on the homes of persons of interest–The better to see you with my dear.
Does anyone really want to live off the grid unless they’re fed up with mankind? The solution is high-paying jobs, affordable health insurance, and enough disposable income left over to have a sex life.
No More A Land Of The Free. No distinctions between right and wrong anymore. The abatement teams should go to jail for violating these people’s rights. Notice how they wouldn’t even answer a simple question at the town meeting, this alone proves they just don’t want to admit their lack of values and respect of humanity, and what used to be the American way. Highly upsetting to me. I often dream we the people create such a revolution to end this type of political disregard, and actually win! Yeah, in my dreams.
This is not only happening in the Peoples Republik of California, but also in Virginia and probably other states. In Michigan it is illegal to grow a vegetable garden in your front yard yet Sharia law has been passed in one community.
Here:
http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/personal-gardening-and-farming-are-becoming-illegal/
And here:
http://nationalreport.net/city-michigan-first-fully-implement-sharia-law/
It is pure manipulation and fear tactics, they expect you to be compliant of all laws and regulation, but they can lie and break any law they want to get the job done. It really all comes down to control, the Gov clearly wants us to be dependent on them and not self reliant.
washh up
I beleive that anyone who wants , should be allowed to live off grid. The energy corporations should not be allowed to force anyone , including political figures in any state , to force people to hookup and/or use utilities. I see nothing wronge with living off grid.
Someone needs to get all the “off the grid” community together along with freedom rallies to go in front of the Supreme Court and let them know WE THE PEOPLE who are suppose to be a free nation are being treated like we live in a communist dictatorship. We need to also subpoena town and state records to find out how much $$ they are getting in kickbacks to keep people on the grid. Until America steps up (together) it will happen to all of us.
Also why aren’t the Amish and other OFF Grid Communities being targeted, or are they next?
Leave these people alone, we should be rallying and showing the world what the animals in government attack simple people. Instead we only see spoiled rich kids complaining about privilege.. It’s disgusting
All off griders should be force at gun point to plug back into the grid; off gridding rejects the truth of the governing alien presence.
our homeworld at the pinnacle of civilization visited earth to extract many numbers of you to bring to our world to teach the ways of galactic science and advanced civilization. Unfortunately, our civilization collapsed because of our curiosity with your species which we now call the garbage pit of the outer rim and under perpetual quarantine. Many of us now rule your planet.
Off grid. No gummint. Take back our land…
All via COMPUTER, and no one sees the discrepancies?
Weird.
GOV is to protect you…. what a joke, do you know why America started with (13) colony, or why is there 13 step on the dollar bill or the star on the Christmass tree? gov and money has always been used by external dimensional purposes to connect the chest pieces in other parallel world. number is used as coordinate for time and space.This world is not the real world, it is only a fallen world, it is flawed that is why you die, age, sick and experience all kind of bs. your body is only a biological computer for for soul to be downloaded into, this hell that you all live and seen is so that you may understand the lesson so when you die, father(the real self, the real you, not you as a fragment right now)will sent you to a different experience, human’s free will and the choices they make is both calculated and experienced by God.
Light and Darkness seem like two force of the same coin>
Light>Darkness
well what does Darkness> well now you know why you’re here…
It’s a crazy set up, true freedom in a fallen world does not exist due to the true nature of karma, but human will suffer less when the LIGHT decide to reincarnate him/her self back into this world, reasoned becuz sinner cannot redeem themselves. reasoned again sinner don’t even know what they did… and which life is it from?…hidden truth, missing that hidden is what kept you in dark.
“Truth is hiding in the darkness, and the darkness is hiding the Truth”
“All truth is only half cup full”
First off I’d like to “thank” the American People, It was you who gave this entity the ability to govern you, secondly id like to pose this question…???…. “If the government be ruled by the people as sited in the history books of this lost and diluted nation, then why “on your land” in “your country” are you allowing individuals you voted into their elected offices to push on you like this?….” Wake up and smell the coffee this is their country and we live in it. To hear this and to know what I know about the state of my country, I am sicken to no end. Is this what it has come to? I know not…..You mean to tell me if I secure a plot of land and in fact decide to live self sustaining my existence I am subject to some kind of legal action depending where I lay my head at? LMAO This my friends is a testament to how fucked up citizens have allowed “this America” to become, I put quotations around these words because this country and the one in the history books is far different, yes times have changed but the building blocks and the overlying principles should remain, this is our country guys and gels, this is your land, and it seems you own it….so own it, fight for it, believe in it. Yeah we want to live and love and be apart of the world we know today, don’t we? I’m ashamed of all this why not stand and face your tyrant? If it is as bad as I believe it is I am ashamed why not ban together? You have forgotten what your founding fathers faught for, better me to ask this question, “What would they have done faced with this?” “FREEDOM IN THIS COUNTRY IS AN ILLUSION” and as long as you accept it “YOU ARE NOT FREE” You all know just as well as I do that this system is broken so what do we do? fix it…..the problem? People are to lazy, complacently living and turning a blind eye…..fix it…….
The Government can Kiss my Ass! I am a War Veteran, and many of my veteran budies, will not tolerate these billing tactics on our property!! I was trained quite well in the Military! Let them come on my land with Guns drawn!! Bullets go both Ways!! And These Russian, Belgium and Chinese Troops!, that are on our Soil!, under Obama’s U.N. Mandate. Let them come kicking in the doors of well trained Military Veterans! We know the proceedure!! These foreign troops on our U.S. Soil!, will have a Day Of Reckoning!! People, read-up!, you can take thier Drones out!! There are naming devices! And close up!, nothing that a 12 gauge shotgun with 00 Buck!, can do!!
If you’re a veteran you know when the time comes Delta rho in with armored vehicles and Squad and if they need it even more and sooner or later they will get you
There are those who can live off grid and there are those who try to. The ones that try to usually do so by squatting on some undeveloped land and just attempt to survive. Then there are those who actually plan it out. They research the land they own. Survey areas of development and designate other for un development. They do not infringe on any other entity including government land. They only are concerned with themselves and how to harmoniously thrive in an area where few would attempt to do so. The latter are parasites just like the pink elephant parasite we are all running from. I would stay away from them They are the little fish in the big fist world. Be a big fish in a little fish world. Little fish being actual little fishes
I hate to tell you guys this but Bible thumper or not the RF ID Chip or as some of you like to call the “Mark of the Beast” is already here whether you believe it or not. People are already getting it in our country and other countries and soon it will become law. And no better what the Bible says or anything says to think about it, if the government has a chip in your hand it will get you to do anything it wants you to do. We all know from experience that our government is not so nice. Sorry if I’m really off topic but I was reading from Leah up at the top and just decided to comment on this. I had to scroll forever to get to the bottom in order to comment. By the way is there any one who knows how to neatly buy her own little house and grow your own food while i’m not disturbing others and not breaking the law? I don’t plan on taking the chip so I can’t buy or sell anything what I hear so I pretty much have to go off the grid. This sucks. When this happens I can’t even travel anywhere anymore!
Hi Jenn: I blogged way up at the top. First, you really need to plan out your garden as well as bunches of other things we all take for granted. Food, water, and comfortable shelter are musts. Learn to live with nature and she will help you. Water will be the new gold. That’s my opinion. Start small as did my husband and I. We dug a well, but we are still tethered to electricity although we have a generator and plenty of wood. Solar panels are good, but I never really found that they helped much. If you have sun — great. Keep the temperature as low as possible in the winter. Learn how to can and preserve (drying, pickling). Learn what works in your climate. Learn how to cold case. It comes in handy for garden greens in the winter time. Learn how to hunt and process your own meat. Do you know how to raise sheep or goats? I have a friend who showed me Carding and spinning. I already knew how to knit, crochet, and hand sew. These are things that come in handy. Contact others near you who know how to do things by hand. We do not really live totally off the grid, but year by year we are becoming more self sufficient. Good Luck
Liz
Oh yes, I forgot. Dig a root cellar or if you have a dry, cool basement that is good too. You need some place to store canned foods from the garden and a dry place is needed ff you want to prolong the life of certain vegies and fruits such as potatoes, and turnips, root vegies, and some apples.
And don’t forget to barter. The government hates it because doing for others for the benefit of the community cannot be taxed or controlled. It is totally unregulated. Good for good. Liz
Sorry for the typos. My Android phone always changes my words if I forget to spell check before sending