The owner of a small home feared she would be evicted after her husband built a community symbol overlooking her backyard.
Joyce, from Guatay, California, cried after being forced to remove her husband’s building.
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In March, Joyce’s husband spotted some wooden planks that were going to waste after a neighbor at the trailer park decided to throw them away.
Instead of letting them become trash, the couple picked them up and Joyce’s husband built a 14-foot cross, she said. KGTV.
After the religious symbol was assembled and painted, the couple had the perfect place to place it.
On Good Friday, Joyce’s husband placed him on a hill above their backyard, overlooking the rest of the trailer park.
He even placed a light underneath it to ensure it could be seen at all times.
“My husband had this in his heart,” Joyce told the outlet.
“He hoped someone would be able to see this and bring them closer to God.”
Joyce said neighbors responded quickly to the new addition.
“They expressed to me that it was a blessing… They loved it, very excited about the result,” she said.
However, not everyone was in favor as the couple received an email from the mobile home park manager on May 8 instructing them to remove it.
“We cannot allow people to build whatever they want on the property,” the email stated, adding that the cross was in an “easement.”
Although Joyce has since expressed her opinion that the cross was not placed in a public area, she and her husband decided it was better to remove it rather than risk losing their home.
“We didn’t want to be evicted, removed,” she said.
Looking at the space where the cross once stood makes Joyce feel “sad” and “disappointed,” she said.
However, the couple vowed not to stop making crosses after finding support on social media following the cross’s removal.
After explaining the situation online, community members helped find a new place for the beloved cross.
What is a tiny house?
Technically, a tiny house is any home measuring less than 400 square feet.
Many tiny homes are built on trailers so they can be towed anywhere, and some are converted from old school buses or vans.
Each state has its own rules about tiny homes, but generally, they are not subject to the same taxes as regular homes.
However, Alaska, Iowa, Louisiana, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Wisconsin and West Virginia have made tiny houses illegal as permanent housing.
He ended up being taken in by a family who lived in Alpine in San Diego County, but with so much interest, Joyce and her husband say they will build many smaller crosses that they will give away for free.
“A cross was torn down. We want to take down hundreds more,” she said.
“We just hope to inspire the community around us…help more people willing to put God in their hearts.”
The US Sun previously reported on another homeowner who was furious after being threatened with fines over a flag on his property.
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