0 Judge declares man's truck 'his home' in ruling that could affect hundreds of homeless people.
The ruling could affect hundreds of homeless people living in their vehicles.
The judge's ruling is based on the 123-year-old Homestead Act that says the government can't force anyone to sell their home to satisfy debts.
This is apparently the first time anyone has successfully argued that a vehicle can be a home.
Steven Long has lived in a truck on the streets of Seattle since 2014.
But last year, when his truck was parked on Poplar Street South for five months, the city impounded it.
Long's truck, the judge determined, is indeed his home, and couldn't be held for the $900 impound feeds he owes. »