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By the side of the garage sit steel frames with weeds poking through — part of what was meant to be a purpose-built tiny home for Valerie's son but are instead a grating reminder of what they view as a "rip-off".

In glowing headlines and promotional social media posts, My Tiny Home Kit was pitched as affordable accommodation for Australians hit by the housing crisis.

Melbourne woman Lyndy U'Ren researched Mr Porter and his business before she and her brother spent about $28,000 on a tiny home for their family's regional holiday block in 2022.

She was particularly touched by a 2019 news story in which he pledged to donate the proceeds of a self-published book based on his late mother's voice recordings to The Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation.

In December, Mr Porter signed an enforceable undertaking with Consumer Affairs Victoria in which he agreed he would only sell tiny home kits he could deliver in a timely manner.

Mr Porter then promoted the agreement on his website and continued to advertise tiny home deals on social media, including a chance to win tickets to Taylor Swift.

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