[ver_ture]

You mean well but I don't think this solution is robust.

-many of your pods will become filthy without the gov also agreeing to cleaning services.

-people will find ways to own multiple so that gov will have to continuously moderate ownership.

-the residents won't pay i presume, so this cost will never recoup itself for the gov.

-requirements for applicants will want to prove homelessness and what else? citizenship? they may quickly become to stringent, unable to qualify most of the homeless population.

[asdff]

The alternative is the status quo which is living on the sidewalk with no plumbing nor cleaning nor services. I'd take the tower and make the rooms easy to power wash.