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The Ultimate Guide To Planning Your Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in 2024

Planning an ADU can be a complex and challenging process. You need to consider many factors, such as zoning laws, permitting, budgeting, design, construction, and maintenance. In this comprehensive guide, we will walk you through the steps of planning your ADU and offer some tips and tricks to make it easier.

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New ADU Law AB 976

AB 976: New 2023 ADU Law Removes Owner-Occupancy, Extends Incentives

AB 976 removes of the owner-occupancy requirement. This means that property owners can build ADUs on their rental properties, as well as on their primary residences, without having to live on the same lot. This can increase the supply of rental housing and create more opportunities for income generation for property owners.

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6 ways affordable or accessible housing for older adults is being created in the U.S.

Long-term care costs, social isolation, dementia and financial insecurity are all notable problems facing many older Americans. But perhaps their biggest challenge of all is housing. As more than two dozen experts explained at “Raising the Roof: America’s Housing Crisis and Our Longer Lives,” the Columbia University Age Boom Academy program for journalists (where I served as

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