Catie Marques Teles and Scott Savarie had been looking for an apartment in Los Angeles for six months when they spotted a listing on Zillow that caught their eye. “We thought, ‘This can’t be real,’” ...

In an effort to address the issue of affordable housing, City Council’s Planning Committee is taking a hard look at accessory dwelling units.

DAVIS -- The City of Davis is making it easier than ever before for people to build ADUs, or accessory dwelling units. The units are smaller homes built on existing properties and they are only ...

SANTA CRUZ — To outline and gain feedback about local policies governing accessory dwelling units or ADUs and to explore potential updates, the city of Santa Cruz will hold an online community meeting ...

The unincorporated parts of San Diego County are in the middle of an ADU boom — and even more could be coming. An effort is underway to rewrite the county’s ordinance for accessory dwelling units to ...

Listening to proponents and opponents of “accessory dwelling units” — garages converted to small homes, in-law flats, basement apartments — this seems obvious: Proponents bring fresh ideas and common ...

The term accessory dwelling unit might evoke images of granny shacks inhabited by aging parents, sleek prefab backyard units that keep family close or converted garage rentals that offer supplemental ...

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