Cities in the US are embracing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to address the nationwide housing crisis. Often built on existing single-family home lots, ADUs offer an affordable option for ...

Maura Healey said in a statement Monday. But what qualifies as an ADU, and how can homeowners take advantage of the new regulation? Under state law, an ADU is a secondary housing unit with a ...

Justin Mauldin built an accessory dwelling unit in his Austin backyard for $41,500. Mauldin says the ADU office allows his family of four to live comfortably in a smaller home. The ADU also ...

SAN DIEGO — San Diego's ADU program took center stage at city hall Tuesday, as council members considered directing city staff to explore potentially repealing the program. In a 6-3 vote ...

The council also asked staff to return with a plan to remove certain lower-density areas from the Bonus ADU program. Mayor Todd Gloria has previously said that the ADU program “has resulted in ...

The San Diego City Council held a marathon meeting Tuesday on the city's ADU bonus program. Adopted in 2020, the program led to greater density in single-family neighborhoods, sparking fierce ...

Those additional changes, which are still in the planning stages, will likely include new requirements that property owners who take advantage of the bonus ADU program provide parking spots and ...

SAN DIEGO — On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council will discuss rolling back its ADU program, which allows property owners to build apartments in their backyards. Residents such as Encanto ...