Legislative ADU activity has been coming at such a dizzying pace that it is extremely hard for anyone to keep up. For ADU enthusiasts, this is excellent news, of course. The fact that States are no…| Accessory Dwellings
I grew up with an illegal ADU in my attic in Newton, MA that my mom used to house grad students from a nearby campus. The tenants were like members of our family; they literally walked through the …| Accessory Dwellings
We ended up using the ADU and the north duplex unit for family members, and renting out the south unit. Once that unit is vacant our plan is to sell it, which we can do because we recently condo-converted the whole property. This will let us recoup the cost of building the ADU.| Accessory Dwellings
I was called many things during a dozen years on Denver’s City Council. I’ll own the label “houser,” because of my focus on affordability for low-income families. But “ADU advocate” wasn’t one of them.| Accessory Dwellings
This post will review the laws that were recently adopted in Arizona and Hawaii, and provide some insights and constructive criticisms of each law. First, the awesome news: Both Arizona and Hawaii have adopted statewide ADU reforms in the last two weeks.| Accessory Dwellings
This year’s ADU tour in Portland will feature a new set of 10+ ADUs throughout the city. Also... The total number of permitted ADUs in Portland is now approximately 4,200. 10-15% of permitted ADU are never built. Condoized ADUs in Portland take root. RMLS improvements for ADUs| Accessory Dwellings
Colorado has passed a strong ADU law (House Bill -1152), making it the 5th state to pass strong ADU legislation. Colorado is having a big year! It is expected that legislation related to upzoning near transit, parking reduction laws, and housing needs assessments legislation will all pass. And last month, a bill was signed into law that prohibits residential occupancy limits on housing in Colorado.| Accessory Dwellings
Four years ago, in June, 2020, I conducted the inaugural study of the rate of inhabited mobile dwellings on residential properties in the Cully neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. This study laid the groundwork for a follow-up survey I conducted four years later, which used the same parameters and methods.| Accessory Dwellings
Explore 67 ADUs right in your backyard with augmented reality and iPhone or iPad.| Accessory Dwellings
This may seem weird, but I’m giddy to share this big new ADU dataset from the West Coast with you. This is the first time that this big dataset has been presented to the public. Here, I will show why this particular data is so important, and explain why I’m proud to release it. Getting my hands on this data from California, Oregon, and Washington was difficult. Making it presentable was also a challenge.| Accessory Dwellings
