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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I for one am adding an ADU (well technically the only owner did but never made it legal). Can’t wait to generate income from renting the basement apartment...[/quote]
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Why can't you do this already? [/b] If you have a basement apartment, bring it up to code and you can easily rent it.  In MoCo, you can make a good amount of money.  Post on Craigslist or NextDoor and you'll get a ton of responses.  And, get the rental license.

You don't need to wait for the new zoning law.  [/quote]

You can't currently do it legally, in most parts of the county. [/quote]

Of course you can.  It's perfectly legal to have a basement accessory apartment in your home if you live upstairs.  [b]What makes you think it's illegal?[/b]  We have two on our street.  You are required to get the rental license however if you want it to be legal.

You can also just do it illegally.  Which we also have on our street.  If you want to do it illegally, it's better to find undocumented renters, who are willing to pay cash.  This way, the County can't prove anything if a neighbor complains of a housing code violation.  [/quote]

The county's regulations on Class 3 accessory apartments.[/quote]

Can you provide a link?  That's interesting to me because I wonder if the people doing this in our neighborhood are doing it illegally.  Always thought it was fine, as long as you live in the home yourself.  But, that it's illegal if you do NOT live in the home yourself.[/quote]

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