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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I found this WaPo article very telling about what will happen to remove zoning laws to allow ADUs on properties. The argument that removing SF zoning will miraculously result in an increase of affordable housing simply isn't realistic.  In addition to duplexes there is also the added argument of covering garages, etc into accessory units for rent that will become more affordable.

This couple in DC converted their garage into a 500 sq ft one bedroom rental unit.  The tenant is paying $1975 per month, which apparently is also the top end of the apartment rental rate for that neighborhood.   There is nothing affordable about it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/enduring-less-ado-with-an-adu/2020/01/29/2b720074-06f1-11ea-b17d-8b867891d39d_story.html?itid=hp_regional-hp-cards_rhp-card-real-estate%3Ahomepage%2Fcard-ans[/quote]

I find the argument for ADU's very confusing.

If anything, they will make buying a home even more expensive.

If someone puts an ADU in their backyard, they are adding $300,000 overnight to the price of their home -- and that home will then be out of reach for more people hoping to buy.

Sure, that ADU adds to the rental stock but it simultaneously pushes home ownership further out of reach, which increases the gap between the haves and have nots. [/quote]

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