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Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, and in-law units.
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Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
The optional statewide law, AB 1033, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in mid-October, and allows accessory dwelling units, sometimes called granny flats, to be sold separately — and, presumably, at a lower price than your average home.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
The fire claimed dozens of homes in its path, but the family’s house — which includes a garage and a granny flat on more than two acres near Cleveland National Forest — was unscathed.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 14 June 2023
There were also accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, which are sometimes called granny flats, backyard homes, in-law suites, or backyard cottages.
—Jeff Kruth, Fortune, 6 June 2023
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Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
The optional statewide law, AB 1033, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in mid-October, and allows accessory dwelling units, sometimes called granny flats, to be sold separately — and, presumably, at a lower price than your average home.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
The fire claimed dozens of homes in its path, but the family’s house — which includes a garage and a granny flat on more than two acres near Cleveland National Forest — was unscathed.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 14 June 2023
There were also accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, which are sometimes called granny flats, backyard homes, in-law suites, or backyard cottages.
—Jeff Kruth, Fortune, 6 June 2023
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