In Massachusetts, the Affordable Homes Act allows homeowners to build accessory dwelling units "by right" in single-family zoning districts, meaning municipalities cannot deny an application if it ...

When Marsha Gleason and her husband decided it was time to downsize from the 2,000-square-foot bungalow where they’d lived for the past 40 years, they didn’t head to Florida or research local ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the state's new accessory dwelling unit law went into effect last year, there have been over 1,200 approved plans to build ...

A new state law that goes into effect on Sunday allows homeowners to construct accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on a residential property almost anywhere in Massachusetts. The new regulations, part of ...

Following recent columns about ways to create more living space (additions, basement remodels etc.), I wanted to explore a topic that’s receiving a lot of attention lately: ADUs, or accessory dwelling ...