ADUnow Blog & Articles

In any home improvement or development project, securing the right financing is crucial. Late Summer and Fall is a great time to start planning and designing your ADU before the next construction cycle, and, before cities and staff get swamped with re-writing their municipal codes in order to comply with new laws that take effect every January 1st....

If you are an advocate of affordable housing, then you need to know about an impactful California Bill that was made into law recently. This law is AB 1033, also known as the new, "ADU Condo Law."

ADUs & HOAs

07/17/2025

There is an obscure little-known California state law, AB 670, that was enacted January 1, 2020 along with a "wave" of other, more popular ADU state laws such as AB 68 (Ting), AB 881 (Bloom), and SB 13 (Wieckowski). AB 670 fostered in Civil Code Section 4751 to make a provision in a common interest development's (HOA's) governing documents "void"...

Short answer: as soon as possible. Once you've completed "STEP ONE," and, confirmed what type of unit you can build on your property (whether it be a garage conversion, detached ADU, a JADU, and/or other accessory dwelling), it is time to take the next step: call an "experienced" ADU provider and schedule a site inspection. I use the term...

I sometimes get asked, "what is the best ADU for the money?", as if the asker was buying a new car. "I would have to see your property," I say, hoping that my response will lead to more questions, a conversation, and (if I am being honest) an invitation to see their home or property.