For years, Los Angeles has been build up its accent dwelling unit (or ADU) housing inventory, and now these small properties are proving to be greater than only a resolution to the housing disaster. ADUs are unexpectedly changing into a lifeline, housing folks displaced by the current L.A. wildfires.
As California continues to alter its legal guidelines to make ADUs simpler to allow, 1000’s of house owners have added them to their backyards (and, in some circumstances, their frontyards). Initially designed to fast-track new housing, ADUs have been added by owners for numerous functions similar to having additional month-to-month earnings, housing youngsters and fogeys or having a yard workplace.
Within the wake of the devastating January wildfires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, ADUs might have taken on a brand new significance as momentary housing for Los Angeles residents who’re homeless.
This shift in use would underscore the ability of neighborhood help. Have you ever opened your ADU to somebody who the fires displaced? We wish to hear from you and share your tales as restoration efforts take form.