Interested in building an accessory dwelling unit under Massachusetts' new ADU law? Here's what you should know.

A new state law that just went into effect allows property owners across Massachusetts to build accessory dwelling units ...

Starting Sunday, accessory dwelling units, commonly known as in-law apartments ... the gross floor area of the principal residence, or 900 square feet, whichever is smaller. They can be internal — ...

The law allows for accessory dwelling units to be built in single-family zoned districts by right, meaning any proposed accessory dwelling units would go under a site plan and design review for ...

Starting Sunday, accessory dwelling units, commonly known as in-law apartments, will be allowed ... and must be no larger than half the gross floor area of the principal residence, or 900 square ...

I’m a 63-year-old woman and my 27-year-old son lives rent-free in an in-law apartment that I renovated ... or what his plans are. This strikes me as begging for trouble. As does his (casual?) ...

Starting Sunday, Massachusetts residents will be allowed to build in-law apartments on their property ... such as site plan review and septic system regulations, but cannot require owner occupancy ...

Brockton resident Od Teixeira plans to take full advantage of the ... Other opponents say adding in-law apartments might "change the character" of their neighborhood. That's an ahistorical way ...

EAST LONGMEADOW — Tiny homes, in-law apartments ... regarding the gross floor area, external stairs and matching the appearance of the primary dwelling was removed from the draft. Denver and Page ...

Sometimes called granny flats or in-law apartments, these are residential dwellings that ... allow them absent substantial disruptions to the public good and local zoning plans or a failure to meet ...

Aiming to tackle rising housing costs, the law denies municipalities the ability to unreasonably restrict ADUs, or in-law apartments either attached or ... an ADU can be no larger than half the gross ...

Also known as mother-in-law apartments, ADU’s are secondary homes on a property ... told The Enterprise earlier this month that the endeavor is essentially a backup plan, having learned that it was ...