NEW ADU Laws Coming in Jan 2023

Exciting news: Four new ADU bills were signed into law in California this fall, and will go into effect in January 2023 – making it easier to build an accessory dwelling unit throughout the state.

The statewide nonprofit the Casita Coalition published a helpful primer on the new laws:

Click here for all the details!

From the Casita Coalition:

“On September 28th, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a large slate of housing bills, including several bills focused on ADUs and small housing. Since California passed its by-right ADU legislation in 2017, eliminating the biggest barrier to ADU adoption in the state, a series of “next gen” barriers have cropped up, each of which makes it more difficult to build ADUs in some jurisdictions. Each of the four ADU-related bills passed this session and signed by the governor make an effort to address some of these secondary barriers, and bring ADUs within reach for more Californians.

Here, we break down each bill - what it does, who it helps, and how it affects California’s blossoming ADU industry.”