granny flat
noun
chiefly British
: an apartment that is adjacent to the main living quarters of a house
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July 6, 2022 20 Lifestyle The L.A. ‘granny flat’ built for climate change: Take a look at the eco-chic inside
A downsized, upcycled barn in Highland Park is transformed into one of L.A.’s greenest ADUs.
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Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, or in-law units.
—Anita Snow, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2023
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, and in-law units.
—Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
The optional statewide law, AB 1033, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in mid-October, and allows accessory dwelling units, sometimes called granny flats, to be sold separately — and, presumably, at a lower price than your average home.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
The fire claimed dozens of homes in its path, but the family’s house — which includes a garage and a granny flat on more than two acres near Cleveland National Forest — was unscathed.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 14 June 2023
There were also accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, which are sometimes called granny flats, backyard homes, in-law suites, or backyard cottages.
—Jeff Kruth, Fortune, 6 June 2023
The system would be similar to plans the county now offers for accessory dwelling units, also known as backyard cottages or granny flats.
—Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
Those efforts would add to laws passed in recent years to streamline student housing on college campuses, funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into affordable housing and clear red tape for more accessory dwelling units, known as casitas or granny flats.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2023
Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, or in-law units.
—Anita Snow, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2023
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, and in-law units.
—Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
The optional statewide law, AB 1033, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in mid-October, and allows accessory dwelling units, sometimes called granny flats, to be sold separately — and, presumably, at a lower price than your average home.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
The fire claimed dozens of homes in its path, but the family’s house — which includes a garage and a granny flat on more than two acres near Cleveland National Forest — was unscathed.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 14 June 2023
There were also accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, which are sometimes called granny flats, backyard homes, in-law suites, or backyard cottages.
—Jeff Kruth, Fortune, 6 June 2023
The system would be similar to plans the county now offers for accessory dwelling units, also known as backyard cottages or granny flats.
—Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
Those efforts would add to laws passed in recent years to streamline student housing on college campuses, funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into affordable housing and clear red tape for more accessory dwelling units, known as casitas or granny flats.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2023
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