granny flat
noun
chiefly British
: an apartment that is adjacent to the main living quarters of a house
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Similar efforts to loosen ADU rules have fueled a building boom for the units, sometimes called granny flats or backyard apartments, across the county’s unincorporated areas.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
Another guideline would be reducing restrictions on accessory dwelling units, often referred to as granny flats or in-law suites.
—Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2025
The move to expand the use of granny flats and other ADUs is long overdue.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Their bipartisan bill will expand financing access for ADUs, which include backyard cottages, granny flats, in-law suites and similar units, also called tiny homes.
—Amelia Wu
july 21, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
Another guideline would be reducing restrictions on accessory dwelling units, often referred to as granny flats or in-law suites.
—Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2025
The move to expand the use of granny flats and other ADUs is long overdue.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Their bipartisan bill will expand financing access for ADUs, which include backyard cottages, granny flats, in-law suites and similar units, also called tiny homes.
—Amelia Wu
july 21, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
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“Granny flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granny%20flat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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