By Sarah Ravani : sfchronicle – excerpt
AB1033, by Assembly Member Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, allows cities to decide whether property owners can sell ADUs separately, as condos, from the primary home.
Two state bills that could boost construction of ADUs, or accessory dwelling units, moved to the governor’s desk Monday.
AB1033, by Assembly Member Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, allows cities to decide whether property owners can sell ADUs separately, as condos, from the primary home.
Another Ting measure, AB976, also passed and would permanently ban local ordinances that require property owners to live in their ADU — effectively removing barriers that would otherwise prohibit ADUs to be used as rental properties…
If Gov. Gavin Newsom signs AB1033 into law, it would repeal an existing law that prohibits separate sales of ADUs and instead allow homeowners to get loans to build ADUs as opposed to repaying loans through rental income. The Bay Area Council cosponsored AB1033 and said the measure allows local governments to “create more affordable for-sale options.”
Supporters for AB976 say ADUs are critical for expanding affordable housing options. Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, has said that ADUs can expand the housing supply through the state…(more)